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  1. Digamma

    Quick Hustle: How I made $2,000 on Teespring

    HOT! SIDE HUSTLE 
    About TeeSpring: in an article on Forbes is reported that they said that hundreds have made more than 100k and at least ten broke the six figures. http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2014/11/18/teespring-says-it-making-millionaires-raises-millions/ I knew there was a buzz around Teespring...
  2. Digamma

    My Firsthand Example of WHY You Should NEVER Do What You Love; and It’s Not What You Think.

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    I think you miss the point. It's not about not doing things you love (like: "hey, there is a business opportunity here, but I love this niche in my free time, so I'll pass"). It's about not doing business on something just because you love it. You should have new solutions, value to provide...
  3. Digamma

    The quantum matrix is calling to you via ultrasonic energy. Can you hear it?

    FUNNY 
    You must take a stand against turbulence. The complexity of the present time seems to demand an unfolding of our brains if we are going to survive. Greed is born in the gap where flow has been excluded.
  4. Digamma

    People buy the Why, not the What

    I would go even further. "Work hard, play hard. And smell good.", on this line.
  5. Digamma

    Slowlane Mentality Going Strong in School (a bit of a rant)

    SLOWLANE 
    I find it amusing. Why don't we see 55yo millionaires coming out of every hole? The numbers don't lie, right? They will make brilliant businessmen.
  6. Digamma

    How do you stay on task and not get distracted?

    MINDSET 
    Love the orchestra metaphor, because it's exactly how it feels - your head starts firing these random thoughts at the same time, like players going each their own way. And yes, ADHD people can focus if they are interested. It's the uninterested focus which is difficult - and one might ask if...
  7. Digamma

    "How to Make a No. 1 App With $99 and Three Hours of Work"

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    You are right, you should not expect that. It's a dangerous thing in business to not be able to read a statistic correctly. The only usefulness of an average is to give an idea of the size of the market in relation to the number of actors in said market. Let me explain. If I say "the average...
  8. Digamma

    How do you stay on task and not get distracted?

    MINDSET 
    You're right. As I understand, it's a big problem in some countries like the US. Here in Italy I don't think I ever met a kid who was taking ADHD meds. Mattie has a point, too: in the '60s a whole generation was on Valium (isn't that what Mother's Little Helper by the Stones is about?). Now we...
  9. Digamma

    ''Show me your friends, and I'll show you your future''

    MINDSET 
    Successful friends does not mean entrepreneur friends. The important thing at your stage, imho, is not to associate with useless morons who don't do anything else than waste time laying around. A driven college student who loves his discipline is successful. A passionate guitarist that works...
  10. Digamma

    How do you stay on task and not get distracted?

    MINDSET 
    ADHD is real and people should stop believe they can overwrite scientific research based on their own experiences. But there is a certain propensity by psychiatrists to solve everything with pills, which is a direct consequence of a time when psychiatry was nothing more then guesses and pills...
  11. Digamma

    My Firsthand Example of WHY You Should NEVER Do What You Love; and It’s Not What You Think.

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    Good post, and good point. I agree totally on the not doing what you love bit. When I was a teenager I managed to become extremely good as a programmer, and started to really like developing web applications. Then I started doing freelance work, and well.. I quit programming for years before...
  12. Digamma

    I Have 10+ Technology (apps, software) Ideas, Looking for Passionate Co-Founder

    IDEA 
    Ok, I have three points of advice for you. One, stop stalling. Been there, with a big list of ideas, some diagram in a notebook, a bookmark folder of "things to study before starting". And a whole suitcase full of reasons to procrastinate. If that's you, beware, it's a recipe to become a screw...
  13. Digamma

    From 0 to 100 - My journey to the Fastlane - Importing/eCommerce/B&M

    SOURCING EXECUTION 
    Resonates with me, brother. I could throw myself in a startup job as a developer, and now that they're burning investor's cash like firewood it would be a great way to kickstart a career. But I wouldn't have time to grind for myself, would end up as an employee for life, and that looks like a...
  14. Digamma

    $400,000 Business, Need To Dissolve Business Partnership With My Brother

    HOT! 
    Man, that sucks. I'm sorry. Both for your family situation and for the mess on such a growing business. What about selling the business? If you own 60%, you should be able to decide that on your own. How is the partnership bounded, anyway? Do you have a company?
  15. Digamma

    Learning to Program is STUPID! (or SMART?!)

    GOLD! HOT! 
    Yeah, that is like the last stage, when you basically make your money do all the work. Capitalism. :rockon: Also, it is immensely easier to get funding/partners/cofounders if you have a prototype of your idea.
  16. Digamma

    Learning to Program is STUPID! (or SMART?!)

    GOLD! HOT! 
    As an expert programmer, I would say that learning how to program and get to the point when you can make a decent product is NOT a smart way to go if you want to be a businessman, for the simple fact that you will never be as good as someone who does only that for a living and it would take...
  17. Digamma

    Total Sidewalk Dad

    Something I learned the hard way: never, never ever do business with friends and family. Things like the fight between your father and your grandfather happen. The secrets, the resentment, the F*cking egos.. not worth it. If I do business with someone, I must be able to kick his a$$ freely...
  18. Digamma

    Last year in high school

    MINDSET 
    You can benefit from school in so many ways. You are constantly with people. Try and understand them. See what makes them tick, when they get aroused, how they react. Seduce and manipulate. Understanding people is the single most important skill you can develop, and school is the perfect...
  19. Digamma

    So I Quit Caffeine This Week... Should You?

    HOT! 
    I went clean for some months, back before the summer. The only thing that really changed for me was less stomach acid, probably because I cut the cup of coffee that I used to drink on an empty stomach in the morning. But I wasn't a big coffee drinker (2/3 cups a day, rarely more) and I can't...
  20. Digamma

    Decided I'm going to tech/trade school

    I did some work in security for a while, and before that I've been part of the infosec community since I was a teen. And man, gotta tell you, I don't know. It never appeared to me that a degree is by any means important. Let me explain. Full disclosure: I have beef with college education. I...

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