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Make Money by Starting Something New

By Internet Business | Published: 2011

By Stephen Wunker Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg is a multi-billionaire. What about Facebook’s tenth employee? They ran quite similar risks, but with very different reward. People hang back from starting things because they feel more courage when they see others in their boat. We become timid animals venturing into the sun only after the pack [...]

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Success in Business Requires Failure and Humility

By Internet Business | Published: 2011

By Stephen Wunker The world loves to celebrate visionaries. We think about their successes and feel confident that some super-beings can peer through the mists to chart the future. Yet most of these people got things wrong over and over again. Apple Lisa computer? Dud. Apple Newton? Ditto. Apple TV? The jury is out. Repeatedly [...]

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Pick a Small Market and Make Money in Business

By Internet Business | Published: 2011

By Stephen Wunker New ideas are intoxicating. We think the world should be as enchanted by the concept as we are. If you ever feel this way, think about indoor plumbing. It took over 4,000 years from the invention of indoor plumbing until it caught on during the 19th century. Really, is your new idea [...]

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Keep Your Business Strategy Simple

By Internet Business | Published: 2011

By Stephen Wunker Years ago, I created one of the first services to use your cell phone to find special offers in a neighborhood. The idea seemed so compelling, and eventually it was. Several companies, including Facebook and foursquare, are doing this now. But at the time it asked people to change engrained habits too [...]

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