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  1. Darkside

    Please Critique My Speech!

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    The other main issue that I noticed is that you tend to look down too much. You should have your speech memorized by heart so that you don't have to look down; but you can have the paper with you to rely on in case you get nervous and forget your place. To be staring down 90% of the time is...
  2. Darkside

    Thoughts on Marriage/Kids and the Fastlane dream

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    A girlfriend could provide the same support without having a say over your finances. I'm glad that you have a great marriage. I'm just saying that I believe marriage hinders entrepreneurs on their path to wealth more than it helps them. Bill Gates once said that he waited to get married until...
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    Thoughts on Marriage/Kids and the Fastlane dream

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    Quick example. I was watching a CNBC biography on Sam Walton which aired yesterday. When he was first starting out and he wanted to expand to multiple stores, Sam Walton needed to get a huge loan and he needed his wife to co-sign with him. She didn't think it was a good idea because she felt...
  4. Darkside

    Motivational Songs

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    When I posted mine, I didn't realize that other threads already existed. It's fine if a mod wants to lock mine down. I don't care.
  5. Darkside

    Thoughts on Marriage/Kids and the Fastlane dream

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    This is the major problem that I see with marriage. Once you tie the knot, most women will feel that they can decide how you should spend your money; it's no longer possible for you to just go out and spend it however you like; you have to get her permission first or else there will be...
  6. Darkside

    1 year - 10 million dollars!!!

    Time spent on this forum is better than time spent surfing other websites where all you're doing is entertaining yourself. At least if you visit this forum daily, you'll be reminded about your goals which will help you stay on track. Spending hours every day on facebook or youtube will not...
  7. Darkside

    Endless "opportunity"

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    Why should everyone have to be taxed to pay off the credit card debt of those who spent too much money? You have some very weird views.
  8. Darkside

    Sacrifice vs Enough Time

    MINDSET 
    What about weekends?
  9. Darkside

    PROGRESS THREAD (James F) Startup #2

    EXECUTION 
    True, regarding MySQL; I wrote too fast and didn't double check my post. Regarding Ruby, there's probably something like 9 programmers who understand PHP for everyone one who understands Ruby since it's such a new language, so it is difficult to find replacements; that's why Ruby programmers...
  10. Darkside

    Met a slowlaner and corporate sheep today; made me angry & cry

    SLOWLANE 
    Exactly. It's sort of like trying to make a drug addict go clean. They won't change until they're ready to change; when they've hit the rock bottom point. As long as slowlaners have a steady paycheck and television to keep them busy, most will never reach that point because they're too...
  11. Darkside

    PROGRESS THREAD (James F) Startup #2

    EXECUTION 
    PHP is the most common language used to program websites. CSS is for designing how the website looks, whereas PHP is the code used to actually make all the things that you click and forms that you fill out do things on a website. PHP interacts with your web server using MySQL which is the...
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    Met a slowlaner and corporate sheep today; made me angry & cry

    SLOWLANE 
    I remember reading an article which said that for sites with registered users, they should expect at least 2% of their email list to be made up of people like that; those who sign up and hate receiving emails from you so they either reply back to complain or they mark your email as spam, which...
  13. Darkside

    How can I drive traffic to a new user content site?

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Is this exactly like Digg in that you'll be open to people posting news about all sorts of things or will it be geared towards a specific demographic? If it's geared towards a specific demographic, it will be easier to draw visitors.
  14. Darkside

    Why You Don't Want to Be A Franchisee

    Exactly! If he's trying to scam you then he's not much of a friend. At the end of the day, he's thinking about himself first and foremost; you should do the same for yourself.
  15. Darkside

    This 21-Year Old Just Sold Her Startup for $100 Million

    EXECUTION 
    Yup. Bootstrap as much as possible, and if you're going to take money from investors, make sure that you end up owning at least 70-80% of your company, because otherwise you'll be doing years of work only to see most of your money go to your investors.
  16. Darkside

    Absentee Biz Ideas

    IDEA 
    So, you want us to come up with ideas for a business that you can earn money from without having to do any work? With your attitude you will never become wealthy. The lazy approach to entrepreneurship will never make you successful. If you want to succeed you have to come up with your own...
  17. Darkside

    How can I drive traffic to a new user content site?

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Seems like advertising is the way to go. The best known example would probably be Twitter. They spent tens of millions on advertising before they became popular. They essentially purchased site visitors. You don't have to spend much money to attract site visitors if you advertise towards a...
  18. Darkside

    This 21-Year Old Just Sold Her Startup for $100 Million

    EXECUTION 
    That's one of the potential pitfalls that young entrepreneurs face. They often take too much venture capital and end up with a tiny percentage of the company that they created. Venture capitalists know that throwing millions of dollars at people in their twenties or late teens is too much for...
  19. Darkside

    Why You Don't Want to Be A Franchisee

    I think you should go for it! Be the franchisor, not the franchisee.
  20. Darkside

    Why does everyone love Think and Grow Rich

    HOT! 
    True. When it comes down to it, you know what you need to do so just do it! If you have an idea for a business, get started on it; don't sit around trying to motivate yourself to take action; just take action!

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