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I’m currently in the process of reading the Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss and actually almost done for that matter (book review coming soon!).  I have featured Tim Ferriss on this site in the past for various entrepreneur related topics (The Entrepreneur Spotlight: Tim Ferriss).  He is a pretty interesting guy who has found one path to entrepreneur success inspiring many others to do the same.  The other day I came across this in-depth interview with Tim where he discusses in good detail some of his past businesses and how he built his own business from the ground up.  It’s a great interview worth the watch and pretty recent.  Check it out and don’t forget to leave a comment before you go.


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Fark.com is a social community website where users submit interesting news links and comment on them.  What started as a simple news link sharing website has turned into a multimillion dollar grossing site for on entrepreneur.  Not only does Fark gross millions each year now, but it was actually the first reported blog style site to break the one million dollars a year marker.  For this and more we take a look at entrepreneur Drew Curtis in the spotlight this week. We’ll look at just how he did it and highlight what lessons any upcoming entrepreneur can learn. More »

Welcome to part II of this three part post series! Last week I wrote an article on some of the important characteristics an entrepreneur should aim to develop if they don’t already have them. I received a few emails asking if there were any other entrepreneurship characteristics they should be looking to achieve, which inspired me to turn my post from last week into a three part series on the topic. Today, we continue that conversation on finding your own entrepreneurship characteristics as we look at five additional equally important ones.
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Whether you’re a entrepreneur who has been in the game for several years or you’re just starting to get your toes wet, making sure you take the time to file your small business earnings properly is a must unless you want a very unpleasant visit from Uncle Sam.  It’s frustrating enough to file my regular taxes most years, but even more so now trying to figure out how to include my entrepreneur ventures (well the ones that profited) on top of it. Fear not for I have some excellent tax tips for any entrepreneur running a business that are sure to make your next filing much easier. More »

Squidoo.com is Social community website where users create pages on any topic they find interesting.  Combining ease of use along with an active community where people can read, share, and explore information in many different forms was one entrepreneurs key to success.  Squidoo not only brings in huge traffic amounts each month, but also some solid profit along with it.  For this and more we take a look at entrepreneur Seth Godin in the spotlight this week.   We’ll look at just how he did it and highlight what lessons any upcoming entrepreneur can learn. More »

What does it take to be an entrepreneur?  I find myself asking this question often as many of you may.  While I don’t believe there is any one thing or set of characteristics that make or break you as an entrepreneur, I do believe there are definite entrepreneurship characteristics that can greatly benefit you as an entrepreneur should you be lucky enough to possess them.  Today, I would like to kick off the first of a three part post on what characteristics one should aim to have if he or she is interested in a career as an entrepreneur.
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Evernote is easily one of my all time favorite applications to come around in the past decade.  Let me start though by saying Evernote has no affiliate program, and I don’t get a single cent for praising this product.  This is simply based on the great experience (like so many others) that I have had so far with the application.  If you’re looking for a tool to help you get organized, be more productive, and have access to your information 24/7, well then keep reading because I’ve got the answer for you along with 5 great reasons why I love Evernote.

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Scribd.com is social community site where users can upload documents of all shapes and varieties to share with the general public.  Scribd has quickly grown in popularity since it’s launch about 3 years ago.  It has since become a great success for one entrepreneur.  For that reason and many more, this week in the spotlight we take a look at entrepreneur Trip Adler. We’ll look at just how he did it and highlight what lessons any upcoming entrepreneur can learn. More »

Starting your own business is essentially what defines you as an entrepreneur.  It’s something anyone with some time and hard work can do regardless of background or location.  I talk a lot on Techlifemashup about the benefits of running your business online, but I recently came across an interesting piece of information that some of you out there might find interesting.    CNBC just finished ranking their 40 best states to open a new business in based on a variety of factors such as quality of life and cost of living.  We’ve got the best 10 for you hear today. More »

Gary Vaynerchuk is an interesting recent high-profile entrepreneur.  Some people seem to love him while others find is in your face personality to be a little too intense.  Either way though, it doesn’t change the fact that Gary is a successful entrepreneur by any standard who was able to turn his parent’s small wine business into a multimillion dollar per year business.


As I discussed here a few weeks ago (The Entrepreneur Spotlight: Gary Vaynerchuk), Gary has since gone onto publish a book and become a motivational speaker for hopeful future entrepreneurs.  In the interview below, Vaynerchuk offers some good advice to anyone looking to start their own business and provides some insight into what he feels helped to make him such a success.