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  1. MarkNNelson

    Quick Tip: How to copy & print from Kindle

    Apologies if this has been mentioned before, but I couldn't find it anywhere. I'm sitting here this morning rereading Ca$hvertising on the Kindle, and taking notes in Evernote. Well, there's one chapter that has 22 effective headline starters that I wanted to copy verbatim into my notes. Of...
  2. MarkNNelson

    My 179th Business Idea

    IDEA 
    You can check out my prior progress thread here if you care to, but let me give you the quick version: I dabbled in 3 different products, and none of them worked out. But now that I'm on to something new, it deserves a fresh thread. How did I find a product/niche? My business is in personal...
  3. MarkNNelson

    Fiction (techno-thriller) recommendation ...

    OFF-TOPIC 
    Nothing Fastlane to see here folks, but I know we have a lot of techies running around here. I just finished an enjoyable book, and I thought I'd pass it along. If you're into the topic of Artificial Intelligence, or the fear thereof, then you should check it out. It's called Daemon, by a guy...
  4. MarkNNelson

    Good resource for finding suppliers & manufacturers

    So if you're reading this, you probably already know about ThomasNet. It's kind of the go-to resource for finding suppliers and manufacturers in the US and Canada. Well recently, I was using it to build a list of potential customers for the niche SaaS product I'm building, and what I found was...
  5. MarkNNelson

    Nice Facebook Advertising Resource

    Glen over at Viperchill puts out good content pretty consistently, and this recent post is no exception. There's even an MJ namecheck in there for extra credit ;) http://www.viperchill.com/1000-facebook-guide/
  6. MarkNNelson

    Attention Coders and Wannabes

    There's a company called Pluralsight that specializes in technical training videos. They've been around for a while, so you may already be familiar with them. They have thousands of hours of videos available online, and they're pretty decent quality. Well, they've recently acquired another...
  7. MarkNNelson

    That won't work...

    MINDSET 
    I just caught a new documentary about the singer-songwriter John Mayer, and he had this one quote that struck me. Thought I'd share:
  8. MarkNNelson

    Using Controversy To Gain Attention (Honey Maid)

    MARKETING 
    Bottom line up front: Can you find some subject (maybe a hot-button political topic, or maybe a certain celebrity, or a sports team) where the following 2 things hold true? To a large degree, your customers & target market are strongly aligned and in agreement on the issue. There's a...
  9. MarkNNelson

    New research on goal setting...

    MINDSET 
    Here's a link to some interesting new research on setting and attaining goals. It's a pretty dense read, but here's the short version: The researchers worked with 2 scenarios, dieting and sports performance. Dieting For the dieting experiment, they had one group set a goal of eating half of...
  10. MarkNNelson

    Derek Sivers interview & class

    MINDSET 
    Hey all. An article just came across my RSS reader, and I thought I'd share. The link goes to an interview that Derek Sivers (of CDBaby fame) did at some point. It also mentions an upcoming class that he's doing. http://sebastianmarshall.com/the-mentality-behind-the-magic-touch-by-derek-sivers...
  11. MarkNNelson

    On "Entry"

    MINDSET 
    I just read this guest post on Ramit Sethi's site, and regardless of your opinions on him, I think it's worth checking out. It's specifically relevant to barriers to entry, the "E" in CENTS. http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/how-to-win-any-competition-you-enter/ Here's the money quote:
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