June 28th, 2008
Your laptop is your shop. You store your inventory in your dorm room. You cooked up your idea in your backyard. Or the basement.
It’s a tiny endeavor, yes. You may not know where it’ll end up when college is done. Not for sure, anyway.
But students like you became Silicon Valley’s most unassailable businessmen.
Microsoft, Apple, Netscape [...]
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June 25th, 2008
First off, I’m not a tax professional, so be sure to consult with one before filing. Therefore, my advice here is just meant to give you an idea of what’s possible - I’m not responsible.
After seeing the tax man take a lot of my money this spring, and as my online income has surprisingly [...]
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June 24th, 2008
In the previous post, we discussed the advantages of selling information products online. However, like anything else in the world, this business model with several advantages also carries some disadvantages with it.
The problem of time:
Unlike physical products, ebooks, e-zines, newsletters and the like are part of a real-time system where information can get old, [...]
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June 24th, 2008
If you’ve ever bought an ebook or signed up for an online course, you probably found that information is easily at your fingertips; it’s as effortless as that for the typical user.
On the other side of the coin, put yourself in the shoes of the information provider. No free lunch, kiddies! Everything comes with a [...]
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June 20th, 2008
I got a note from Darek via email that I wanted to pass onto College Startup readers. As a high school student, Darek has found a way to use his design skills to make some extra cash in his free time. Kudos and keep living the dream!
Hey Ryan,
I love your College [...]
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