TechLifeMashup | Entrepreneurs, Social Media, and Technology

Slashdot.com is a technology news site where users submit related content that is then either approved for public view or denied by system administrators.  What started out as a simple hobby blog quickly transformed into a cash  generating machine for one entrepreneur who found career success through this website.   For this and more we take a look at entrepreneur Rob Malda in the spotlight this week. We’ll look at just how he did it and highlight what lessons any upcoming entrepreneur can learn. More »

You have to spend money to make money or so the saying goes.  Any entrepreneur will tell you that you’re always going to have to spend a little money at least even if it’s just to buy your domain and hosting for your next startup.  Most entrepreneurs and first timers actually spend much more than a little bit of money getting their idea off the ground and running.  Knowing how to save money during the early stages of any startup can be crucial in the long-term success of the business.  Today we take a look at 5 quick ways you can save money on your next startup, which in the end means more money in your pockets.
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A fellow entrepreneur once said to me fail often, but fail fast. The idea behind this being that we learn the most from our failures, which only make us that much more likely to succeed the next time around as entrepreneurs rarely succeed on the first try.  By failing fast, you learn a lot, but also minimize your costs, time, and lost of resources in the process.  Recently, Adam Savage of the popular TV show Mythbusters gave a speech on the topic of failure highlighting his (many) failures throughout his career to get to where he is today.  Whether your a fan or not of the show (I am), there is no denying the success of Adam from Mythbusters.  Failure is a common topic in the entrepreneur space and knowing how to work with it a crucial to any entrepreneurs’ success.  Adam brings up many good points that any entrepreneur can apply to their own life and goals.  See for yourself!


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Jeri Ellsworth isn’t a name many entrepreneur enthusiasts may know of the top of their heads, but she is a true entrepreneur in every sense of the word with quite a strong following.  Not only is she a computer circuit wiz-kid developing game systems that can fit in the controller alone, but she is also a very savvy small business owner as you will soon find out. For this and more we take a look at entrepreneur Jeri Ellsworth in the spotlight this week. We’ll look at just how she did it and highlight what lessons any upcoming entrepreneur can learn. More »

Happy Monday to you!  Here we are at the start of the week, but also at the end of this three part post series on entrepreneurship characteristics! Last week I wrote a second article on some of the more important characteristics an entrepreneur should aim to develop if they don’t already have them.  Today, we conclude that conversation on entrepreneurship characteristics by looking at the last five major characteristics any entrepreneur should be striving for.  Not only are these final 5 crucial to entrepreneurs, but also anyone who operates in the business world be it big or small business.
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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 »