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· Max Chang
10 Ways to Prepare For Entrepreneurship in College
While nowadays, seems cool to skip college to launch a startup, there are still quite a bit of aspiring entrepreneurs who still choose to go to college first. Their reasons can range from wanting the degree safety net, maybe they don’t have a solid idea yet, or their parents…
· Waylae Gregoire
Shark Tank Entrepreneur: Why College is the Best Time to Launch a Startup
Pitching a company is a make or break situation. When you are pitching to the Sharks on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” you can bet that most entrepreneurs break, but there are a skilled few who have that special something to land a deal with the hungry and critical billionaire investors.…
· Waylae Gregoire
College Student Reveals How He Mines Bitcoins in His Dorm Room — The Cheap Way
Nothing in the tech world confuses us as much as Bitcoin it seems. What we do know about it is that it’s volatile and it can be worth a ton of money, but we hardly understand where it comes from, who invented it apparently, or what it is past being a crypto-currency- even that…
· Michael Tunney
15 Reasons Why You Should Drop Out Of College
For more and more young people, college is being thought of as more of an option, rather than a necessity, and for good reason. The university system looks more like a shell game than a place to be educated. Hell, the symbol for America’s university system, Harvard, is a hedge…
· Benny Luo
D.A. Wallach: Bringing An Artist’s Touch to Technology
It’s extremely rare to find people who seem to have an amazing balance of everything. D.A. Wallach is one of these people. For one, he’s an accomplished scholar who attended Harvard University and graduated with honors in African-American studies. Secondly, he’s a successful…
· Sebastian Dillon
This Guy Just Discovered a GENIUS Approach to Job Hunting We All Should Learn From
It’s no secret that many college students today are struggling to find decent jobs after graduation. The market is simply not the same as it once was. One of these struggling graduates is 22-year-old Alfred Ajani, who’s applied to more than 300 jobs since graduating with a…
· Editorial Staff
He was a Monk in India for 12 Years Before Becoming an Energy Drink Billionaire
This is Manoj Bhargava. Manoj Bhargava was born in 1953 in Lucknow, a prosperous city in northern India. His family was well off in India with a compound surrounded by lush gardens and servants. His family left India in 1967 when his father went to pursue a Ph.D. at The Wharton…
· Benny Luo
YouTube Star Helps Struggling Parents Pay off Mortgage — His Secret to Success is Surprisingly Simple
When you come from humble beginnings with parents that sacrifice a lot for you, there’s no better feeling than the moment you’re successful enough to pay them back. That moment came very recently for YouTube star Timothy Delaghetto, who was able to give him parents a check…
· Editorial Staff
15 People Share Memories of Growing Up Poor — Prepare Your Box of Tissues
Recently, redditor Luizeef posed a question on to the reddit community: “what memory from your childhood makes you think wow we were poor?”
· Editorial Staff
Brian Sacca of ‘Wolf of Wall Street’: Why The Key to Success is Not Just About Hustling
It’s no secret that one of the hottest films last year was The Wolf of Wall Street. While I’m sure many learned a ton of creative sales techniques they can apply to their own businesses, there was a certain actor in the film with ties to Silicon Valley we didn’t expect. That…
· Editorial Staff
10 Types of Entrepreneurs You Are Bound to Meet At Some Point
You walk into a networking event full of young entrepreneurs- each one has their own business ideas, passion and motives. Of course you only want to network with the winners, but how do you pick them out? These are the ten kinds of entrepreneurs you are bound to run in to when…
· Editorial Staff
Wayne Huizenga: How This Modest Garbage Man Became a Self-Made Billionaire
This is the inspiring story of a Chicago-born man by the name of Wayne Huizenga. From an early-age, his father told him, “You can’t make money working for someone else.” After dropping out of college after only one year, a family friend convinced him to get into the trash…
· Editorial Staff
Jay Michael: Why Only the Best Entrepreneurs Have Style in Their Business
Of all the sides of entrepreneurship that we focus on, like being profitable and sustainable, style seems to be the one that falls through the cracks, despite it being the most important. Sometimes it takes somebody with a refreshing perspective of both the business world and…
· Sebastian Dillon
11 Ways to Get Important People to Take You Seriously When You’re a ‘Nobody’
One of the biggest struggles for our generation in the business world is to be taken seriously. Being young is enough of a reason for investors and business professionals to view you as illegitimate, so naturally we must go the extra mile to prove our character and value. It’s…
· Benny Luo
How Two High School Club Promoters Who Hated Each Other Built a Multi-Million Dollar Nightlife Empire
For anyone that loves partying at the hottest venues in any major city in the world, chances are you’ve most likely frequented a place owned by Jason Strauss and Noah Tepperberg. This dynamic duo are the founders of Strategic Hospitality Group, the company that owns some of the…
· Benny Luo
Robert Greene: How to Master Success
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Robert Greene. For those of you who don’t know who he is, he’s a New York Times bestselling author of books like “The 48 Laws of Power” and the “ The Art of Seduction.” Robert is not just your typical author though. Unlike many…
· Waylae Gregoire
These Ladies Have Been Entrepreneurs For Just 6 Weeks & Have Already Raised $20,000
Truly successful people hate how so many ‘wantrepreneurs’ talk about how much they want to build a company, but never act on it. These two college entrepreneurs are about to make most aspiring entrepreneurs look like wimps. Delara Fadavi and Danee Kenyon have only been…
· Editorial Staff
10 Things to Tell Yourself as You Begin Your Quarter-Life Crisis
Graduation is coming up and many of you will embark on a road to success faced with heavy uncertainty. You’ll suddenly find responsibilities landing on top of your shoulders and you’ll be expected to carry them with your head held high. You know the challenges that are ahead of…
· Editorial Staff
How Long Does a Startup Take to Exit? MuckerLab’s William Hsu Gives an Investor’s Perspective
When an entrepreneur is looking for funding for their company, Silicon Valley has typically been the go to spot to grow their startup- them and every other entrepreneur in the world it seems. But recently, LA’s startup scene is growing, providing a different setting as well as…
· Benny Luo
15 Crucial Lessons in Success For Those About to Graduate
After years of studying hard and pulling all-nighters, it’s finally the day you’ve been waiting for: commencement. As you walk up to receive your diploma, you take a quick glance at your parents up in the stands and realize how fast time has past since the days of them dropping…