Archive for May, 2006

Reess Kennedy’s textbookpower.com

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A fellow entrepreneur recently wrote me telling me about a new site that he started called textbookpower.com. It’s a solid directory of book purchasing sites that is sure to help any college student save money when purchasing those hefty textbooks that we all hate carrying around.
One of the cool features of this site is the […]

Digital Hustlers by Casey Kait and Stephen Weiss

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Digital Hustlers – Living Large and Falling Hard in Silicon Alley by Casey Kait and Stephen Weiss.
Just finished reading this book and wow…. it was definitely worth the read! During the few weeks that it took me to read this book on my city train rides, I was taken through a journey of Silicon Alley, […]

Coming…Entrepreneur Blog Network

What the hell have I been up to these past few weeks? Hmmmm… good question! I’ve been working on building the best entrepreneurship blog network on the net. Ever since I started blogging about entrepreneurism a few months back, I’ve noticed a serious void – there really wasn’t any collaborative unification of all of the […]

Podcast with Michael Simmons

Finally it’s here, ftt’s debut podcast and it’s with the one and only Michael Simmons, serial entrepreneur, public speaker, business writer, and the successful author of The Student Success Manifesto.
Michael is truly a unique entrepreneur with excellent insights on how students should be looking at the world of entrepreneurism. Through various speaking engagements to writing […]

My Dear Genius

gen•ius
n. pl. gen•ius•es
- Extraordinary intellectual and creative power.
- A person of extraordinary intellect and talent: “One is not born a genius, one becomes a genius” (Simone de Beauvoir).
- A person who has an exceptionally high intelligence quotient, typically above 140.
Above is the dictionary.com definition of the word “genius.” So what do […]

Mind Workout

What helps you be creative? What unlocks your imagination? What opens your mind wide open? For many people its things like: smoking pot (or drug of choice), playing music, or simply just talking to people who ooze creativity.
As an entrepreneur it is vital to stay on top of your creativity game. Whatever it is that […]

Don’t Ruin my Lunch

A few days ago I purchased a falafel sandwich from a new spot that I found on the street. I’m a vegetarian so I like that kind of stuff. Well, after taking a few bites of this new falafel, I noticed a few shreds of chicken poking out of the side. I got up and […]

Something out of Nothing

As an entrepreneur you have to be able to create something out of nothing, and you have to be able to get other people to join you in creating something out of nothing. So you’ve got to be able to lead people down a path where they’re not entirely sure where they’re going to go, […]

Thinking BIG in the Big Apple

So I just moved back into the city a few days ago. As some of you know, I recently graduated from college – Pace University — a semester early; since then I’ve been back home with the moms and pops on Long Island (Strong Island). But of course I had to get back into the […]

Fireballs keeping your company HOT

Every business team needs a fireball. What the hell is a fireball, you say? Well a fireball is that one motivated, driven, super-passionate, energetic, and absolutely crazy member who really keeps the vision going and burning.
This member continues to throw flames of motivation, energy, determination, and positive energy all over the place – nonstop.
Yeah…yeah…yeah… In […]