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To the original poster, "general solicitation" is illegal and cannot be allowed here. I need you to modify your post(s) to REMOVE all instances which ask for investors. If you cannot do this, I will need to close (or delete) this thread. If you are confused on why, click here: Let me...

OMG, this will be an amazing part of your story. You should be able to write a great book on this experience alone!

Well I must say that you've shown that you can take a punch or two and still stand. That is commendable. Usually by now I get the "delete my account" email which happens after the person doesn't like what he reads.

Time for a bump.

Curious... Why hasn't your local celebrity status produced any investors? Here your issue will be credibility. At home (the geography in which you are a celebrity) you should easily be able to overcome a credibility gap. Have you approached individuals familiar with your track record? Friends?...

Sorry bro, but his *radical idea* is not the cause for scorn and hate. You know what is? Attitude. Arrogance. Lack of due diligence. Lack of respect for the forum. And lack of respect for the forum owner, who BTW, didn't create this forum to be a pitch fest for drive-by posters. And...

Do you even know what the Fastlane is? Let me guess: You were once the star quarterback in high school who is now finding out that the real world doesn't give a shit. Ditto.

Sometimes this is the only answer. At some point you have to decide to live your dream, or continue to live your family's vision for it.

You speak absolute truth. My Venom Viper attracted guys like flies. My Murci wasn't as bad but overall these cars attract MEN, not women unless your idea of a woman is a 16 year old girl who associates the car with Justin Bieber and/or consumptious rappers.

Perhaps it's time you stop talking/posting and start doing/acting. Success is very convincing and it will shut em up every time. Until then, you're just another shit-talking dreamer to them.

Try again.

Thanks for doing this!

So in other words, the guy double-down'd on stupid. Choices have consequences and it's the consequences we have to live with. Pieces of paper that say "MBA" doesn't "open doors" ... PEOPLE open doors.

My first instinct would be to do just a simple redirect of the generic domain to the branded domain. I wouldn't even post content at the generic website unless you can absolutely determine that it adds link juice, and won't penalize the branded domain. My preference would be to focus on the...

Of course not, there won't be a ban hammer which is why you're being informed. Well then I'm not sure why you're here ... this is a discussion forum, not your personal venue for promoting your blog (which seems to focus more on employment rather than entrepreneurship). Anyhow, I hope you...

Do you have any plans to contribute to any other threads on this forum not started by you? I mean, seriously contributing without adding links to your blog?

I almost didn't release TMF because I wasn't happy with the later chapters. I had much much more to say and couldn't because it was already too long. However, because I publicly declared I was writing this, and people were expecting it (and I talked about it for years), I just said "fuck it" and...

LOL, you don't lack resources, you lack discipline and drive. I can't believe someone in this day and age is complaining about not having the resources to build an app or write a book. Every single thing you want to know is a few keystrokes away and it's FREAKING FREE. In fact, learning...

Ugh. Not here. Thread closed.

I'm seeing it be more common for entrepreneurs to dictate terms in the acquisition. A few examples are when Tony Hseih sold Zappos and the founder of Chipolte sold it to McDonalds ... they stipulated that certain brand elements could NOT be changed.

You're correct: It's a grand scheme of illegal bait-and-switch that goes unenforced and unregulated. For example, I was helping a friend find an apartment and we saw one advertised for $950 right down the street; we drove down there 10 minutes after it was posted and they said it was no longer...

I wouldn't call these guys "bloggers" at all, but entrepreneurs and authors, and good ones at that. Their blogs supplement their core activity and is not the bread of their existence. I would also think that many of them are doing a lot better than "six-figures a year". Nonetheless, all of...

What is that exactly? I didn't see that posted. Thanks for your thread, it's kinda turned into an AMA -- I'm so excited to have some fellow self-publishing folks on board!

With $1B in revenue, the numbers would say otherwise. Sales are votes that dictate reality, not the opinions of a few. I'd be curious to find out how he got the product on the shelves- the key component in scaling a food product. Companies like Kraft and Unilever don't want to give up that...

Great idea ... is it possible you had great ideas already, but you just weren't any good at communicating or marketing the concept? You can build a great website but if you can't communicate the value prop effectively, you're in for a rough road. Glad to hear you are going to improve your...

Woo hoo! So awesome to hear.

Well she saved the best part (or the worst part) for the end.