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Archive for the “Tips & Tricks!” Category
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The Side Hustle!
Posted Under: Tips & Tricks! on 26 Feb, 2011
I recently came across this post How to Get Your Job to Pay for Your Side Gig on GenJuice, which instantly reminded me of a post I read quite a few months ago on Under30CEO – 15 ways to use your 9-5 job to start a business and the heated discussion around it. As much as I loved reading both of these posts, I don’t agree with either. I second each one of the productivity tips that the “Anonymous” writer suggested in the article however, I would not encourage the young and aspiring entrepreneurs to utilize these tips to finish early with the day job and spend rest of the day on their side gig. Don’t get me wrong here! The post is full of practical tips that everyone should follow, only not for the purpose that the title & opening paragraph suggests....
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Business Plan – A waste of time!
Posted Under: Tips & Tricks! on 19 Feb, 2011
I recently read this article “Starting up… Without a Business Plan” on Wall St. Journal Blog, where Colleen DeBaise with the example of a successful entrepreneur who decided to not write a business plan, raises a very interesting question. Are Business Plans a waste of time? First of all, I really enjoyed the write-up as well as some of the very insightful and thought provoking comments! Now, as someone who has done both, started and run a successful business without a formal business plan in the past and someone who helps people start businesses and write business plans, I find this topic very intriguing. To quote a particular commenter – “Last but not least, W. Randall Jones wrote the book, “The Richest Man in Town,” which profiles 100 of the...
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