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Quit Your Job And Die Alone

By Financial Samurai on January 30th 2012 in Business 170 comments

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Before you take advice from someone to not get a job after college or quit your current job to “live your dreams,” breathe for a moment and punch yourself in the face. After you’re done with your deep breathing beat down, ask yourself what are the credentials of someone encouraging you to quit your job [...]

How To Get Published: Review of The Unconventional Guide To Publishing

By Sydney on January 11th 2012 in Entrepreneurship 7 comments

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A lot of people, myself included, have dreams of writing a book someday and getting on the best seller list.  There’s something magical about books and I’ve been fascinated with them ever since the days when my parents first read to me as a toddler.  I love spending hours in the library browsing up and [...]

Interview With The Founder Of Giggle Gourmet: A Zesty New Food Line

By Sydney on January 5th 2012 in Entrepreneurship 18 comments

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As you guys know, I have a lot of fitness and health goals in 2012 and am trying to eat more fresh foods on a daily basis.  I’m a big fan of farmers markets and buy local produce twice a week on average, sometimes three times a week in the summer.  I’ve noticed that in [...]

Tips to Prepare for an Un-Template-d Lifestyle

By Sunil on November 21st 2011 in Entrepreneurship 19 comments

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I have been fortunate enough thus far in life in that I have been able to start, establish and sell several successful businesses. Currently I manage a portfolio of online and offline businesses that allow me to live the mobile lifestyle. However, before any of this was materialized, I too like most people in this [...]

Interview with Benny Hsu of Get Busy Living and Photo 365

By Sydney on November 2nd 2011 in Entrepreneurship 18 comments

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Today I’m excited to share an insightful and fun interview with Benny Hsu of Get Busy Living and Photo 365.  I’ve gotten to know Benny online over the last 8 or 9 months and am continually inspired by his energy and zest for life.  He’s accomplished a ton this year and is a great example [...]

Interview With Fifth&Brannan Fashion Entrepreneur Kate Wintrode

By Sydney on September 26th 2011 in Entrepreneurship 22 comments

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Today we have a special interview with fashion entrepreneur Kate Wintrode of Fifth&Brannan!  I had the pleasure of meeting her this past summer at the 5&B launch party and am super excited to share this interview with you guys! Sydney: Tell us a little bit about your company Fifth&Brannan. Kate: We started Fifth&Brannan to bring [...]

Shoot For Profitability Or Market Share With Your Start-Up?

By Financial Samurai on August 24th 2011 in Business 8 comments

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One of the most fascinating decisions to make in running any start-up is deciding when is the right time to start making a profit.  The irony is that Untemplater is much more profitable than a website like BusinessInsider.com founded by Henry Blodget, not because Untemplater makes so much money, but because Business Insider, despite it’s [...]

The Ins And Outs Of Launching A Startup In Silicon Valley

By Financial Samurai on August 22nd 2011 in Business 6 comments

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These days, it seems like everybody is starting their own companies and getting rich in Sili Valley. With Wall St. throwing money hand over fist in social media land, and investors paying mind-boggling multiples, you might be crazy NOT to create a start-up and move out to the Bay Area! Plenty of people got filthy [...]

Success Requires Agendas And Priorities

By Sydney on August 4th 2011 in Business 15 comments

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The world can be one mean, scary, and downright cruel place for the lost and unprepared.  It can also be one utterly boring stage for the passive, “someday” day dreamers who follow the same routines day after day, too afraid to break out of the template lifestyle.  While there is no guaranteed, flop-free recipe for [...]