‘Entrepreneurship’ Posts

  • Make Your Own Barcodes – The Lazy Man’s Guide

    I admit it.
    I felt like a rockstar the first time I made a bar code.
    Taking your first step to get your product carried in lots of stores is an awesome feeling!
    It’s actually super easy too. The hard part is knowing what format you need and what numbers to input into the barcode generator. So [...]

  • Total Niche Domination: World’s Greatest Soda Pop Store (VIDEO!)

    Just don’t look for Pepsi in this store. You won’t find it.

    Damn! This man knows his stuff! If you know business, you’ll hear winning lessons in everything he says from beating big business to glass vs. plastic. On small business. On big business. On kick ass soda. Though admittedly more on soda than business.
    “I don’t [...]

  • How to Become an Entrepreneur

    All entrepreneurs start as unabashed optimists.
    Even those that fail.
    But the successful ones have one thing in common: They act. And more importantly, they act until they get it right.
    If you are getting into entrepreneurship, there are a number of battle tested actions you can take to get off to a successful start. This is [...]

  • Why Patents Can’t Protect You (And How to Succeed Anyway)

    Many entrepreneurs think that a patent can protect their idea while they get rich.
    But they’re wrong.
    Patents don’t protect anything these days. Patents only buy you time. How you leverage this time between your launch and your competitors’ response is what will make or break your success.
    Remember the first ED drug on the market? The [...]

  • Love Your Business Plan Long Time

    It’s no wonder so many people hate business plans.
    They haven’t been taught the RIGHT way to use them. Let’s fix that. Because personally, I f*%”#$ LOVE them.
    1. Never Let the Ink Dry
    Business plans are living documents. They aren’t a magnum opus that you write once and shelve proudly near the box of Cubans. They [...]

  • QuickLook: E-Myth Revisited

    “The difference between a warrior and an ordinary man is that a warrior sees everything as a challenge, while an ordinary man sees everything as either a blessing or a curse.”-Carlos Castaneda, A Separate Peace, quoted in E-Myth
    In the E-Myth Revisited, Michael Gerber explains what it means to be an entrepreneur and who you have [...]

  • How to Get Rich 101

    Yes, there is a key to how to get rich.
    It’s not a product or a 10-step program. It’s free. It’s a pattern of behavior used by ALL the self-made wealthy including Richard Branson and Warren Buffet. If you want to be rich, you must first master this pattern.
    The rich buy assets, then things. The poor [...]

  • FREE Financial Statements

    Financial statements are your scorecard in the game of wealth.
    They reveal your financial strengths and weaknesses, allow you to strategize, and show you when you have sufficient resources to launch your next venture. To be a competitive player in this game, you need to be using financial statements. Athletes keep score, entrepreneurs should too.
    Below [...]