Selling
If you’re in sales, this is definitely worth watching. If you’re not in sales, you’ll still laugh. And if you’ve ever gone cold calling door to door, did any of your calls go like this? Try saying no to this guy! I have a feeling he’ll end up doing quite well. “What you are selling?” [...]
These are the must-read books for aspiring young entrepreneurs and the “Retired at 25″ set. Some are classics, some you’ve probably already read, and some I hope are new to you. Each is inspirational in its own way. 1. Rich Dad Poor Dad I have a special place in my heart for Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich [...]
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I got an interesting mailer the other day from a company called storesonline.com. It said, “FREE Livermore Dinner Conference… Two Tickets Enclosed…” and, “Dinner Table for Nicholas Loper and guest.” Now, knowing that nothing’s free, I was even more curious to find out about this company and what the sales pitch was going to be. [...]
Sure, Girl Scout cookies are delicious. But are they more delicious because they’re only available for a limited time each year? Scarcity, whether manufactured or real, helps give an item value. Take diamonds, for example. A large, perfectly cut stone is extremely rare, so it commands a high price. Or the Nintendo Wii, which has [...]
When it comes to my entrepreneurial history, I was getting a little smarter by the time high school rolled around. Before heading off for a week at scout camp when I was 15, mom and I stopped at Costco and picked up a box of skittles bags and a big bag of caramel apple pops. [...]
When we were kids, my friends and I would set up shop on the sidewalk with a card table and sell baseball cards. It wasn’t the best business model since pretty much our only customers were each other, and the only thing we’d buy with the proceeds were more baseball cards. Still, there were some [...]
