Asad Chaudhry - Entrepreneurship and Magic

Today’s episode is another special one because it is with an intuitive Entrepreneur and Magician, Asad Chaudhry who I’ve learned quite a lot of serious magic techniques from over the years. He not only teaches professional magic but has created an online platform for Magicians all around the world at 52kards.com. His recent Kick Starter Campaign MINT 2 has become one of the most successful projects in playing card history! We talk his strategies as he transitioned and left his career as an engineer to a full-time entrepreneur, states of flow, and how video games lead to his current iconic company logo. Please enjoy!   Show Notes   [2:25] Interview begins [5:00] Asad loves Online research Reddit.com (sub reddit), youtube.com  [6:00] Creativity and Flow [11:00] Getting into MAGIC [17:00] Youtube dreams [20:00] Asad's winning youtube video The card trick that never happened [22:00] 52Kards as a business and Kick Starter [25:00] Transition from Job to Entrepreneur [28:00] Small things that go a long way (Wordpress, Shopify, Teachable) [32:30] Mistakes and realizations [36:00] Asad’s Logo inception via Diablo 2 the game [38:30] Wasting time doesn’t have to be a waste [40:30] Kick Starter advice [45:30] Producing the MINT deck https://52kards.com/mint/ [49:30] As a Magician [51:45] As a Teacher [55:00] Keeping people happy [58:45] Classic Magic Book The Royal Road To Card Magic [1:00:00] Final thoughts Discipline Equals Freedom   Find Asad: www.52kards.com @asadchaudhry52 @52kards  

Today’s episode is another special one because it is with an intuitive Entrepreneur and Magician, Asad Chaudhry who I’ve learned quite a lot of serious magic techniques from over the years. He not only teaches professional magic but has created an online platform for Magicians all around the world at 52kards.com. His recent Kick Starter Campaign MINT 2 has become one of the most successful projects in playing card history! We talk his strategies as he transitioned and left his career as an engineer to a full-time entrepreneur, states of flow, and how video games lead to his current iconic company logo. Please enjoy!   Show Notes   [2:25] Interview begins [5:00] Asad loves Online research Reddit.com (sub reddit), youtube.com  [6:00] Creativity and Flow [11:00] Getting into MAGIC [17:00] Youtube dreams [20:00] Asad's winning youtube video The card trick that never happened [22:00] 52Kards as a business and Kick Starter [25:00] Transition from Job to Entrepreneur [28:00] Small things that go a long way (Wordpress, Shopify, Teachable) [32:30] Mistakes and realizations [36:00] Asad’s Logo inception via Diablo 2 the game [38:30] Wasting time doesn’t have to be a waste [40:30] Kick Starter advice [45:30] Producing the MINT deck https://52kards.com/mint/ [49:30] As a Magician [51:45] As a Teacher [55:00] Keeping people happy [58:45] Classic Magic Book The Royal Road To Card Magic [1:00:00] Final thoughts Discipline Equals Freedom   Find Asad: www.52kards.com @asadchaudhry52 @52kards