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Night 1: Under30 Rockstar Biz Series

Just completed the first night of our Under30 Rockstar Biz Series. It was a huge success as Jared O'Toole did his seminar on blogging

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Added by Matt Wilson on September 15, 2009 at 12:41am — No Comments

Find a Mentor to Accelerate Success

Seek out a mentor if you are looking to get to where you want to go faster. There are people out there who have done it--why not ask for their help? I want to have readership in the millions to Under30CEO, have the #1 entrepreneur radio show, get a TV deal...there are people who've done this--why not ask?

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Added by Matt Wilson on August 22, 2009 at 10:07am — No Comments

Commit to Living the Dream

In one year, I went from Living the Dream, to rock bottom. Now I'm ready to focus on feeling like life has unlimited potential. Continue

Added by Matt Wilson on August 20, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

200 Green Business Ideas

Some are easy to get into and using free Internet services may actually be free or very low cost to start up..others may run into the hundreds of thousands (even millions) to start. But they will be in virtually every industry from pet care, health care, to sports, construction, and art. You name it there is a green business opportunity in every category of business. Well here we go..... 1. Green Salons...using organic hair products (coloring products and nail care in particular) and water and… Continue

Added by meredith gossland on August 3, 2009 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

Entrepreneurs: Get Uncomfortable

Entrepreneurs Start Doing Shit You Hate Everytime I have a breakdown, a panic attack, and I feel like I have no idea what I'm doing as an entrepreneur/ business owner--something good comes out of it. When I'm totally out of my comfort zone is when I have my biggest breakthroughs. Guy Kawasaki "Experience is Over-rated" Continue

Added by Matt Wilson on July 22, 2009 at 8:36am — No Comments

Are you an Early or Late Riser?

Found this cool post over at The GrowingLife.com titled: Healthy, Wealthy, and DEAD?: 5 Reasons Why Getting Up Early Might be Harmful Anyone that knows me knows that I am a late riser! But this also goes hand in hand with staying up late. I would say I get about %75 of my real creative and productive wo… Continue

Added by Jared O'Toole on June 12, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Entrepreneurs - Sometimes You Just Have to Laugh

What a wild ride starting a business can be. You never know what is coming next. Everyday I get hit with things I didn't see coming or decisions that can decide the fate of my business. Recently we made one of those decisions over at Under30CEO. We decided to change the name from Under30CEO to Factor77. I'm not even going to bother explaining our reasoning behind it, we had good int… Continue

Added by Jared O'Toole on June 6, 2009 at 7:43pm — No Comments

Launch. Listen. Revise. Repeat.

Recently did a Post over at Corp Magazine. Here's the intro click through to read the rest. As I have entered this crazy world of entrepreneurship, I have noticed a few key things that have kept my ventures moving forward. Launch, Learn, Revise, and Repeat. Seems so simple, but this process is what will make any project a success in the end. Launch This is by far the most important and most feared step of the process. Too many people have ideas yet never do anything. They make… Continue

Added by Jared O'Toole on May 18, 2009 at 9:49pm — 2 Comments

How to Turn Your Wall Into a Dry Erase Board for $15

I always focus my writing for entrepreneurs and small businesses. So when I set out the other day to set-up a dry erase board for $15 I knew I had to write about it because I think tons of people could benefit from this. Who doesn't love bootstrapping! I've always loved dry-erase boards because I think better when I'm standing or pacing around. It lets me get more into whatever I'm thinking about. This is important when starting a business because there are always new ideas on things and its gr… Continue

Added by Jared O'Toole on May 10, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Starting a Business is Easy

Wait. Starting a business is easy? Yes it is. But Can You Scale It? Anyone can go out there and start a business. All that really means is you made a decision to sell something. You don't even have to incorporate anything in the beginning if you don't want to. - It's easy to start a clothing line there are a million places to get t-shirts made - It's easy to go on craigslist and pick up some web development jobs - It's easy to ask some neighbors if you can mow their lawns… Continue

Added by Jared O'Toole on March 12, 2009 at 10:30pm — 6 Comments

Lost as an Entrepreneur? Join the Crowd!

One of the many challenges I have encountered as a young entrepreneur is obviously a lack of experience. Whenever I try to work with people while starting my business I have found I usually can't answer their questions. It doesn't matter the field. Just about everyone I try to work with has questions as to what I expect to do and I generally just give a blank stare or vague answers. Should I go for 10,000 unique views to my site next month? Does that mean I should expect to make at least $200… Continue

Added by Jared O'Toole on February 23, 2009 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Balancing Life and having time to blog.

This is not going to be a regular occurrence from me, I'm so ungodly busy that I don't have time to blog. I mean if you look at my personal blog its a mess and hasn't been updated in forever. I don't know about you, but I think it would apply to most of you on this network, but I have had the blessed curse of having opportunities giving to me that I couldn't refuse. I was lucky enough to attend a BIG 10 college and meet people that I will have a long time connection with be it Professional or P… Continue

Added by Timothy Skaggs on February 5, 2009 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

New Entrepreneurial Documentary: Work Your Way Up

New film by young entrepreneur and film maker Patrick Sargent, follow @PatrickSargent Work Your Way Up shows that entrepreneurship is not about the destination but about the journey. Patrick's film truly embodies everything businesspeople go through on the roller coaster ride of entrepreneurship, from struggle to success. I highly recommend the film to anyone who wants to know what goes on inside the mind of an entrepreneur and what it takes to go… Continue

Added by Matt Wilson on January 28, 2009 at 12:16pm — No Comments

ENTREPRENEURS NETWORKING EVENT -

Tickets to Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs' Networking Party Date Posted: Wed, Jan 21, 2009 Price: $35 Pick-up Location: Online/Cambridge Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs -- an HAA Shared Interest Group -- is turning 10-years-old! Celebrate this milestone with colleagues and friends while enjoying Harvard's collections of artifacts from ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia -- including records of business transactions that are 5,000-years-old! This event is open to all who share an interest in e… Continue

Added by Shawna Haggerty on January 23, 2009 at 8:49am — 1 Comment

Pushing Yourself to the Edge as an Entrepreneur

So I made a recent post about not getting a job right after college especially if you are looking into entrepreneurship (Entrepreneurs...Don't Get a Job RIght out of College) Now I had a few responses that disagreed and mentioned how especially in these tough times finding a job for that "security" is a good idea. If you have to I understand that. I mean everyone has to eat in the end so if you need that money then there… Continue

Added by Jared O'Toole on January 20, 2009 at 3:12pm — 1 Comment

Entrepreneurs...Don't Get a Job Right Out of College

A big question I get asked a lot - I want to start my own business or I have started my own business but should I get a job after college because I know it will take awhile to get my stuff off the ground? Now I have experienced this exact situation so far and I have a couple ideas on what I think is a good strategy. I have been out of school for 7months and have been working on my business but don't have any other job yet. I am lucky enough to have parents that let me live at home thus no rent… Continue

Added by Jared O'Toole on January 7, 2009 at 12:55pm — 4 Comments

Advantages to being a young entrepreneur

At Under30CEO.com we are constantly asked--"Am I too young to be an entrepreneur?" The answer=NO!. The advantages are HUGE to being a young entrepreneur: 1. You stand out--if your young, you stand out from the crowd, people will remember that about you 2. Mentors--nobody wants to mentor a washed up 50 year old entrepreneur, but what successful businessperson doesn't want to show the ropes to a youngster? 3. Technology--let's face it, we… Continue

Added by Matt Wilson on December 10, 2008 at 4:48pm — 2 Comments

Your Show

So I read Seth Godin's post "The You Show" and just had to take my crack at the subject. Many people fall into someone else's show. This usually happens in the form of taking that corporate 9-5 job making someone else money and playing by their rules. You end up in this show whether you like it or not. To many people hate the show they are in but don't change it. They either don't know how to change… Continue

Added by Jared O'Toole on November 25, 2008 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Finding a safe, secure job in this economy

Oh wait, there's no such thing... Looking for a job? You've probably realized by now looking for a safe, secure job in this economy is next to impossible. Here's a nice list of encouragement:

Oh wait, everyone's looking for a job right now
If your young, your competing against people with tons of experience
If your old, your competing against people with much lower salary demands
If you do land it, you'll be the low man on the totem pole
When your th

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Added by Matt Wilson on November 25, 2008 at 1:12pm — No Comments

Breaking Free of the Social Norm

The American Dream Whether we choose to see it or not, our parents were raised in a generation much different than ours. Back then, American society had an ideal form of life and achievement called the "American Dream" Movies, novels, TV or school, the American Dream has been seen as....(getting an education, getting a 9 to 5 job, buying a house with a white picket fence, getting married, having kids, buying a dog, and living happily ever af… Continue

Added by Daniel Xavier on November 24, 2008 at 3:47pm — 3 Comments