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Thomas Edison, failing over 10,000 times, but what if?

August 24th, 2011 No comments

Thomas Edison in pursuing the invention of the light bulb failed over 10,000 times trying to find the right combination. While most of us see the persistence of his goal, there are two other stories, back stories, that most are not aware of.

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Snooty Monkey: The $20 Starbucks Test for Entrepreneurs

August 22nd, 2011 No comments

I can’t make this up, but it’s gold to entrepreneurs. A quick way to test out an idea from an objective source over coffee.

Snooty Monkey’s The $20 Starbucks Test.

I loved the idea.

What do you think?

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iWork magazine templates: either time or money

August 3rd, 2011 1 comment
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As an entrepreneur you either have time or have money, but usually not both. Later on as your business grows you’ll trade time for money by allowing others to do things they are better at than you are to free you up to do what you do best. But in the beginning if you don’t have the money then you have to do things yourself. But how can you save yourself time and money? Let’s take a look.

Buy Templates. You can take a look at Brad Gosse’s magazine templates and purchase them and make the adjustments you need and then create the documents. He has some great ideas and flair for this thing called marketing. Getting his templates will save you time, especially as low the price is for them.

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Myth of the Robber Barrons: Burt Folsom

August 2nd, 2011 1 comment

Startup entrepreneurs have a unique history in the US compared with other nations. While our Native Americans had their way of life, the pilgrims brought with them a new idea on how to start a nation. They wanted to reengineer how a government works for the people. While we finally got it right with our Constitution and Bill of Rights, during the middle 1800s this new entrepreneurship took hold and gave us an enormous opportunity for growth.

 

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Welcome Problogger.net visitors to MacStartup.com!!

July 31st, 2011 No comments

Hey Problogger.net visitors, thanks for stopping by my blog site. Hope you enjoy what I offer and stay a while. My guest blog post What Do Fishing and Blogging Have in Common? struck a nerve from the content feedback I got which has NOT been touched by bloggers about getting results.

So, since the feedback I got was crucial to being successful I’ll be writing more content around these issues.

What are your thoughts?

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10 Pre-teens entrepreneurs making millions

July 28th, 2011 No comments

Here’s a quick show of pre-teen entrepreneurs making millions and supporting their parents, who supported them. Read this BusinessInsider short article These 10 Pre-Teen Entrepreneurs Make Millions More Than Their Parents to see what your kids did with their time and talents.

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Economic Freedom & Quality of Life

July 6th, 2011 No comments

What type of economic environment helps entrepreneurs and improves their quality of life? It’s economic freedom which enhances our quality of life. Watch this short video and you’ll see what it takes to better your life, so get involved.

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