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  1. Jaywalker

    What's stopping you?

    MINDSET 
    I'm pretty draconian when it comes to addictive tendencies as I have domain expertise in this area after conquering my own SUD (substance use disorder) problems as well as seeing others try to conquer theirs. Generally, people fail because they try half measures to fix a serious problem and get...
  2. Jaywalker

    The answer to “I HATE my job” threads

    MINDSET 
    This is a great line. In the past, I didn't apply myself fully to jobs as I felt like I was holding out for a greater opportunity. Once I shifted my mindset towards simply trying my best no matter what, I gained a massive economic boost. In addition, the pressure of trying to get your own shop...
  3. Jaywalker

    Networking Progress Thread

    EXECUTION 
    Congrats on the success! I tried to organize a local meet up for professionals that wanted to meet IRL, but it bombed. IRL connections with an introduction are quite a bit more responsive than digital only connections. What business are you building?
  4. Jaywalker

    What's stopping you?

    MINDSET 
    What's stopping you from achieving your goals? How are you overcoming these challenges? Mine are: YouTube binge watching. I have added focusmode to my chrome browser and leave the app on so that it blocks YouTube. I deleted YouTube and social media off my phone aside from LinkedIn. I keep...
  5. Jaywalker

    Weekly Process Update - Accounting and Real Estate - Updates Tuesday

    EXECUTION FEEDBACK 
    I'll type out a quick update now in anticipation of a last minute cram session for one of my tests. 1. I got my first client for a basic budgeting class. Then I had to decline service due to the potential legal issues of giving advice without a license. Seeing as 66% of the US population lives...
  6. Jaywalker

    Corruption in asset management | Harvard MBAs struggle to find work | Office workers struggle even harder | AI is probably coming for your office job

    INVESTING FUNNY - AI - 
    I think that I've underrated my experience in behavioral health as an avenue towards running my own shop. Most mental health and addiction treatment centers offer very tepid solutions. I got a chance to learn from the best! And I talked at length with a psychiatrist with frustrations about his...
  7. Jaywalker

    Corruption in asset management | Harvard MBAs struggle to find work | Office workers struggle even harder | AI is probably coming for your office job

    INVESTING FUNNY - AI - 
    This is great advice. I asked my economics professor if he knew of any good sources of data for the US, and he sent me 5 great places to follow. I've cancelled my WSJ subscription. For every interesting story about an emergent business, there are ten more about everything that Trump's doing in...
  8. Jaywalker

    Have you had your "FTE"? (Or Was it an FTM?!)

    GOLD! MINDSET FTE CHAT 
    Compared to the FTE events in this thread, mine are relatively calm. I woke up one day, checked my email, and was told that my compensation would drop by 50%. Wasn't told in person. Just a calm email. My life went from a blissful existence in the woods to a nightmarish existence where I...
  9. Jaywalker

    Corruption in asset management | Harvard MBAs struggle to find work | Office workers struggle even harder | AI is probably coming for your office job

    INVESTING FUNNY - AI - 
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  10. Jaywalker

    Corruption in asset management | Harvard MBAs struggle to find work | Office workers struggle even harder | AI is probably coming for your office job

    INVESTING FUNNY - AI - 
    Many of the links are to the WSJ, which are paygated. However, I summarized them in this post. Some of the posts have political elements, but I tried to focus on the business implications as I've already grown sick of the national news' play-by-play coverage of Trump's presidency. Perhaps you'll...
  11. Jaywalker

    Weekly Process Update - Accounting and Real Estate - Updates Tuesday

    EXECUTION FEEDBACK 
    Looks like I should have checked out the forum etiquette before posting. I can use this thread as my progress update with a title change.
  12. Jaywalker

    Hello from Australia! (new member)

    INTRO 
    My FTE event was waking up one day to an email that my salary would be reduced by half. This caused me to scramble and completely depleted my resources. I was working two remote jobs simultaneously, yet I could not make ends meet. And the world was relatively indifferent. When I try to explain...
  13. Jaywalker

    Weekly Process Update - Accounting and Real Estate - Updates Tuesday

    EXECUTION FEEDBACK 
    Hello All, This has been a successful week so far. The highlights: Almost made my first sale. (Seasoned salespeople may laugh at me, but to me this is a big breakthrough). May pick up a sober living job Accounting seems to be a winning skillset as the barrier to entry is steep. My class went...
  14. Jaywalker

    Austin Business Association

    MEETUPS 
    I'm sure that there are organizations out there who do ostensibly the same thing, however I found that there's generally a pay gate, or it is like 3 hours, or they are MLM people trying to sell you on manifesting. I talked to an entrepreneur friend about the organizations(Capital Factory, Built...
  15. Jaywalker

    Fastlane business worth it if can make decent salary in big tech/FAANG?

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    I would pursue both simultaneously. It is a false dichotomy, and you don't have to choose one or the other. For example, you could spend the 10 - 20 hours a week extra on building up a network of people interested in startups. Why not follow the Y-Combinator and other incubator threads to see if...
  16. Jaywalker

    EdTech Idea: Real-Time Adaptive Learning for Kids—Seeking Feedback from All, Especially Parents & Educators

    IDEA 
    Market trends are overrated unless a black swan event happens and the entire educational system shuts down. You can do it if it is a good enough product. The iPhone was released in 2007 - 2008 when there was a recession, and people still found a way to cough up the cash for the new toy. If I...
  17. Jaywalker

    EdTech Idea: Real-Time Adaptive Learning for Kids—Seeking Feedback from All, Especially Parents & Educators

    IDEA 
    Final thought: Have you used ChatGPT to estimate the cost of implementation? You can ask ChatGPT to estimate the cost of the business and determine if it is an acceptable level of risk for yourself and your investors. I'd also double the number it spits out as things tend to be much more...
  18. Jaywalker

    EdTech Idea: Real-Time Adaptive Learning for Kids—Seeking Feedback from All, Especially Parents & Educators

    IDEA 
    Here is the LinkedIn page. GenEd Corp | LinkedIn Here is mine: https://www.linkedin.com/in/walter-stroup/
  19. Jaywalker

    EdTech Idea: Real-Time Adaptive Learning for Kids—Seeking Feedback from All, Especially Parents & Educators

    IDEA 
    My father and I tried to found an EdTech company. We were funded after a successful prototype launch for 400k students in Texas. The business is still kind of limping along, but it is mostly dead due to an ineffective sales process that I'll get into below. My first reaction is that this...
  20. Jaywalker

    What do you all use CPAs for?

    CHAT 
    Good tip. Maybe the offers for EU bookkeeping software are better than the US. I'll look into tools that can address these issues. Thanks for your help!

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