How to Quit Your Job and Start Your Own Business
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20 Aug 2009Here is a great list of new startups that just came out from the Y-Combinator Demo Day. Definitely worth checking out. It looks better than normal and there is some amazing work being done there.
One thing that struck me from seeing this list: Web 2.0 entrepreneurs tend to forget that you don’t actually have a [...]
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6 Aug 2009This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series FeedmailPro.comLast week I told you about a new project I was working on, and I wanted to give you a sneak peak at how it’s going!
WARNING: this is a beta launch, and the site is still being developed. So I DON’T recommend you start using [...]
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15 Jul 2009This entry is part 16 of 18 in the series UniversityTutor.comAbout a month ago I wrote about how I was going to split test the prices on UniversityTutor.com.
I thought I’d share some results with you. As you recall, I was split testing two price points.
The way it works is that tutors sign up on the [...]
Breaking Free reader “tormcgraw” posted this excellent question to the Breaking Free Forum. I thought others might find it useful:
I have had an idea for a website business very similar to universitytutor.com but with a different industry. I have conducted research with parties that would utilize this service and indication is they would utilize [...]
First, let me start with a trick: Here is a great experiment you can do to someone to demonstrate the power of beliefs:
Ask them to look around the room wherever they are and notice everything that is red in the room. Take inventory of it. Then ask them to close their eyes [...]
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12 Jan 2009For a good laugh – check out this video!
This entry is part 9 of 18 in the series UniversityTutor.comI had a somewhat funny experience today discovering how computers figure out what is spam and what is not.
It started when I got an email from a new customer on my tutoring site (this is a passive income business I’ve been working on).
Brian,
This got marked [...]
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13 Dec 2008If you haven’t seen Eben Pagan’s stuff, it’s absolutely worth watching. Check out this free video he just put up. I’ve learned a TON from him over the years.
You can check out the video by clicking here.
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12 Dec 2008Yesterday I attended the Web 2.0 Venture Forum at Rice University in Houston, TX. It was awesome!
I got to see about 54 new companies present their ideas to venture capitalists and try to get money. I took a bunch of pictures and video for you.
While I don’t believe in taking venture capital, especially [...]
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11 Dec 2008It looks like this:
Try to notice today when you see someone who is frustrated. If you can solve their pain, you might be on to a great business idea.
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