surfernc
Training Wheels

Then you have just broken the law. Is illegal activity and SEC violations apart of your business plan too? And as for your investors that you found "from this thread" I would have to recommend that they rethink their decision. And after they're done with that, read this: ...

LOL. You can create pyramids or climb them. You can lead or you can follow. You can innovate or subordinate. You can be the wolf or the sheep. You decide.

So "you are able" but refuse to do so. Instead, you are preaching to the choir about 14G. The fact you claim you're able, but refuse to do the work tells me you want the red carpet laid out for you. You don't want to work hard. You don't want to do the dirty work. You don't want to put in...

Can you disclose which major brands you supply? Also, do you deal in textiles? (Like cloth, rags, etc.) And can I change the title to "I've made millions importing/exporting, ask me anything" -- LOL.

Have you tried your hand at writing? You write well. Sorry to hear about your hardships and hopefully the folks here can help steer you into a new direction. Welcome.

You're welcome. I hope you're ready for an onslaught of questions: Ill be sharing your AMA on all my social links as well as putting out an email! Get readyyyyyyyyy!

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...