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Confidence. It’s What You Need To Start A Business

Thoughts - 16 November 2011

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The following is a guest post by Edel O’Mahony. Edel is the UK’s leading expert in energetic communications. She has over 30 years of experience and has helped hundreds of people to find their confidence and become magnificent. Her latest book 21 Steps to Confidence is available from Amazon.com. For more information please visit: www.pathofthepeacefulwarrior.com [...]

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Why Things Should Not Be Free

Thoughts - 11 October 2011

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There is way too much free stuff out there. Some of them are not very good. As an entrepreneur, I come to realize that nothing is free. And they shouldn’t be. If an entrepreneur built something that offers value, they should charge for it. The Need To Monetize A few days ago, I brought a [...]

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Gaining Access Is The New Black

Thoughts - 04 October 2011

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“_____ is the new black” is a saying that something has suddenly become very popular. Take the following: “Google is the new black”. That became popular when people started using Google as a verb. There’s a new trend in the world of entrepreneurship. And it’s this: “Gaining access to people is the new black”. You [...]

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Entrepreneurs, How’s Your Willpower?

Thoughts - 02 August 2011

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Am I the only one who thought the Green Lantern movie had a great message for entrepreneurs? I just saw it recently, and had no prior knowledge of what it was about. Come to find out, the source of the power for the character and the other Green Lanterns is willpower. And the movie depicts [...]

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The Top 10 Must See Movies for Entrepreneurs

Thoughts - 20 July 2011

The Top 10 Must See Movies for Entrepreneurs

Not too long ago I wrote the an article about the Top Fictional Entrepreneurs of all time and it inspired the this article about the Top Movies for Entrepreneurs. So the following is the list of movies I think are the must see for entrepreneurs. 10. The Big Lebowski Ok this movie really has nothing [...]

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Teen Business Summit, It’s About Time Someone Did Something

Thoughts - 06 July 2011

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With the first-ever global business conference coming up in August, I wanted to share many of the inspirations and frustrations that made us create this event. The summit is for you, teens and young adults out there who are looking for answers in starting a business. This was created to benefit you, not us. World [...]

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Top Fictional Entrepreneurs Of All Time

Thoughts - 29 June 2011

Top Fictional Entrepreneurs Of All Time

Today I am going to count down the top 5 best Fictional Entrepreneurs of all time!   First Honorable Mention Jeffrey Lebowski (the Big Lebowski not the Dude) Ok Jeffrey Lebowski appears to be a disabled old man, who is a Millionaire. He lost the use of his legs in Korea, he appears to own [...]

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Why You Should And Should Not Take Peter Thiel’s Offer To Skip College

Thoughts - 20 June 2011

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In this article, we’ll take a look at the pros and cons of Peter Thiel’s 100k offer to entrepreneurial teens to skip college. The fellowship gives teens 100k over two years to build a company but the deal is that they can’t enroll in college. The first members of the 20 Under 20 Fellows were [...]

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[How To] Make Connection With Important People

Thoughts - 15 June 2011

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I had a few people ask how I was able to pull together the star power for the Teen Business Summit. Of course, they meant how I was able to get speakers like Guy Kawasaki, Kevin Hall, and others. In this post, I’m going to talk about how I go about making connections with important [...]

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How To Overcome Fear As An Entrepreneur

Thoughts - 11 April 2011

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Two weeks ago, I met with two friends who were my previous business partners. About three years ago, we worked on a project that would provide a web solution for the interior design and architecture industry. The project eventually did not work out and we went our separate ways. I stayed on the entrepreneurial path. [...]

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