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One Million Dollars, The Hard Way

20. October 2011

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Me, when Cobalt got bought out by Sun in 2000, with my employee number and a fake bar code marked on my arm. There are a lot of readers on this blog–perhaps you–who recently started reading. Lately I realized that as a new reader, you may not know much about me, who I am, or [...]

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Turn Off the Noise and Start Creating

12. October 2011

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“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.” -The Serenity Prayer Let’s talk about current events. There’s a lot going on in the news right now. The 99% (aka Occupy Wall Street) movement. A backlash against big corporations, [...]

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What Money Can’t Fix

28. December 2010

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When I was younger, I believed that money would make all of my problems go away. House dirty? Hire someone to clean it. Hungry? Go get whatever kind of food you want. Car broken? Go get it repaired, or buy a new one that has fewer issues. And on and on. I’ve had three years [...]

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The Failure Manifesto

11. August 2010

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I think some of us want to believe that somewhere out there, someone else has a life that’s “easy”. She doesn’t have to worry about money. He has a successful business. She’s really popular. If you believe that, this blog post is about to flip that belief on its head.

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Do Young Entrepreneurs Need To Go To College?

1. December 2009

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Do entrepreneurs need to attend college? As a successful entrepreneur, I often get asked if it would be beneficial for a teenager who shows a strong interest in starting a business to attend college. I have asked this question often of other successful entrepreneurs, as well, and the answer tends to go like this: “College [...]

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