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  1. GIlman

    Need feedback on my idea: FTP access to dropbox

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    Removed...sorry wrong thing. Still trying to find the right one
  2. GIlman

    What should my gross margin be for a custom software company?

    Have you read listened to the book rework? This is how I have always run my businesses, this is Just In Time with as few people and infrastructure as possible. More people, more costs == more risk and less flexibility. But this is not a matter of planning but responding and using expense...
  3. GIlman

    2016 Fastlane Summit (Official Ticket Sales, Speakers, Etc.)

    MEETUPS 
    Relieved. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  4. GIlman

    Who's gonna pay for it? (Why those evil 1% hoarders!)

    HOT! 
    This is our doing to. As entrepreneurs it is our responsibility to hire capable people regardless of paper degrees. All to often smart and extremely capable people are denied access to play because they don't have the stamp of approval of somewhere U. So when you are successful, accept...
  5. GIlman

    What should my gross margin be for a custom software company?

    Software is different than most businesses, because the reproduction cost is near zero now days, so a big up front cost can continue to generate revenues for years with much less cost on an ongoing basis. I have had prior online software making well into the 6 figures and our profit margin...
  6. GIlman

    (misperception that) health issue limiting progress and success

    I call excuses. If you want to succeed you will. If you want to focus on the reasons you believe are holding you back you will fail. It's easy to point to something and blame that, but there are tons of people with major health challenges that overcome them. Watch the following. Stop...
  7. GIlman

    Do you rent or own?

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    Definately, but you can't just take it in cash if it is a commercial investment. I get that you can manipulate the primary residence exclusion, do a 1031 like-kind exchange, offset the gain with a loss somewhere else, etc... But there is not always a good option to get out of the capital...
  8. GIlman

    Do you rent or own?

    OFF-TOPIC 
    One other thing to remember, if you depreciate any thing, including real estate, and later sell it above the depreciated value, then you have to pay capital gains on the difference between the sales prices and the depreciated basis of the property. So say you buy a house for 200 K, hold it...
  9. GIlman

    Do you rent or own?

    OFF-TOPIC 
    Ok, here's the thing. Property ownership is not all created equal. When you hear someone say something like "My home is my greatest asset"...it just shows their ignorance, pure and simple. Some property can be an asset to you (more below), but you should not consider your home one (also more...
  10. GIlman

    Is There A Way To Query Multiple, Open Online Databases?

    PubMed API http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/home/api.shtml ToxNet API http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/toxnetapi/TOXNETWebService.html Here you go, here is an API to access PubMed and ToxNet at least...With an API you can do whatever you want, basically it is just a straight raw data feed based on...
  11. GIlman

    Live Rent Free in Multiple Countries

    NOTABLE! REAL ESTATE 
    @GlobalWealth sorry if I missed it, but can/do you depreciate foreign properties on your taxes? Certainly that would make it even more appealing as your depreciation would shield a significant portion of your revenues from taxes. Based on the US 39 1/2 year cycle that comes out to...
  12. GIlman

    2016 Fastlane Summit Topics

    MEETUPS 
    I'm looking forward to the conference this year, really hoping I can get tickets again, it sells out really fast. If there is interest I'd be happy to present what I've discovered over the past year, either as a speaker or part of a panel, whichever is the best format to help others in the...
  13. GIlman

    Frustrations Along The Fastlane Journey

    MINDSET 
    Have you considered that your lack of progress is due to a lack of laser like focus? Please don't take this the wrong way, I'm not trying to insult you. AND, we all get it, we all do this to varying degrees in different areas of our lives... Let me explain... You say "I have not made...
  14. GIlman

    2016, Fastlane Summit (Preliminary)

    MEETUPS 
    @MJ DeMarco I can present if there is an interest or need for vetting outsources and developing processes and procedures for quality control and performance related to software development.
  15. GIlman

    I dodged a bullet.

    HEALTH 
    The big thing is total body iron, because the body can move iron between tissues and blood. The amount of iron is increased everywhere in hemochromatosis. But, we test the blood because it's easy and low risk. The ppm in the blood will be higher than normal (it's called total iron though...
  16. GIlman

    I dodged a bullet.

    HEALTH 
    John. The problem is a build up of iron stores in the body. It's not the amount of iron in the blood per se, as this is regulated by various systems in your body. But the excess iron is deposited or stored in organs like the liver. It takes iron to create new red blood cells, this iron is...
  17. GIlman

    I dodged a bullet.

    HEALTH 
    Regular blood donations are actually believed to quite beneficial for men. Iron comes in but does not get out of our bodies easily. When we were in med school one of our professors said he believed that a lot of increased life expectancy for women over men was because they are always losing...
  18. GIlman

    So I dropped out... Here's why

    HOT! MINDSET 
    It's not whether you drop out or not. Question now is what are you going to do with your time. You can learn 10x faster and 1000% more relevant, but you must keep the discipline like you are in school. Spend 5 hours a day learning and growing. We all see so many people that say school is a...
  19. GIlman

    WTF!? did my employer just auto enroll me into retirement plan?

    RANT 
    There is nothing wrong with saving by your employer retirement plan, if it's a matched contribution it is smart up to the limit of their contribution. I mean if you put in $1 and your employer matches that you have 100% interest at time zero. Think of it this way, if the market drops by 1/2...
  20. GIlman

    27 Timeless Pearls of Wisdom from a Legendary Marketer (Must-Read Brilliant Fastlane Advice)

    MINDSET 
    Mentors can be great, but it's hard to find GOOD ones. But there is no excuse to not be learning from the experience of others, there are tons of virtual mentors (MJ and FLF, Gary Halbert, Andy Black, Books by leaders, etc). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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