Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Michael Cheich, Owner of Programming Electronics Academy, located in Ashtabula, OH, USA.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
We are an online education company serving people learning to use Arduino, ESP boards, and other microcontroller development boards.
Tell us about yourself
I love how amazing it is to write code that can control real-world things. It's pure joy, and I am on a mission to spread that far and wide.
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
Having our customers show off their creations - it's validation like no other.
What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?
Seeing all your great ideas flop like buttered bread landing face down on a dirty kitchen floor.
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?
- Focus on making sales as early as possible.
- Treat as many customers with unscalable love as possible.
- Treat your employees like pure gold.
Where can people find you and your business?
Website: https://www.programmingelectronics.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProgrammingElectronicsAcademy
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProgElecAcademy
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcheich/
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