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Comment on A Good Friend on ABC's Shark Tank by Lisa Lloyd

Lisa Lloyd — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:13:49 +0000

Thanks Bryan! It is a fun show and I did raise money for my company and made a GREAT friend out of Daymond John. We continue to do other buisness together all with a heart for Entrepreneurs and Inventors!

Comment on Getting The Headset Buddy Into Retail Stores by admin

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:52:10 +0000

Great! The quickest place to order them is either through our website at http://www.TheHeadsetBuddy.com or Amazon.com. If you know of a retailer that you would like to carry the Headset Buddy, please tell them about us!

Thanks,

Bryan

Comment on Getting The Headset Buddy Into Retail Stores by Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:32:40 +0000

I’m looking for the Headset Buddy in retail stores. Is there a place I can go in Mobile, AL to get these? If not, what is the fastest online place where I can purchase them?

Comment on Repeat After Me . . . "Know Thy Customer" by Adding more Headset Buddy models | Inventing for the Rest of Us

Adding more Headset Buddy models | Inventing for the Rest of Us — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:04:02 +0000

[...] there is anything to learn from this, it goes back to my earlier post about listening to your customer for feedback and [...]

Comment on How to Get Your Invention on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno by mike zweifel

mike zweifel — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:46:07 +0000

I have a dust shield that clips to a base ball cap like Jay would wears when working on or under his cars. The bucketdriver is another invention I started. thank you Z

Comment on Is an MBA Worth It for Entrepreneurs? by Hugo

Hugo — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:36:29 +0000

I had exactly the same concern about 2 years ago. I already had started 3 companies before and I was sure I didn’t want an MBA as a way to get a job, but I did want to learn some valuable things to run my business better. I also wanted to be surrounded by other entrepreneurial minded people, so the networking would be more valuable for me. I kept being frustrated by many programs that promised entrepreneurial education but where mostly academics teaching theory about Entrepreneurship. I was almost convinced that an MBA was not for me until I found out about The Acton MBA http://www.actonmba.org.

After I did some research on it, I was fascinated by both the Curriculum and the Teachers. The Curriculum is totally designed around the entrepreneurial cycles and the tools you need in each of them. The Teachers are all incredibly successful entrepreneurs.
I went to Austin to do the full year program and I finished last May. I can tell you I don’t regret any second of it. It was a very intense year (100 hour weeks), but I did get all I wanted from it.

Since it is only one year, the opportunity cost is lower than most other MBAs. And the other great thing about it, is that it has a fellowship that if you get it, you pay back the tuition with 10% of your future earnings until you have paid the full tuition. This is very convenient for an entrepreneur since you are not bound to a fixed payment but rather a result based payment. It is also a great demonstration of how Acton trust their education will lead you to success.

I have now started a new company with two of my Acton classmates. I highly recommend Acton for people who are serious about entrepreneurship.

Comment on Is an MBA Worth It for Entrepreneurs? by samarth cs

samarth cs — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:01:10 +0000

i have got a family business,right now maintained by my father.i am a bit confused whether to take part in any family business mba programmes or not.i just wanted to know whether it is worth to join some or get involved in my father’s business right after the graduation.i got a valuable information from u.

Comment on Should My Mom Join Facebook? by Farhan Ahmad

Farhan Ahmad — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:41:41 +0000

Bryan, I agree, we are starting to spend more time on our virtual interactions than the real ones. I have a friend (in his twenties) who refuses to join facebook because of this specific reason, it will eat up time from real life interactions. Personally, I have become a part of the online generation, but lately debating the real value in it. Especially working remotely I am starting to value the real life relationships much more.

What’s weird is that people are now checking facebook even when they are with friends (sometimes not paying attention when other people are speaking ).

I think facebook has a place, but I don’t like where it is headed. Especially knowing how much data they are collecting about individuals. Given how things are changing, in the extreme case we might end up like people in wall-e (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-joFqIPMxKY/SY2fOd1S5fI/AAAAAAAAADQ/Cp166C7pv0Q/s400/walle+fat.jpg)

Comment on Mind Mapping: Putting Chaotic Thoughts On Paper by Farhan Ahmad

Farhan Ahmad — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:04:48 +0000

I like a mix of my tablet (feel of paper, efficiency of word process ) and freemind. Freemind is free and so far I have been able to accomplish pretty much everything that I wanted (as far as mind mapping). OpenMind seems interesting, will have to check it out. Thanks for pointing out the other options.

Comment on Life-changing Tips from "The 4 Hour Workweek" by Free Your Mind (Meditation, not MindMapping) « Inventing For the Rest of Us

Free Your Mind (Meditation, not MindMapping) « Inventing For the Rest of Us — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:29:11 +0000

[...] So if you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you probably remember me talking about the 4-Hour Workweek and how you can use some of the tips to improve your own work/life [...]