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    45: Average Age of Successful Founder

    Research: The Average Age of a Successful Startup Founder Is 45 (According to the Harvard Business Review) I know there are a lot of younger folks on here who see the success of some of their younger peers and lament that they themselves will never make it. Don't dispair! Keep plugging away...
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    Take my Business for Free!

    MARKETPLACE 
    Some of you may know that I took an INE and created www.ValueCrates.com We were featured on MSNBC, invited to audition for Shark Tank, and have a number of partnership agreements with large property management companies. Unfortunately, a number of circumstances have led to be being unable to...
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    Help Us Build a School in Ethiopia

    MARKETPLACE 
    As some of you know, I took an INE from the forum and built it into a small but growing business (www.ValueCrates.com). We recently hired a delivery driver (Lindsey), who inspired us to think more broadly about the impact we could have. In addition to working for us, he is also a minister both...
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    Animated Digital Resume Service

    If you're a talented animator or coder looking to freelance your way out of your day job, consider starting a service that creates awesome resumes like this: http://www.rleonardi.com/interactive-resume/ I can even see this being a full blown business, where you create templates that customers...
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    Don't be me: a tale of giving up too early.

    I came across this image on my Facebook feed today. I had this idea 3 years ago - the company on the Outer Banks featured in the post was the first I pitched to. I was basically told to get the **** out of their flight school. I pitched 2 more companies and quit the idea, thinking that no...
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    Name my Poop Shield - win money (at least $100)!

    HOT! 
    Hi - I need a new name for my patent-pending Poop Shield (apparently, having "poop" in the name is a no-no :) ). It's designed to keep infants' hands out of their poop/genital region during diaper changes. I'll select a winner by midnight EST on Friday (48 hrs). The winner will receive a gift...
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    What were you doing on May 13, 2013?

    http://www.quora.com/I-am-24-years-old-and-just-started-learning-coding-I-want-to-be-a-programmer-Am-I-too-late-on-the-game A 23 year old economics major went from never having coded a thing in her life, to self-coding one of the most popular health and fitness iOS apps - all in under a year...
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    9 Founders describe how they validated their concepts

    MARKETING 
    http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/233408 Note that many of them didn't have an actual product built before they started validating.
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    C&B ticket up for grabs

    Unfortunately I must bow out of C&B this year due to my son’s unexpected medical diagnosis. PM me if you are interested in purchasing my ticket.
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    (Spoiler Alert!) Shark Tank Watch Party Live Thread

    OFF-TOPIC 
    It's time! (well - almost, but I thought I'd get the banter started early!)
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    "Get your hands out of your poop!"

    MARKETPLACE 
    50% of infants put their hands in their poop when having their diaper changed. Is your kid one of them? Mine is. He'd put his hands in his poop all the time (and if he wasn't doing that he was scratching the crap out of his stomach and legs because of his eczema). I'd have to use one of my...
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    Are you a copywriting assassin? Click here to prove it.

    HOT! MARKETING 
    I'm looking for a few good copywriting warriors to destroy my landing page - I've never made one before. If it sucks, please tell me it sucks and why. If it rocks, I'll know because you will have signed up for my service. Just kidding :) http://unbouncepages.com/racealong-pricing-landing/...
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    Ever wonder why some people get fat?

    HOT! 
    Me Too! I want to deliver value to people who want to lose weight and gain fitness through exercise...specifically those who oscillate from motivation and dedication, to slacking off and gaining weight. However, as we've all learned, it's not about me...it's about you. If you've ever...
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    Medal of Honor recipient discusses leadership

    Enjoyed this discussion by Captain Swenson. There is a lot to take away with regard to humility, leadership, followership and selfless service. I believe there are a lot of parallels with regard to leading people in business and self-directed guidance toward a singular goal.
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    Who else is inspired by the Olympics?

    MINDSET 
    It's Olympics season - every 2 years we are treated to the best athletes in the world laying their hearts, souls and bodies on the line, all in order to achieve the title of "Olympic Champion" and reach the Pantheon of sport. I don't know about you guys, but one of the only things that gets me...
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    Appsumo's 7 Lessons of 2013

    MINDSET 
    http://www.appsumo.com/new-year-monthly1k/?rf=emst It's always interesting when successful people do a postmortem and explain the "why" behind their decisions, especially when those decisions end up driving further success.
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    Trying to find a niche? Not selling as much as you'd like? 20 Min TED Talk

    MINDSET 
    http://www.ted.com/talks/view/lang/en//id/848 A colleague shared this with me - awesome video, and totally alligns with what I'm experiencing right now and why I've - after 4+ years - started to achieve success. (I am not affiliated with this person in any way - one of the Army officers I work...
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    What happens when no one wants your leads?

    The Good: I came up with an idea relating to one of my favorite vacation spots. Since opening 3 days ago, I have 15 clients willing to pay over $60,000 collectively to rent vacation homes at this location. I am easily getting 3-4 new clients per day. I'm astonished at how quickly I've had...
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    Pitch Template

    Hi everyone - I have a huge opportunity to get a major contract for my business. I have a presentation to give the executive team and owners next week. I was wondering if anyone had a presentation template/layout they would like to share, or knew of a good place to buy one online. Thanks!
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    Business/Domain Name - unique and catchy or name with keyword

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    I am thinking about starting another ecommerce business (my current one failed - but that will be for another "lessons learned" post). We are looking at the roller/inline hockey wheel and accessory niche. We have done some pretty good market research, and we ourselves are avid and long-time...
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