We all have ideas for businesses, but few are qualified to build and run any company they can dream up. In order to set a new company, and yourself, up for ultimate success, you need to assess your prior experience, knowledge, and skills to ensure they map to the type of company you plan to launch. Failure to do so can be a huge mistake, and push you and the business quickly into perilous territory. We also have a couple of special guests on this episode. First, Andrew Glazier of Defy Ventures joins us to talk about their partnership with the Do-Or-Dier Visionary Foundation. Defy educates formerly incarcerated people to think with an entrepreneurial mindset and become the CEO of their own life. IG: @defy_ventures And then Rob speaks to the winner of the DODF See it. Believe it. Do it. Challenge, Carol Madonia. Carol started her idea for a meatball empire in a jail cell, and now has won $10,000 to help accelerate her entrepreneurial journey. She has an amazing story and an incredible spirit, hoping to use her business to help other formerly incarcerated individuals get their lives back on the right track. IG: @carolannerecio Links: Support Defy Ventures at www.defyventures.org Check out That Meatball Collective: www.thatmeatballcollective.com Subscribe to Dyrdek Machine: https://bit.ly/35RsjMV Join our Machinist Community: https://dyrdekmachine.com/become-a-machinist Want to be on the show? Sign up here: https://dyrdekmachine.com/guest Learn more about this episode.