Archive for October 26th, 2004
Kirsten Osolind: “What’s fascinating? The number of entrepreneurs without a degree. The National Federation of Independent Business reports that only 60% of all entrepreneurs (men and women combined) have at least some college education. Only a tenth of this group (12.6%) has graduate or professional school degrees. A full 40% have but a high school [...]
Business 2.0: “[Jon Gales] is one of a rare but growing breed: the independent blogger who, through smarts, dedication, and a bit of luck, turns a profit. In August alone, his all-cell-phones, all-the-time website, Mobiletracker.net, earned him $4,600. Given the time he put in, that works out to about $70 an hour.”
Intro to Nondisclosure Agreements
Nolo Law Center: The real purpose of NDAs is to create a confidential relationship between a person who has a trade secret and the person to whom the secret is disclosed. People who have such a confidential relationship are legally bound to keep the information a secret. A confidential relationship can also be created through [...]
Monetizing Your Weblog Traffic
Jason Calacanis: “Bloggers who reach critical mass — say 250,000 pages a month — can easily monetize that at a $2-5 CPM (or $500 to $2,500 a month). If they want to make more then that all they have to do is invest in better content and watch the page views go up along with [...]
This morning, while researching rental prices in various communities across the country, I stumbled across a copy of the2005 Fair Market Rents survey from HUD. Very interesting reading if you’re considering investing in rental property or just want to know how your local rents compare.
Top 10 Entrepreneurs of All Time, or Not
Jeff Cornwall: MSNBC offers its list of the “History’s 10 Greatest Entrepreneurs”. Its list: King Croesus Pope Sixtus IV Benjamin Franklin P.T. Barnum Thomas Edison Henry Ford Benjamin Siegel Ray Kroc H. Ross Perot Jobs & Wozniak This list includes a few good choices, but several of their picks were included because they were really [...]
