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  1. Late Bloomer

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

    GOLD! HOT! 
    It's fine that we disagree. Right solution at right time, sold the right way vs. flash in the pan fad: that might be an interesting forum topic of its own, separate from discussion of software. We both do see that there are some offers virtually everyone would consider to be a marketing fad...
  2. Late Bloomer

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

    GOLD! HOT! 
    In some ways yes, in some ways no. Facebook still lacks some extremely basic functionality, such as threaded discussions and folders for private messages (let alone all the automated sorting rules of Gmail), or being able to sort the list of friends by how recently they had new posts. But...
  3. Late Bloomer

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

    GOLD! HOT! 
    One is the largest social network in the world, that made its founder a billionaire. Two launched movie series that have made around $5 Billion at the box office so far. One of them started with fan fiction for the other, and has since led to the author making around $100 million with what...
  4. Late Bloomer

    I'm no longer running a business. My customers are running me.

    PEOPLE 
    You've proved that you can offer a good service that's profitable for business clients. Current too-easy pricing and terms means you're sought by more customers than you can serve. Now, it's time to offer it on your terms. Some things you could start telling new clients: To request an...
  5. Late Bloomer

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

    GOLD! HOT! 
    Pet Rocks Mullets Beanie Babies Facebook 8-track Tapes Atari 2600 50 Shades of Grey Twilight Loudness Wars "The Little Drummer Boy"
  6. Late Bloomer

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

    GOLD! HOT! 
    It seems to me that these discussions in this forum keep missing a critical ingredient: the level of innate talent! Some people have that mental twist that makes them able to become really damn good at programming. Visualize rebalancing a binary tree? Have a feel for how cache architecture...
  7. Late Bloomer

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

    GOLD! HOT! 
    I've been fascinated by the history of the personal computer industry for a long time now, and have read everything I can find on the subject. I believe that Gates wrote 100% of the Traf-O-Data code, 100% of the Altair BASIC code, was personally involved in code for every product up through the...
  8. Late Bloomer

    So I'm now jobless and I gotta survive. Kinda need a bit of support(a bit anxious?)

    Would you like to talk over what you know so far? Or is this something you need to ponder inside your own mind?
  9. Late Bloomer

    Is $50k too much?

    The issue is that these modern day books by current authors are being sold and promoted HARD as nonfiction - this is the literal truth of what happened to me, this is the literal truth of what happened to other people - THEREFORE you can do this too. NOT, here's an inspirational story that is...
  10. Late Bloomer

    Hello, I don't want to be a millionaire

    INTRO 
    There are a LOT of people in this forum who've personally proven you wrong, with very high profits selling to people they've never met in person and never will. Trade in your speculations for learning from their experiences. If you're full remote, I'll still need to send a contract and a check...
  11. Late Bloomer

    Is $50k too much?

    This came up in the Robert Kiyosaki thread. I personally think it's extremely unethical to aggressively market made-up fiction as though it was nonfiction, no matter how inspirational it might be. That's a form of manipulation. It disrespects that if someone had the free will choice about...
  12. Late Bloomer

    Mental Health, Depression, ADD Discussion Thread

    NOTABLE! CHAT 
    I'm really glad to see this topic. I've wanted to share an essay along these lines for a while, but didn't see a good way to open the door to the conversation. Thank you, Supa. To put it bluntly, the whole area of psychology is something MJ is strong on, but too many forum members are weak on...
  13. Late Bloomer

    Is $50k too much?

    Some people who've looked into Hill's history, believe that at least some of Hill's anecdotes were either made up or delusional. But, they might be fictional stories that inspire real-world results.
  14. Late Bloomer

    Anyone else think basic coding is one of the most important skills new entrepreneurs could have?

    RANT 
    Trey, you've got enough responses here to validate your training idea. Obviously today's entrepreneurs are aware that custom software will be an important part of their future. And they have strong feelings about it! Some people are very eager to know enough code to quickly crank out...
  15. Late Bloomer

    My failed poor executions

    EXECUTION 
    That's because of ineffective marketing and sales on your part. Lex's thread will help you there. You need to include in your profile / how to work with me section: * At this time I'm only available for already funded businesses. I'm not looking to offer a no-money-down equity split in a...
  16. Late Bloomer

    My failed poor executions

    EXECUTION 
    Because it's a totally normal, natural, spontaneous show of human interest in mutual understanding and connection. It's not a test with a right answer that you're about to flunk by telling the truth.
  17. Late Bloomer

    Grinding away on the journey to Freedom!

    INTRO 
    You could start mentioning your passion immediately... maybe commit to donate 10% of profits to dog rescue, and let people know this is where your heart is?
  18. Late Bloomer

    My failed poor executions

    EXECUTION 
    I took a guess in the other thread before I read this one. I see I wasn't all that far off! Why would there be any personal shame about where you come from? Doing a quick web search, I see that you're in a county of a million people. But the population is sprawled over an enormous...
  19. Late Bloomer

    Hello, I don't want to be a millionaire

    INTRO 
    Copywriting is salesmanship in print, so unfortunately, if you put a sales presentation in writing it's still selling. Fortunately, selling doesn't have to be all about hype and manipulation. The books High Probability Selling and Non Manipulative Selling (both available used on Amazon for a...
  20. Late Bloomer

    Grinding away on the journey to Freedom!

    INTRO 
    I only meant him as an example of someone whose enthusiasm for working with dogs has attracted a lot of positive publicity and clients. From a marketing point of view there might be some good ideas there. Maybe something that you could revise, and apply to a dog business that's run by your own...

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