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Recent content by carlos_

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    I think I'm going to delete all Social Apps, is it good?

    PEOPLE HOT! 
    How about not following news at all? There's never actionable content in the news. And if something is really that important, people around you will talk about it and there will be no avoiding it: Vegas shooting, people were talking about it here, and at work, so I found out, and chose to go...
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    Passive Income Robot - Death of Gurus

    GOLD! 
    This reminds me of a key takeaway from the Lean Startup. Part of the point of a startup is to experiment with the business model to see if you can learn enough about the market, their needs, etc and create a solution that will sustain the business. If you're setting up your experiments the...
  3. carlos_

    Are You a Consumer or a Creator?

    MINDSET 
    "But What are the Steps?" I like this story because he lists them right there. 3 months ago, I would have read right over the beginning and said: "But how did you go from working at a software company to taking a VP marketing job - that's not relatable or realistic" Today, I see he's already...
  4. carlos_

    Passive Income Robot - Death of Gurus

    GOLD! 
    So what I'm hearing is that coaching is a type of product/service that is more valuable with a certain degree of human connection/interaction. Most wanna-be gurus are trying to sell the product at the same high price while minimizing their involvement - to the point where the product loses...
  5. carlos_

    You're Reading The Wrong Books!

    BOOKS 
    I didn't know Heisenberg went legit Great post, will keep in mind to make sure I'm not falling into the trap of believing I'm acting - Entrepreneurial books can be incredibly exciting for all the ideas and dreams they inspire, but at the end of the day, if you didn't USE a piece of knowledge in...
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    A Degree is NOT a Fall Back Plan, SKILLS Are

    NOTABLE! MINDSET 
    Thanks Andy! Wow, this hit me - started reading 7-day startup yesterday and have about an hour left in the book. Challenge Accepted Day 1 - Idea
  7. carlos_

    A Degree is NOT a Fall Back Plan, SKILLS Are

    NOTABLE! MINDSET 
    Thanks for your post Walter I bought your book last week and a funny thing happened today: My wife was on Instagram where she likes to stay up to date with fashion and fitness trends for women, when she saw an awesome product that solves a common need. She immediately followed through to...
  8. carlos_

    The Basics of Pricing

    NOTABLE! MARKETING 
    A Good book on this topic is Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely. Filled with quirks of human decision making. From a Blog: Ariely begins with a story of how he was browsing the internet and came across an offer from The Economistmagazine. Option 1: online subscription to the magazine’s...
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    Good Marketing/Sales Pre-Launch Strategies?

    MARKETING 
    My intuition says definitely to the landing page - I don't know enough to say whether you should offer a discount just for any visitor Think: Who are you competing against? and where are they spending there money This website was recommended on the forum recently: Similarweb.com - Digital...
  10. carlos_

    A Degree is NOT a Fall Back Plan, SKILLS Are

    NOTABLE! MINDSET 
    I'd always known I wanted to own a business, but during school - perhaps to rationalize the drudgery, I'd make the comment, "at least I'll have this degree to fall back on if I fail at my dreams" - This was the wrong attitude... for a few reasons. One: I shouldn't have shortchanged my dreams...
  11. carlos_

    Do you guys choose a niche before the idea?

    IDEA 
    One thing you could do is look at upcoming legislation that will change the day-to-day requirements on small businesses. (i.e. maybe the gov is requiring a new report, or a certain type of action to be taken) In college Obamacare was the big thing coming on the legislation horizon, and it was...
  12. carlos_

    Growing a Web Design School and FB Group (3500+ Members atm)

    SOCIAL MEDIA EXECUTION AMA 
    Jan: started coding Sep: the AMA thread Nov: the group. Now we're in 2017 Sep. Man you are putting in some serious effort! Mostly I want to say thank you for creating what you've created. How have your personal coding and business skills developed since November - what have you doubled down...
  13. carlos_

    The Cryptocurrency Investing Discussion

    CRYPTO INVESTING 
    The penny dropped, :-) Thanks for that detailed answer, I think a lot of my confusion came from the incorrect assumption that all coins were currency replacements, each competing to gain a critical mass of users buying their pizza from a techie restaurateur (for example). Now I see that, while a...
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    The Cryptocurrency Investing Discussion

    CRYPTO INVESTING 
    Let me see if I have this straight (Apologies if this is obvious) Each new cryptocurrency is that - a currency - the differentiating factors are the features built directly into the code of the currency. (i.e. Ethereum has SmartContracts ability coded into the currency 'I'm imagining a $100...
  15. carlos_

    $27M+ In Online Businesses Sold + Managing A Remote Team Traveling Abroad - Ask Me Anything!

    AMA 
    Question about Control: After a listing has been made, is there anything preventing a business owner from selling directly to a VC/private equity firm in an attempt to sidestep your commissions?
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