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Money: Not The Best Investment

In a recent survey by Bankrate.com, more than a quarter of Americans stated that the best way to invest money they didn’t need for more than 10 years was cold, hard cash. Real estate came next at 23 percent, gold or other precious metals at 16 percent, and the stock market only at 14 percent. […]
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To Become An Expert, Do This One Thing

From LinkedIn I want to learn how to code. If I know how to code, I can build things.I can also communicate with the tech entrepreneurs I invest in. So I signed up for MIT’s Gentle Introduction to Python. Apart from one early success – I successfully programmed the game rock, paper, scissors – I […]
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All Successful Entrepreneurs Have This Quality

GEOFFREY JAMES, INC.  What makes an entrepreneur successful? Some people believe it’s the ability to innovate. However, many startups are refinements of existing business models or improvements on how everyday products and services are delivered.  Being innovative helps, but it’s not the deciding factor. How about access to capital? It’s admittedly difficult to start a business […]
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SMART CHART – Real Return of Cash

SAM RO When investors get scared and they have nowhere to hide, they move their money to cash. Cash is arguably a great place to store your wealth briefly until you make your next investing move. However, cash itself is not really an investment. “The one thing I will tell you is the worst investment […]
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Connect, Then Lead

From HarvardBusinessReview Is it better to be loved or feared? Niccolò Machiavelli pondered that timeless conundrum 500 years ago and hedged his bets. “It may be answered that one should wish to be both,” he acknowledged, “but because it is difficult to unite them in one person, it is much safer to be feared than […]
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The No 1 Thing Successful People Always Do!

Bernard Marr Well, we all want to be successful, right? Success is most commonly understood as making a lot of money or having a stellar career in business, sports or entertainment. However, success can equally mean being successful at a hobby or learning a new skill, successfully raising great children, being a wonderful spouse, successfully […]
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How To Create A Financial Plan

When people think of a financial plan, many assume it involves setting up a budget, saving for retirement and looking for good investment products. But a financial plan goes much deeper than that. If properly done and updated regularly, it could mean the difference between financial independence and financial dependence. Here are key steps on how to […]
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The Einstein Theory of Public Speaking

Adam Bryant Corner Office Columnist at The New York Times If you’ve ever spoken to a large audience, you know the challenge: how to calibrate the message and delivery so that your talk hits the sweet spot of being simple but not too simple. Marcus Ryu, the CEO of Guidewire, put his finger on an idea that I’ve […]
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How Failure Made These Entrepreneurs Millions

BY JANE PORTER When Steve Blank appeared on the cover of Wired magazine nine years ago, his company then, Rocket Science Games, was expected to revolutionize the videogame industry. At the time, Blank didn’t let the skepticism of critics faze him.   “I thought I was a genius,” he says. Three months later, when he called his mother to let […]
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