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    Ideas using Machine Learning?

    HOT! IDEA 
    My advice after being in or seeing a few startups doing advanced machine learning / analytics, don't overthink it. Unless you really love research, don't do a startup along the lines of "I will make a highly advanced model that can predict the future / stock markets / ... and extract insights"...
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    How do you generate ideas?

    NOTABLE! HOT! IDEA 
    My problem is too many ideas. At every job that I worked and for every personal project I have pages and pages and pages of ideas. For my most recent data science job, fortunately, I have had a colleague who is keeping track of my ideas and is actually figuring out, which of them are worth...
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    Buisness Slander (?death threats?)

    MARKETING 
    On that note, you can contact Gdba and ask them what to do. Even if you have to pay them a couple thousand for advice, it may well be worth it.
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    Buisness Slander (?death threats?)

    MARKETING 
    DUDE. Sounds like they were sent to get you scared. Most likely somebody else sent them and paid them. Normal people don't suddenly come to a stranger in groups of four with threats because of their opinion. So tracing them will get you nowhere. However, threatening you with the intent of you...
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    My experience going to a Timeshare sales presentation

    MARKETING RANT 
    Watched the fake guru video. It is simply excellent. I think it's the quality of the editing and the artistic presentation that made it successful, among other things. Let me share my own experience of attending a Wyndham hotel "timeshare" presentation — maybe you make a future video about...
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    Tiny Home Company

    EXECUTION 
    Easy to understand the message. Let me criticize it, just for fun. How is it "built for the elements"? I see wood. "Whether you need something large or small, permanent or on wheels" — that makes me confused. Are you selling homes or something? "What is the best use of a nomadic structure..."...
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    Thoughts and feedback on 'startup' idea

    IDEA 
    Can you make a podcast about it, or will there be legal liability if you start filming the farm? I imagine, if you interviewed a lot of people in the dairy industry — and then other industries — you can help young people choose a career that inspires them.
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    I need a mentor ASAP

    INVESTING 
    Can't you get a job at, say, Union Square Ventures and learn on the job while forming connections?
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    When Should I Register My Business

    That is inaccurate, to the best of my knowledge. First, an LLC is an S-corp unless you elect it to be treated as a C-corp. "S-corp" is a type of taxation elected by an entity, not a type of entity. Second, just because something is pass-through doesn't mean it doesn't change your tax. For...
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    When Should I Register My Business

    What country? Do you think you need a loan in the first place, maybe start by getting some traction / proof of concept? What are you going to spend it on? Aside from those, and if you think you can get a loan with or without an entity, then you will need to get tax advice as there may be...
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    If money wasn't an issue what would you do with the majority of your time?

    HOT! MINDSET 
    Help other humans I am not talking about volunteering for a soup kitchen, though I've done that and many similar missions. I am talking more like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Think Albert Schweizer who quit being a musical superstar, learned medicine from scratch and founded a hospital...
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    How to invest when you know very little about investing?

    INVESTING 
    Here is an example. Say, you spend a few years and A LOT OF TIME and get a reasonable grasp on investing. To be sure, the majority of professional financial advisors don't outperform the index funds, but let's say you are special and get really good at it in just two years. Let's say you are...
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    Become a freelance tutor and make $50-100/hour or more

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    (continued) What are the benefits of freelance tutoring? A great benefit is cash when you need it. Imagine that you decide to quit your full-time job and pursue your entrepreneurial dreams. Say, you still live in a big city, and with your lease your total monthly expenses are $3,500. Let's say...
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    Become a freelance tutor and make $50-100/hour or more

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    This forum has taught me much, and I would love to give back and share some of my experience. Why tutor? If you are a college grad with a decent command of English, math and/or a particular subject, this is a great way to make side cash when you need it while meeting new people and building...
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    Sourcing Programmers

    SOURCING 
    The NDA's aren't worth the paper they are written on, they are more symbolic. And yes, it is totally possible to steal any idea, but your idea isn't that great. Why should they steal your idea and not hundreds of other ideas they had been exposed to?
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    Health Insurance Options when leaving employer

    HOT! 
    (US-specific) You may be able to buy a "catastrophic" Obamacare-type plan if you are under 30, which is cheaper. There are also Christian ministry-type cost-sharing options, though they don't really promise you anything, so theoretically they may end up not paying for something like cancer Hard...
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    Need advice for crucial decisions I need to make for my online business!

    "The Founder's Dilemma" contains advice on equity splits. The key advice is postpone it and/or renegotiate when needed, as "bad emotions" due to perceived unfair splits destroy value for everyone. Re: 24k, If there is no revenue, nobody invested any money, and it's been going on for a few...
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    Name as many prioritisation problems as you can!

    Lead generation. You are selling something such as life insurance or software, or anything else, and have leads to call. Which ones do you call first because it's a time-sensitive opportunity? which ones not at all?
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    A way to improve your motivation and take action!

    MINDSET 
    The first time I tried, I had 10 goals until the end of the year (9 months). I felt I was being very modest and realistic, yet it took 3 years to accomplish 2 or 3 and make significant progress on another 3. However, the exercise has been very helpful. It made me realize that I had way too many...
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    What Are You Selling? Post Your Offer, Biz, Links to The Forum (April 2020)

    SELF-PROMOTION 
    As another idea, if you have a working business and want a data science/analytics consultation, I am willing to offer a FREE 2-hour session for up to 10 people. My credentials: successful startup exit as a key employee (data scientist), Math Ph.D., 20 years of programming experience, coauthored...

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