Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in business development but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Eric Stegemann, CEO of TRIBUS, located in Denver, CO, USA.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
TRIBUS works with medium and large real estate brokerages in the US and Canada. We build custom software and services to help streamline their processes, generate more business, and help them be more productive.
Tell us about yourself
I started selling real estate to pay for college - I never thought I'd be here doing it 20+ years later. But I fell in love with an industry that rewards hard work. While building a brokerage that I later sold, I realized that other brokerages needed the tech we developed in-house. That tech became TRIBUS, and 14 years later, we're honored to work with some of the best brokerages in the world.
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
After an implementation for a client, seeing them realize how much more productive they could be as a real estate brokerage if they implemented custom tools. We love to help clients achieve their goals. Getting notes from brokerage owners that they should have signed up with us years ago makes me very happy!
What's one of the hardest things that comes with being a business owner?
Trying to get the best out of people when sometimes they are fighting it.
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?
- Just start. Don't let great get in the way of being good enough to start. Get it going, test your model, and then update as needed.
- You don't need funding. Raising a bunch of money was in vogue for a long time, but it comes with so many strings attached that you often can't execute your best. In addition, you don't get into the fundraising trap.
- Sweat the details - if your brain isn't constantly thinking about how to make your business better, you started the wrong company.
Where can people find you and your business?
Website: https://tribus.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ericstegemann/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tribusforbrokers/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricStegemann
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericstegemann/
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