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  1. jpn

    I don't care about money

    HOT! MINDSET 
    Stop thinking in problems. Start thinking in solutions. Rent is not 600 minimum. You can live "anti-kraak", rent is less than 200, incl utilities. You can rent a room in a shared apartment, 350-500, including utilities. Or get a part time job paying minimum wage, then 600 is easily achievable...
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    I don't care about money

    HOT! MINDSET 
    It's funny that the only people who I hear say they don't want money, are the ones that don't have it. Could it be that its a psychological defence mechanism that people employ to protect their ego's? Or to help them come to terms with current environment, and their inability to see a path out...
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    How bad do you want it? Enough to go "all in?"

    GOLD! PEOPLE 
    How can you live in NL and only have 1800 in savings? Do you have a job? If not, that’s your first step. If I recall correctly MJ worked shitty part time jobs when he was launching his business so he could survive. Even with a crappy part time job in NL it is trivial to make 1000 a month...
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    Dutch company expanding to the USA

    I don't understand, you're creating your own digital marketing agency, what does that have to do with outsourcing? Why should it matter that starting rates in NL are 50/60 EUR? Or are you trying to outsource sales? In which case, aren't you supposed to be able to generate warm leads using SEO...
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    Brits get rich in China

    For those interested, the original video on youtube seems to be removed, but I think this may be the same documentary: link.
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    Brits get rich in China

    Just a few off the top of my hat: Have the same or lower cost of production for the same quality of a given item Have the same or lower cost in getting the item from the factory to its final destination And, if opening a factory, have a pool of talent and staff that will produce the same or...
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    Caffeine can kill your productivity!

    HOT! HEALTH 
    Last week I went from 5 - 8 cups a day to 0 caffeine. What happened? I read a book. Why we sleep. It explains what sleep does for your body and brain. And how your lifestyle influences sleep and increases or reduces it's benefits. After the first 2-3 chapters I had learned enough to not want...
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    Any electrical engineers here? Vibrating motor + time control

    I'm not an electrical engineer, but a bit of a tinkerer, this should be very easy to make from an electrical engineering point of view. I think if you go to an smaller manufacturer they may be willing to do the design. Or recommend you someone to do it for you. You can also look for en...
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    Great interview about a F U fastlaner

    MINDSET 
    This is great! I really enjoy your posts about this side of business/industry, we don’t hear enough about it in the media. It’s always tech. And good to hear about other places than just the US/Europe.
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    For those that think money is non-zero sum game

    MINDSET 
    You're viewing the concept of money incorrectly. Money is a medium of exchange. Note the word exchange, it is a verb, not a noun. Money needs to be seen dynamically not statically. Additionally the amount of money in the world is largely static (sure it fluctuates, but not enough to be...
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    Would you quit job to pursue fastlane ?

    I can't say if you should quit your job to go into the fastlane. But I did. Like everyone above said, we can't tell you what to do. But I can tell you what I did. And why. And how its working out for me. I quit my job without having a clear idea what business to start yet, I just had my FTE...
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    Reaching demographics in China

    In this case you need to take into account that the Google Play store is not available in China. Most android handset vendors have their own app stores.
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    Reaching demographics in China

    EDIT: Actually better as a PM.
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    Reaching demographics in China

    It would’ve been easier to admit you don’t have any experience doing business in the country. There is a significant lack of nuance to pretty much everything you said in this thread. It appears you are repeating mainstream media headlines without understanding the underlying facts and culture...
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    Reaching demographics in China

    @WJK I respect your experience, but I need to ask, is this statement based on recent personal experience in China? From what I see and hear the rule of law is descent in China (still things left to improve, but it’s come a long way). The point is that it’s the rule of Chinese law. Which means...
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    Reaching demographics in China

    I'm not a online marketeer in China, but I spend a fair bit of time there and around Chinese folks. The dominant social network is WeChat (owned by Tencent), Weibo is the Twitter equivalent, Baidu is the dominant search engine and Zhihu the Quora equivalent. Short version, everyone and their...
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    Either have startup capital or sacrifice equity?

    Why not both? Presenting it as an "Or" statement implies that you cannot have both. Perfect control is an illusion, you will always have clients, employees, partners that influence and limit the decisions you can make. If interests are aligned, the limitations that clients and partners place...
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    How would you test niche.

    You want to test the demand for UHT Milk in various EU countries? What is there to test? What is your hypotheses? I doubt there is any country in the EU where this type of milk is not being sold (please correct me if I'm wrong). If you want to know the level of demand, you can probably...
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    WeWork: Sounds/looks great, but does anyone actually work?

    HOT! 
    A company I worked for had their local NYC office in one. I spent a few months at that office at one point. It worked well for them. Fully functional office. No need to invest in office management or infrastructure. The local office did very well. I saw the common game tables used from time to...
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    New Skill Unlocked: The Sight (Level 2: Business Potential)

    MINDSET 
    So far I've only been in B2B, there is money if you make a business more money than you cost. Convincing them you can do that if you just start out can be tricky, I'll admit, and sales cycles can be long. B2C, can't speak from experience, but I'd guess that people need things anyway. They need...

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