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  1. Magik

    Consulting/Painting

    EXECUTION 
    I wouldn't even do that. Keeping a business on the "back burner" will merely give you a Plan B, a way for you to bail when things get tough with Plan A. My opinion (and the opinion of many of us) is to commit to one idea and go ALL IN, meaning no back-up plans, no Plan Bs. The only two options...
  2. Magik

    Nasty Gal - A Nine Figure Company That Started on Ebay

    EXECUTION 
    In terms of scaling, my main interest though is how she scaled to bigger spaces, how she moved the money around, etc. I'm more interested in the details, but I can understand why she wouldn't want to go that deep, as the book is not meant for most of here on the forum.
  3. Magik

    Nasty Gal - A Nine Figure Company That Started on Ebay

    EXECUTION 
    I have the book on hold from the library, though if it's more motivational, I'm not sure I'll read it, especially since I'm a dude. I wondered if it was more just a way to further market her company. I'm interested in how she scaled, because it's one of the best examples I've ever read on how to...
  4. Magik

    Nasty Gal - A Nine Figure Company That Started on Ebay

    EXECUTION 
    Part of the reason she left Ebay was because she got kicked off. She had plans to go off on her own anyway, but the two coincided with one another. The thing that she did so well was she listened to the customer. She reached out to people on Myspace and built up a following of 60,000. She sent...
  5. Magik

    PatentedD Book Writing SYSTEM creates, SELLs THOUSANDS OF BookS ON Amazon

    OFF-TOPIC 
    No, but I've studied the publishing industry, human psychology, and marketing for many years. I've also worked in sales, and I know what makes human beings part with their money. My experience is the trenches: restaurants, hotels, recording studios, retail- customer service, sales, marketing...
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    PatentedD Book Writing SYSTEM creates, SELLs THOUSANDS OF BookS ON Amazon

    OFF-TOPIC 
    Incorrect, on multiple levels. There are certain types of books that this software just can't write. What will happen is writing will evolve, and writers will evolve with it. Can it write text books? Yes, that's very clear and he will put some of them out of business. Then marketing will come...
  7. Magik

    How do you behave when finally rich? (but your friends aren't)

    NOTABLE! PEOPLE 
    Exactly. They can only help you go higher. What the herd doesn't understand is that you have to be rich internally before you can be rich externally. The one's who get lucky and get the money first usually lose it. I have very few friends, simply because I can't relate to anyone. You are my...
  8. Magik

    "Beats by Dre" sells to Apple for $3.2 Billion

    OFF-TOPIC 
    This affirms what I suspected, that without Iovine, the company may have never made it. Dre will get all the credit because he is the face of the brand, and Iovine knew this years ago, but not bad for a guy who was once 19 years old and sweeping floors. I wonder if that 19 year NY kid ever...
  9. Magik

    "Beats by Dre" sells to Apple for $3.2 Billion

    OFF-TOPIC 
    The other thing worth noting is this was one company. Proof that to hit it big, you go ALL IN on ONE IDEA/ONE COMPANY. All the other hip-hop guys are screwing around with vodka, clothes, sports teams. One company beats them all.
  10. Magik

    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

    GOLD! 
    Or go the Hugh Howey route: keep the digital rights and only give them the print rights.
  11. Magik

    "Beats by Dre" sells to Apple for $3.2 Billion

    OFF-TOPIC 
    It's an amazing story. I give just as much credit to Jimmy Iovine though. Iovine started out sweeping the floor of a recording studio in the early 70s, and worked his way up from there to be head of Interscope. Without Iovine, I don't think Dre could have pulled it off, though Iovine needed...
  12. Magik

    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

    GOLD! 
    Here is what I would do (and will do): start an llc named <insert name> publishing. It could even be your pen name if you want, like Chickenhawk LLC, or Chickenhawk Publishing LLC. As soon as you have LLC at the end, the post office will play ball. They couldn't care less what the name is, if...
  13. Magik

    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

    GOLD! 
    Legendary, A+ Epic Shit! Even better is that you can scale this. The sky is the limit. If I were moving that many units, I would hire someone to handle marketing for me and scale it through the roof. This is the kind of stuff that motivates me to finish my book and push harder. Based on my...
  14. Magik

    Any ADD/ADHD Entrepreneurs in here?

    HOT! 
    I've been there, and still fight it. Some of it has to do with poor habits. Some of it also has to do with interruptions. But some of it is how I'm wired. I avoid big pharma. The best thing that has helped me is taking B-Complex timed release and kava-kava. The B-Complex gives me energy, the...
  15. Magik

    Finish My Book and Publish

    PUBLISHING 
    Finished the story yesterday, a milestone indeed, but now on to the next hurdle. Now, I'm moving into self-editing. I'm printing out each chapter, and reading it as if I were a reader. Anything that seems odd, or out of place, or that needs to change, I will change. This is the part where it...
  16. Magik

    The next internet revolution - money for the masses

    Yes, and the % of people without a bank account is growing, at least in the US. In my city, I have seen so many cash advance places opening up, it's insane. One of my current roommates has no bank account, and a former roommate didn't have one. Some people are against banks, but others are just...
  17. Magik

    Nasty Gal - A Nine Figure Company That Started on Ebay

    EXECUTION 
    I may read it as well, even though I'm a dude. From the way she started the business, to now, it's an almost perfect example of how to scale a business.
  18. Magik

    Nasty Gal - A Nine Figure Company That Started on Ebay

    EXECUTION 
    For anyone who is building a brand, especially a fashion brand, this is a must read. Sophia Amoruso started an Ebay store in 2006, left Ebay a few years later, and by 2013 had scaled to over $100 million in revenue, with NO DEBT. She did it all via social media as well...
  19. Magik

    Just some Fun Zen And JasonR

    OFF-TOPIC 
    Zen can take any form he likes...
  20. Magik

    HowToPubYourself is up and running!

    PUBLISHING 
    Would you be outsourcing the editing, have an editor on staff, or do the editing yourselves? Based on my research, freelance editors charge anywhere from .02-.05 per word, based on the level of need. Editing will be the most expensive and time consuming part of the process, especially if you...

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