[L:7min] On the 10th anniversary of ebay, Pierre Omidyar, the founder of ebay, talks about the beginnings of ebay and how it has changed the livelihood of countless people since then. There are some touching stories. This video also has three great stories on how ordinary people discovered ebay and sold stuff and made a [...]
Can you turn a hobby into a serious business that too a multimillion dollar business. Here is how Col Needham turned his childhood obsession of movies into an entertainment empire(IMDb) and sold it to amazon. His favorite activity as a kid Col was a movie Nerd. He loved movies. When he was a kid, his [...]
This is one of the best movie for entrepreneurs. if you are doubtful that you cannot became an entrepreneur, you should watch this movie. it will show you that you CAN. The film centers on Dorothy, a young girl from Kansas, who is transported, along with her dog Toto, to the far-away land of Oz [...]
What if you were born as a fish or an Ant. You were born as a human being and yet you are not happy. Dr. Seuss in his inspiring and humourous style shows us how lucky we are to be born as humans and the day we discover this… is our true birthday. Read on… [...]
Is it possible to do what we love..have fun and.. also make money. Leo Laporte of the famous “TWIT TV” did it by bootstrapping his podcast empire. Let us check out how he is doing it. How he got the idea… Leo was working at the cable and satellite network ZDTV (later TechTV) where [...]
I don’t wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.
[L:3m] Many of us have a dream of starting a startup and sell it for boatloads of cash. Can we succeed if our main objective is to make money. Actually yes. but wait..we didn’t mention the probability of succeeding, The truth is the chances are very slim…like winning a lottery. But is there a way [...]
When you cease to dream…you cease to live.
Can a simple kids game with penguins become a blockbuster hit to be $350million worth. Here is how three Guys Lane Merrifield , Dave Krysko and Lance Priebe did it with Club Penguin. How the idea squeaked into their mind Lane’s first job was manning a float in the Lion King parade at Disneyland. He [...]
Don’t be shy about believing in your ideas – even if folks around you think you’re crazy.
[L:3m] In 1995, Jeff Bezos had a promising career working in the Wall St firm D.E. Shaw, but when he read about the amazing growth of the internet, he wanted to start an internet company. His wife supported him 100%, so that left him to make the decision and he had only 48hrs to decide. [...]
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want.. and.. if they can’t find them… make them.
