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Forget Cash: What Will You Really Make At Your Startup?

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A version of this article previously appeared in the Wall Street Journal. I consistently remind my UC Santa Barbara startup students that for most people, money is not a sustaining motivator. They might start a venture with the money as a primary goal, but money alone generally isn''t an adequate catalyst.

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Entrepreneur Hack: This Remote Team Of 12 Generated $100M

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When I published This Remote Working Experiment Failed And Succeeded on the Wall Street Journal last year, I had no idea it would generate so much social media attention. The bottom line is that the TaxJar team is happy - and because we're happy, we're incredibly productive.”. “We A version of this article previously appeared Forbes.

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From Startup Newsletter To Best Selling Book: How This Entrepreneur Pulled It Off

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You can watch/listen to how John and Kyle turned their email newsletter into an international bestseller in the following 9-minute excerpt from John''s recent talk at UC Santa Barbara. Putting their expensive educations to good use, they aptly named their novelty product a "MouseDriver". From 35 To 500 Readers. crawl(ing) up.".

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From Startup Newsletter To Best Selling Book: How This Entrepreneur Pulled It Off

InfoChachkie

You can watch/listen to how John and Kyle turned their email newsletter into an international bestseller in the following 9-minute excerpt from John''s recent talk at UC Santa Barbara. Putting their expensive educations to good use, they aptly named their novelty product a "MouseDriver". From 35 To 500 Readers. crawl(ing) up.".

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Why Millennial Entrepreneurs Should Never Watch Shark Tank Alone

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A version of this article previously appeared in The Wall Street Journal. As noted in What’s Real About Shark Tank , the show can give consumer product companies a significant marketing and revenue boost, as it did for one of my former students, Jeff Overall, Founder of PolarPro. I have seen the effects of this distortion first hand.

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This 28 Year Old Woman Co-Founded One Of The Most Successful YouTube Networks

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You can watch Sarah tell her compelling story in the following 15-minute excerpt from her recent UC Santa Barbara talk. Although she enjoyed the experience and gained television production skills, which she still uses today, the lack of viewership at Current was de-motivating. Keep a journal. That video is.