How to Say No When You’re Building a Self Funded Business

In this solo episode of Self Funded, Chrissie Francona breaks down one of the most underrated skills in building a business around yourself: learning how to say no. She shares how to protect your time when your calendar is blank, how to handle pick-your-brain requests and general catch ups, how to decide which business opportunities are worth pursuing, and how to evaluate full time offers without losing focus on your own path. Chrissie opens up about her own early mistakes, the gut checks she relies on now, and the simple systems she uses to keep her time aligned with the work that actually builds the business.(00:00:45) Time as Capital: Building Self-Funded Businesses(00:10:00) Prioritizing Passion and Sustainable Business Growth(00:11:15) Identifying Energizing Tasks to Boost Entrepreneurship SuccessSelf Funded Links:


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I help growth-stage companies close the gap between strategy and execution for growth or exit through The Long Game. Learn more at longgametalent.com.


My Self Funded Tech Stack:


These are some of my favorite tools I use everyday in my business and podcast (affiliate links):


Collective: Powers my S-Corp from bookkeeping to paying contractors to tax prep. https://share.collective.com/mQHI7Bf


Flodesk: The easiest email platform with clean, easy-to-customize designs and a simple workflow interface: https://flodesk.com/c/19VL1X


Granola: I’ve tried several AI notetakers and this is my favorite. I take my own notes in the interface which are the enhanced after the call: https://go.granola.ai/chrissie-francona


Airtable: I’ve built my business operating system in Airtable, including my CRM, content management tool, and to-do list: https://airtable.com/invite/r/uq7tgTC3


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