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  1. CPisHere

    Why is Think & Grow Rich Considered a Classic or Must Read?

    It's good for being what it is - a book to help put you in the right mindset for success (and what 'The Secret' is also based on). Being in the right mindset is important, but it's only one of many important things. Think and Grow Rich isn't nearly as bad as The Secret about ignoring this, but...
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    How to maximize profits when selling promotions

    I don't understand what you are doing... You are selling a company's car services for a discount, so you market a coupon for them and get a %?
  3. CPisHere

    Advice needed from fellow fastlaners!

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Are real estate boards local? If you give them a slice of the action there's no reason they wouldn't approve you. This idea has a ton of potential - don't sabotage yourself because you feel unprepared. You will learn and grow as you go.
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    How do retail and online stores sell new products?

    I assume you mean how does a retailer find vendors and buy at wholesale cost. Once you have an LLC/Corp you have to get a resale certificate (in most states), then you can attend a relevant trade show where vendors present their products for retailers. I attend shows in Atlanta, Dallas, New...
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    Thinking about buying a Used Luxury Car

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    The problem with this, which is a problem I was faced with, is that it's easy to fool yourself by buying an older luxury car, or by taking out far too much debt to buy a car, etc - all in the name of making it appear that you've hit your goals.
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    Your Kickstarter Experience

    PEOPLE 
    FYI, here's an article on tips for getting funding through Kickstarter: Kicking a$$ & Taking Donations: 9 Tips on Funding Your Kickstarter Project :: Tips :: The 99 Percent
  7. CPisHere

    Thinking about buying a Used Luxury Car

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    PS: I ended up buying an '07 Honda Accord with 90k miles... couldn't justify the premium for a luxury car right now.
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    Four possibilities, your feedback welcomed

    1. It seems to me that it's more difficult to make it as a Fiction author than as an Entrepreneur... Why don't you come up with a story, spend a weekend writing a dozen pages or so describing it, and see what kind of feedback you get? 2. Read "The Inventor's Bible: How to Market & License Your...
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    Golden Nuggets- Tips, processes, & How To's

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    zend***phin, I agree that business plans are helpful for the thought process, cash and cash flow needs, and finding issues with the idea. The reason that I don't like business plans is because once you start the business, they usually go out the window. People try to stick with their business...
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    Lack of Need or Poor Execution?

    Lack of Revenue ='s Lack of Need (or Poor Marketing/Execution). If there is decent revenue, then clearly the issue is execution. How to determine between lack of need or poor marketing or other execution issues? I'm not sure of any simple test - just judgement.
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    Shark Tank 1-27-12

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    The 'ChordBuddy' got funded, I believe a week or 2 later, and it was proudly made in America. The problem with the truck guy was that his costs in America were just WAY to high for the price he wanted to sell it at. The product isn't feasible without better profit margins. I believe you are...
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    Your Kickstarter Experience

    PEOPLE 
    This goes back to what I said, where people on Kickstarter want to invest in something that they can talk/brag about - and use the product to show off to their friends. It isn't purely capitalistic. The investors want something besides (or in addition to) money in return - they want to be a...
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    My $500,000,000 net worth competitor is on the way out and I...

    How much money do you need? How long till you could re-coup that amount? Is a loan a possibility? SBA or otherwise? Do you have any revenue at this point? If you have no revenue, you will struggle to find VC money, but may be able to get some Family/Friends to be 'Angel Investors' where you...
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    My Idea...Advice Please!

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    Wow, great ideas JPBB! A site to match up students (not just teens - could be college as well) learning each other's language could do really well, but IMO it would have to be free with the possibility of a paid portion. A big hurdle would be having the site in all the different languages...
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    When did you take the Red pill?

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    I had always wanted to be an Entrepreneur, but then in college I started to think maybe I'd be better working my way up the latter in Corporate America. After 2 years in Corporate America, getting a promotion, then getting married a buying a house, I realize how unsatisfied yet perfectly content...
  16. CPisHere

    My Idea...Advice Please!

    IDEA 
    I don't want to say that there's no market for this, but I don't see it...
  17. CPisHere

    Your Kickstarter Experience

    PEOPLE 
    Likwid, you should TOTALLY do this. Have the video on Youtube, and the people that invest will be able to show it to their friends and you'll get some free PR.
  18. CPisHere

    Your Kickstarter Experience

    PEOPLE 
    Yes, this is the sense I get about them as well, although I have not tried to use them. I think the reason why is because most of the people who are doing the funding are not Venture Capitalist - they are just people with some extra cash that want to be able to say they invested in something...
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    No experience at all.

    Don't be too concerned about sharing your ideas - the value is in the execution, not the idea. That said, I would still hold off on posting it in a public place until you are at least close to pursuing it yourself.
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    Question about an e-commerce store

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Depends on your accounting system as far as the HOW, but of course you CAN.

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