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Jason Crown, founder of JCDL, on how to start again when your business is gone: rebuilding from zero with just your network, the first imperfect move, finding the work nobody else wants, his Restart Blueprint, filtering everyone's advice, getting unstuck, and why it's too easy to say yes to bad work. 0:00 Cold open 1:55 Meet Jason 2:34 After the reset 5:25 The first imperfect move 7:19 The weirder the better 10:30 The Restart Blueprint 12:42 What's optional early on 17:25 Filtering advice 19:23 Where people get stuck 21:06 Getting unstuck 26:13 Saying yes to bad work 29:10 One line to your past self 29:58 The recap Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jonathan_Tjoandi Follow Jason: LinkedIn – Jason Crown Follow me: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathantjoandi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jontjoandi TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jtjoandi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jonathan_Tjoandi Newsletter: https://newsletter.thefirstonepercent.com

Jeremy Thone, founder of VideoGhost, on how to get started with short-form videos when you have no audience, no gear and you're scared of looking stupid: getting past the fear, starting small, his Getting Started Blueprint, the step everyone skips, and how to get unstuck when life gets in the way. 0:00 Cold open 1:56 Who this is for 4:31 Getting past the fear 8:28 Start small 13:13 The Getting Started Blueprint 17:21 The step people skip 21:02 Where people get stuck 25:38 How to get unstuck 30:43 One line to your past self 31:45 The recap Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C5diBiNqVo Follow Jeremy: LinkedIn – Jeremy Thone Follow me: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathantjoandi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jontjoandi TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jtjoandi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jonathan_Tjoandi Newsletter: https://newsletter.thefirstonepercent.com

Episode 0 of The First 1% — the story behind the podcast. In 2025 I ended up in the ER with appendicitis that was about to rupture. The doctor gave me two options and less than two minutes to choose. No time to overthink, no time for excuses. That's when it clicked: the biggest thing holding me back was me — and most of my fear came from not knowing the first step. That's why I built The First 1%. Everyone talks about getting 1% better every day, but you need the first 1% before any of that. On this show, real people walk through how they got started, what scared them, and the exact steps you can copy. If you're stuck at zero, you're in the right place. Start messy. Start now. 0:00 Welcome to The First 1% 0:12 Not taking care of myself 0:29 The ER: two options, two minutes 1:08 What stuck with me 1:24 The biggest thing holding me back 1:45 Not knowing the first step 2:09 Why I built The First 1% 2:18 Where the name came from 2:31 What this show is about Follow me: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathantjoandi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jontjoandi TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jtjoandi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jonathantjoandi-n8l Newsletter: https://newsletter.thefirstonepercent.com