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Marriage to an Entrepreneur Doesn’t Mean ‘Til Debt Due Us Part’

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Funny Business Proposal
From his mother's reaction, you might think that Varun Agarwal committed a heinous crime or suffered from some hideous deformity. "I don't know what to do. Who will marry him?" the mother cries in Agarwal's book "How I Braved Anu Aunty & Co-Founded a Million Dollar Company." What's so terribly wrong with Agarwal that causes so much consternation for his mother? He decided to pursue a path of entrepreneurship rather than the more socially acceptable trajectory of working for a short time after college before getting an MBA and accepting a salaried position with a good...
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Anyone With an Idea and the Will Can Be an Entrepreneur

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Entrepreneur
At one time or another in most people's lives they come up with what I call "a million dollar idea." It's that idea that comes to you while you're working on a project and discover a better way to do something or a better tool to use. Maybe it's an inspirational inkling about helping others who are struggling by coming up with a solution to a problem. Or maybe it's just a product you have imagined that you know would be a consumer's dream. The thing about a million dollar idea is you have...
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I’m Proud to Be a Winner of the Very First Flippie Awards

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John Romano's Best Website Monetization Award
Hard work brings its own reward through self-satisfaction. So when your hard work is recognized by others, especially industry peers, accolades are just icing on the cake. That's how I felt upon learning that one of my websites -- www.VacationRental.org -- won a first annual Flippie Award for best monetization. The award was presented by Flippa.com, the No. 1 marketplace for buying and selling websites. I am one of the most successful sellers on Flippa with more than $300,000 in sales during the last six months. My family, friends...
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Top 8 Reasons to Invest in Domain Names Instead of Stocks or Real Estate [INFOGRAPHIC]

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John Romano's Infographic on Domain Names Investing
As a real estate and stock market investor with over a decade of experience, I have seen how traditional investing opportunities such as stocks, mutual funds, real estate, bonds, and metals have become less reliable in recent years. At the same time, “real estate” on the Internet, in the form of domain names, is becoming an increasingly profitable arena for investors. Personally, I have purchased domains for a few thousand dollars and, after a few years, sold them for more than $30,000. Domain names are hot properties for individuals and companies who want to...
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Are you ready for failure? Success is 99% failure…

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Are you afraid of failure? I don’t know how many times pJohn Romano - Success - Fort Lauderdaleeople have said to me, “What if I fail…” My usual response is, “So what? Join the club.  Everyone fails.  It’s what you do with it that matters.” But recently I heard the perfect quote for these situations.  Sochiro Honda, the founder of Honda Motor Company said… “Success is 99% Failure.” That quote is a little confusing. Here’s another...
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