Young Successful Entrepreneur

I find it easiest to write when I’m feeling stressed, angry, unhappy, or frustrated.  I’ve recently been plagued with a string of happiness, making me feel uneasy, as if I don’t deserve it.
By no means have I ‘made it’ yet, but the tunnel was pitch black at so many points this year, and I finally [...]

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Ramit Sethi taught me to organize my savings account to save for items/moments in my life that are important to me: House, Gifts, Car, Travel, Wedding, and Just for Fun.  Because I am now actively saving money for a goal, I am able to indulge my money on things without feeling guilty about [...]

I spent my days at UCLA reading business books in class and building organizations instead of doing homework.  I disliked academics and forcing myself to do homework or pay attention in class would only cause me frustration.   I found that I would constantly ask myself, “When will I ever use these things in the real [...]

Some of my awesome readers recently asked me how I was able to assemble the Future Delivery team.  First off, I must give the credit to Yu-kai Chou because he’s amazing at team building.  Secondly, it has nothing to do with funding.
Instead of giving you general advice, I thought I would tell you specifically how [...]

The small conference room is sweaty because of the amount of nervous people crammed into it.  A Fortune 500 client is in the room, and the team is presenting our results for the past 3 months.  A quarterly review - our chance to justify why a client should keep paying us money for our work.
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What is that 1 special quality that allows one entrepreneur to succeed over another?  Is it hustle, determination, persistence, leadership, or luck?  I have seen many startup teams who have received funding fail because they weren’t able to reach critical mass and ran out of cash.  I have seen many entrepreneurs fail because [...]

“Everybody gets one chance to do something great. Most people never take the chance, either because they’re too scared, or they don’t recognize it when it spits on their shoes”
- The Babe
Chance spat on my shoe in 2009.  2010 is the year I take action…