I was reading Seth’s blog post about billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban offering to fund business ideas.

Seth points out that there’s no shortage of ideas. True. If there is a shortage, it’s perhaps a shortage of the fortitude required to roll up sleeves and bring said idea to life.

I followed the link to Mark Cuban’s offer to fund entrepreneurs.

There are very specific rules an entrepreneur must follow to request funding. Rule #2 is:

2. It can not be a business that generates any revenue from advertising. Why? Because I want this to be a business where you sell something and get paid for it. Thats the only way to get and stay profitable in such a short period of time.

Read that again. Selling something and getting paid for it is the only way to get and stay profitable in a short period of time.

Why is this so hard for so many people to understand? Continue reading »

Money scams. They’re everywhere these days.

This is to humor Kyoshi Gary, who tagged me and said “If you don’t wanna do it then that’s OK… Scaredy-bear” Scaredy bear?  Go ahead, look at my meta title.

1. I’m 5’4″
2. I talk in my sleep, but I speak another language.
3. I’ve worked with Playboy on a photo layout (for a client, not me)
4. I’ve been doing computer graphics since the ’80s (pre-Internet)
5. A dinosaur museum sells my artwork on their tshirts
6. I was born in February of a leap year
7. I am a perfectionist and don’t think I need to change that.
8. I’m an introvert (ie; happy in corner writing code)
9. I have been written about in the New York Times.
10. I’m a practical joker.
11. I have worked with Hollywood Celebrities.
12. I am allergic to housework. (household dust, actually)
13. I love coffee, red wine, port wine and coffee liqueur
14. Dark chocolate only, please.
15. I read 560 words/minute.
16. I believe eyes are the window to the soul. No, really. No cliche.
17. My work has been featured in over a dozen national magazines/papers.
18. I have 5 sisters.
19. I have worked online for over a decade.
20. I was in retail management by 18.
21. I confess. I’m a word geek.
22. The only tv show I watch is American Idol. lol.
23. I read voraciously. A book a week, usually. (see #15)
24. As a kid, I was hyperactive and dyslexic.
25. I have a bizarre sense of humor. Don’t ask.

 

P.S. I didn’t tag anyone. Gary tagged 10 instead of 5, so I’ll just count my share as already tagged.