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    TIL : Change Management is a thing in the corporate world

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    A friend of mine who is a senior manager told me about some large company — I think it was Siemens. Over the time of their existence they have acquired many smaller companies. Quite often it is easier to keep the acquired company with the same tools and processes it had and not try to move...
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    If you have no idea, should you just move up in the slowlane?

    IDEA SLOWLANE 
    Would you really be happier if you had a successful business? My advice is to commit to whatever you choose. E.g. if you decide to work on building a business, then be hard on yourself and don't procrastinate. There are many techniques for accountability. If you decide to further your skills...
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    Fastest Way to Build an App?

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    It is the easiest time to get started, but it's harder to create value. As an example, when I was learning to program in mid 1990s, I coded a dictionary to help me record translations of English words into Russian. It had grown to more than a thousand words. Nowadays it would be hard to find a...
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    Fastest Way to Build an App?

    HOT! 
    I know MJ wrote how he learned it by himself, but the times were different. The bar was lower. Can you teach yourself piano and play for your friends? For sure. Now, can you teach yourself piano and pay your rent by playing? How about teach yourself martial arts and pay your rent by doing it...
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    Lesson Learned From Being Scammed

    Ever heard about Ponzi schemes? This is exactly what it is. People invest for "amazing" returns; new investors' money is used to pay the older investors. It works so long as more and more people are pulled into it. In the end the growth stopped and the guy ran away. You had to report him to...
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    What's wrong with me? Why didn't I stick to my long term goals?

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    Completely normal and will keep happening for the rest of your life. It is how quickly you get back on track that matters. Next time try to notice it in 3 months instead of 4. Five years from now you will be surprised, how focused you will have become. Practical tools include having daily or...
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    Whats the point of life?

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    This one is far from obvious. You may be killing an innocent person — someone who was ordered by their own government to attack you — and a sincere one in their attempt to conquer your land. In support of the claim that moral is relative, is reporting an undocumented immigrant to the...
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    Point of no return

    MINDSET 
    Learn to live on less money. Many people can live on 1/5 of a lawyer's salary. Even if you have to endure another 1-2 years of another job, with enough dedication you can save enough for a few years' worth of experiments. So at the very least you will have a financial cushion next time. And...
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    Attention website owners!Here is why you should never use Bluehost and Hostgator (and 78 other web hosting services) for hosting your website!

    SIDE HUSTLE WEB DESIGN 
    Well, then they might as well store the last 4 digits in clear, as a hash on 4-digits can be broken instantaneously. (You can precompute a full table which will fit in memory). Which means that they can easily recover all 8- and, with some effort, 9-character passwords, because the search space...
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    Looking to sell my time for experience

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    @Dan_Cardone that was very succinct. Do you have other such recipes for making money? I can see you making a book if you have another 30, and I can see this book or course selling very well. Of course, you'd have to fill in the details, but each chapter devoted to one strategy could start from...
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    Looking to sell my time for experience

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    Imagine you have a person who doesn't speak English, and you are trying to explain to them how to speak to customers. It won't work. You have to explain first the alphabet and the grammar, what is "is", "he", "she", "does", "will", etc. You have to, in a sense, treat them like an idiot in that...
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    Looking to sell my time for experience

    MARKETPLACE 
    My advice would be to (1) not worry about entrepreneurship or fastlane for now. (2) find a job with structure and human interaction, if possible, including guiding people, helping people, convincing people. From sales, being a store clerk at a busy retail location, being a waiter a barista at...
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    Looking to sell my time for experience

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    Sorry to disappoint all the advice-givers; LittleWolfie is clearly not serious, clueless, delusional, or all three. My advice for him would be to find a structured environment and learn to follow directions and do a simple job. Justification for my opinion follows. Well, I have an idea. Market...
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    I'd like to use a hosting company called BLUEHOST.

    More details in another thread, as it relates to all companies under the umbrella of EIG, not just BlueHost.
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    Attention website owners!Here is why you should never use Bluehost and Hostgator (and 78 other web hosting services) for hosting your website!

    SIDE HUSTLE WEB DESIGN 
    My story is, I had a minor issue with BlueHost, and chatted with the support. They asked me the last four digits of my password. My response was, WTF? Have you guys studied the basics of cryptography? It should be impossible for you to verify my last four digits; otherwise it's a glaring...
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    Firefighter/Entrepreneur seeking business ideas for off duty days

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    As another idea, I know two ex-Navy SEALs who do corporate seminars for various companies, where they teach the principles of teamwork. As you may guess, I have participated in one. Perhaps you have similar lessons to share. Obviously, it may take a couple years to adjust your experiences to...
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    Firefighter/Entrepreneur seeking business ideas for off duty days

    IDEA 
    Another interesting idea is, sometimes people feel something is off but are reluctant to call 911 because they don't feel it is an emergency. But they would perhaps pay $50-100 for a quick check to feel at ease. Then you can have just a couple people come and double-check what is likely a false...
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    Firefighter/Entrepreneur seeking business ideas for off duty days

    IDEA 
    Better a firm assessing your house for fire risk. Why not pay a couple hundred for a firefighter to stop by and do a quick check? And if the house has insurance, the insurance company should be happy to pick up the bill! Then you can hire other firefighters to help do those checks in their spare...
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    AI solution for businesses - can someone critique my value proposition and landing page?

    First thought is also, what is the offering? "The 1 essential AI polish for your business" — what business? AI for laundromats? Car dealerships? Coffee places? "Data-powered business profile automation service" — why would a business need a profile automation service? Each business needs only...
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    Best Options for short-term Freelancing as Full-Stack Programmer

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    Tutoring is a great short-term thing, at least in NYC. It still takes time to build up a decent profile on various websites to charge decent rates, but if you know programming at a high level and just need $2k/month to survive (rent+food), 4 hours per day will do. You may have to postpone paying...

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