FAQ's

These are some of the questions I get asked at seminars and in conversations, they will be posted on the site.


FAQ 

SPEAKING BLUNTLY 

Will I make a million?

Ok, first off if you doubt yourself you certainly won't, but the structure is there for you to achieve it. Let's look at it like this, when I was a kid I used to go swimming in a pool where there was a high dive board, with two lower boards at increasing heights to build confidence. There were lots of people in the pool but no one diving. The steps were there, but what stopped people taking them? It's exactly the same here, but with no fear of heights.  Try the first level and see how you get on.

If everybody made a million, wouldn't the world would de value?

Well that's one reason to keep the poor poor, so the rich can be rich. Which group will you be happy in, I take it the poor to make sure everything stays the same?  Ultimately this is a game of skill where everybody has the identical  opportunity it's just what they do with it that counts. The truth is life is exactly the same as the game, there is no difference between Richard Branson or Alan Sugar and anyone else, they just saw and developed opportunity, whilst other people worked for someone and watched soaps. The game seeks to give everyone a high potential return for effort over 21 weeks, whether all of the people involved have the focus and dedication to achieve a million remains to be seen, and the first question you need to ask yourself is could you achieve it, and why don't you try. The face in the mirror will give you all the answers to your expectations of success for you in life.

What's the worst that can happen?

You meet great people and you learn a lot. Financially, if you register with the 24 week course option and attend the seminars you will develop your skills in business and life to take charge of your future. Fundamentally you will learn skills like NLP,  hypnosis, success based thinking, entrepreneurialism for a couple of hundred pounds as opposed to many thousands.

What's the best that can happen?

That's up to you. Potentially if you manage to influence and motivate the people you work with to dedicate and focus 100% the same as you then there is every reason you will make the one million as will they. But look at it like this, one million is your target in 21 weeks, but lets say the program fell short of your target by 99% because you only put in 1% effort. That's still ten thousand pounds you earned, so play again and do better the next time around using your experience and remember to put the other 99% in.

Won't people at the top get rich and those at the bottom fail?

There are no people at the bottom. All players are equal, just at different stages of development. The first stage is influence where everyone works as part of a team to share the rewards, everyone is a partner this means they get a share of .50p in the total return over seven weeks plus a reward for individual effort. Those who want to progress to the motivation stage can do so and look for a bigger reward for more skill and dedication. It's just like the hierarchy in a business, but you all have the same opportunity regardless to move forward, no politics, no cheating,  just your ability to face up to yourself and improve your skill.

Is it a pyramid scheme or MLM?

No, this is purely based on learning new skills in personal and business development and applying them to gain a financial return over a set game period. The structure is based on any corporate system of achievement which  rewards for team and individual effort for each period of seven weeks, with each game ending at 21 weeks regardless. There are no down lines or affiliate programs. Once you have completed the 21 week game, you can play again, but you start from the beginning in a new game, therefor there is no residual/passive  income typical of the MLM nature, just results for mastering skills in playing the game.

What kind of training will I receive?

Primarily this is a business/ entrepreneurial  training platform simulating real life business structure for players without the risk but all the gains. The program provides players with the optional opportunity to optimise their success through training :
1.  24 weeks course on all aspects  of personal and business development  
2. Weekly 3 hour workshop/ seminars.
The cost of the training course is £145 inclusive of game registration (100) or can be purchased as a stand alone personal development tool without playing the game.
Each 3 hour training seminar is £10
Additional training is available in 2 day bootcamps or one to one coaching, but it's up to you if you want to invest in yourself a few hundred pounds to really become a great Pirate Entrepreneur, there's only a million at stake here in 21 weeks. What you do from now on speaks volumes for who you really are. So no excuses life didn't afford you opportunity.  


I'm a professional trainer in NLP, do I have to do the training and can I speak at seminars?

The format is designed to allow professionals in the personal and business development industry to train players in their own skills at the weekly seminars. This is a showcase opportunity, however bare in mind the players want value... techniques they can use to help them achieve more in the game and life. 

With regard to the training for yourself, this is optional as is registration if you only want to showcase your talents. But be aware, if you are in business and you know less about pirate entrepreneurialism and business than the players, you might find you are in for a hard ride.  It's called talking the talk and walking the walk.

I've been in business for many years what can I learn?

Not to be in business I suppose, or more importantly a good exit strategy.  Ask yourself why would you want to work all the time, and why do you need to? The way of the Pirate Entrepreneur is simply about being in business to make a lot of money and get out, not use working in your own business as an alternative for working for someone else. People see it as freedom, but that's just naivety, freedom comes with enough money not to work if you don't want to, that's what you might learn.

I want to start my own business will this help me?

If you consider this as a training ground for running a successful business then yes. You will learn how to influence, motivate and lead people to help you achieve success, without these skills you business will not lead to wealth unless you are very, very  lucky. You business success is based on you knowledge and ability to apply the  four pillars of business.
Strategic business management
Personnel management
Financial management
Sales and marketing 
The program will give you a sharp learning curve and a dry run application for the real world. If you come out with a few hundred pounds at the end of 21 weeks, I'd think again about starting a business and play again, it's  a lot cheaper than loosing everything but your shirt after investing your life savings to prove your own idea.

I was thinking of starting a business but it seems I can make more money for less work doing this..is that right?

The first lesson of pirate entrepreneurialism is to decide where you time is best spent, and seeing where the money is. The question is what are you in business for, money, freedom or just a personal challenge like climbing Everest? Being in business on your own with all the overheads is not freedom, its hard graft and for the majority for less money than stacking shelves at Sainsbury's. We've just cut the bad stuff out so people can enjoy making money without the headache, or step in and give business a try and see if they like it. What's the point of working ten hours a day when you can make the same money in two?

How do I make money in the first level?

Each game starts with One Hundred initial players. These individuals will be learning to master the power of influence as a group and within individual teams meeting once a week for a three hour training/workshop seminar. To learn a skill you have to practice and use it, so you will be promoting the game and learning how to structure a presentation, build your confidence, pitch and close. Your target will be seven new players or courses sold over seven weeks. As you will be working in a team along the lines of The Apprentice, you will be Green Housing (creating) marketing and sales ideas each week at the workshop, to achieve this. The maximum you will receive is £5000 (if everyone tries their best) as a share of the total 100 groups earnings as well as an individual achievement bonus. Remember, the more you motivate others and work as a team to achieve the average per player, the closer you come to your personal million target. Don't expect this to be easy, ( it actually is if you apply yourself) just very rewarding personally, and if you do well... financially.

How do I make money in the second level?

Let's get you through the first level first. But for now it is enough to say your primary purpose will be to motivate and inspire others to achieve what you have, so the benchmark for success in the second level is very much founded on your level of success and achievement in the first. It's difficult to inspire others to influence when you couldn't be bothered yourself, actions speak louder than words.

Can we join and work together?

Yes you can. Once one hundred dedicated players are in a room, to start you are divided into teams of five to work together for the first week. Each team can grow from there, as there are no rules in Pirate Entrepreneurialism other than we are all on the same side working together.

I've got many years business experience and this really appeals as a great training program with some teeth, can I set my own up?

Yes of course. We are always  looking for regional partners and we will give you every support to make you a complete success. You will however need to convince us you have the ability and facility to run your own ship.

I work, can I do this part time, what are the hours?

It's all up to you. Obviously if you are working in a team, your mates would like to see a little effort especially as they have a million at stake. But in hours you tell me, its your million..or not. If I was you I'd focus on where the money was and if that means you salary that's where your focus should be and stay. Making a million here is not a half hearted attempt, let's get that completely clear. This will take a minimum of one three hour seminar per week, communicating with your team and finding your one new player average per week plus any home study you do. If that level of effort is too much to make a million, well I'm afraid you don't deserve to.

What's the ultimate purpose of the Game?

Good question, and one of the first lessons of success is to ask questions, the right questions. Ultimately, idealistically to provide an alternative to the current social structure which favours  the few over the many, by enslaving the many into a less than perfect lifestyle that could be described as empty and devoid of purpose. To provide a simple structure that facilitates the development of minds to create the lifestyles we deserve, with the power to choose how we spend our days rather than slaving over subsistence. To create a unity of mind with the voice of power that only money can give, that will reside within the people involved moving in the same direction helping each other as an interdependent creative entity for the good of all.

This would probably be the short end of a long answer.