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    Entrepreneur Story on Tim Ferriss Podcast

    I just listened to this podcast and a couple of things struck me: He was on the podcast as a "4-Hour Workweek Case Study", but very little of what he talked about aligned with specifics from The 4-Hour Work Week. Everything he has done to achieve success matches with TMF and Unscripted. His...
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    Meet Kevin: Dave Ramsey Exposed

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    Interesting... the original Meet Kevin video at the topic of this thread is still watchable but is currently 'unlisted'.
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    Which domain sounds right?

    SIDE HUSTLE WEB DESIGN 
    Or what about one of these: Do digital better Better Web design and copy for Wordpress Better WordPress, better digital
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    Which domain sounds right?

    SIDE HUSTLE WEB DESIGN 
    What about "We help you do digital"?
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    Which domain sounds right?

    SIDE HUSTLE WEB DESIGN 
    I have absolutely no professional expertise, so this is entirely my opinion as an uninformed consumer - I don't like any of them, and Andy's suggestion went 'ding ding' in my mind. The five listed sound really generic to me, whereas "Sampathdigital.com" says to me "I am my own brand, digital is...
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    Boring or Terrible Service Businesses that Have the Potential for Fastlaners...

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    What about bringing modern era / digital technologies to the boring, inefficient industries, without having to get your hands dirty. Instead of fighting the grind of running one of these businesses better than the competitors, what about providing a more efficient marketplace for customers to...
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    From Academia to Fastlania: Second Act in my Life

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    @lowtek - Thanks for the comment and glad to hear things are going well for you as an entrepreneur! Machine Learning / AI are such hot topics now. I was even thinking that re-training in that area might be where I could go in future. Were you involved in those areas in your PhD and industry...
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    From Academia to Fastlania: Second Act in my Life

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    @DustinH - Comrade! Although, I have to admit to being not much of a biochemist. My background is synthetic organic chemistry - I've never even touched a gel or 'done a western'! I had exactly the same thought a few years ago. I really wanted to set up a website for people to share instructional...
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    From Academia to Fastlania: Second Act in my Life

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    Hey @fizzteemo - thanks for the comment. Yep, MJ's books drove that home. My efforts so far had been to post YouTube videos with free content on organic chem, but since reading MJ's books, I have been getting involved helping students in some Facebook groups and on the chemistry stackexchange. I...
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    From Academia to Fastlania: Second Act in my Life

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    @Practician - thanks for the detailed and very interesting post! It's very generous of you to share :) I get the feeling you were hesitant to provide advice against going down the path I outlined above. Please don't be - you're words and advice are really valuable. That's why I came to this...
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    From Academia to Fastlania: Second Act in my Life

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    @Suzanne Bazemore - I guess I have pre-med students in mind as my target persona, since I know they are particularly motivated to do whatever it takes to pass the courses that are pre-req for medicine. And, looking at this online organic chemistry teaching space, the most successful monetized...
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    Faster and Cheaper Alternatives to College - Art of Manliness podcast

    Thanks for the tip. I used to listen to the AoM podcast religiously, but have fallen off the wagon - looking forward to hearing this episode. I loved being a university student and I've spent the last ~ 20 years working at universities, but I think the tide is changing. As a product, the...
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    From Academia to Fastlania: Second Act in my Life

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    Thanks for the comment Sevan. Sounds like you've got a solid plan - good luck!
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    From Academia to Fastlania: Second Act in my Life

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    Thanks Andy Black. I did look at the options. One of many things I could easily get stuck in analysis paralysis over. I was leaning towards Teachable. Didn't really look into Gumroad.
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    From Academia to Fastlania: Second Act in my Life

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    No, I'm all talk and no show at the moment! Formally, I would need to disclose and get approval from the university (for 'outside work') for listing any courses for sale, and I wasn't set up for doing quality recordings at home. So, I steered my last term's teaching towards providing YouTube...
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    From Academia to Fastlania: Second Act in my Life

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    Thanks for taking the time to respond! Yes! And it seems ubiquitous. My sister has worked in the public service her whole life. Moving 'permanent' jobs to contractors is so last decade. Now they're moving to labour hire and the results are disastrous - no continuity, expertise, commitment to...
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    From Academia to Fastlania: Second Act in my Life

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    Growing up in Brisbane, Australia, I always wanted to be a scientist. Well, that's not quite true, but it's the story I've told myself for years now. I loved learning things, loved doing experiments and despite hating the idea of 'fame' I thought it would be cool if my name was in one of those...
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    You're from where??

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    Brisbane, Australia. I grew up here, lived elsewhere for 10 years, then moved back in 2007. It's a great place to live. But, for a fun/interesting/embarrassing fact I'll share this one - Brisbane was a very poorly planned and serviced city until the 1960s and large parts of the city (~ 600K...
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    I've Read UNSCRIPTED!

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    Listened to this first and went straight on to Fastlane. Great, inspiring and a kick up the arse. A real no-BS book. As much as I loved hearing MJ narrate Fastlane, the narrator of Unscripted was awesome and the sound quality was really professional. These two books are exactly what I need right...
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    I've Read The Millionaire Fastlane!

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    Just finished listening to the audiobook on Audible. So many highlights and f$%k yeah bits! Gotta say, as a fellow canker sore sufferer - I chuckled and nodded in agreement at that part. Can't wait to buy MJ's Marvellous Canker Cure. :)
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