Struggling Entreprenuer

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In this episode of The Struggling Entrepreneur,  we deliver to you an interview with a young entrepreneur (who is also a full-time student), Tyler Ross, with his online business called Pyramid of Pixels.

 Tyler has literally “backed into” the launching of a firm as an entrepreneur to fund his college tuition. He is now moving his firm successfully forward by actual practical application and what we may consider “on-the-job-training”–and all this before he even takes any courses in entrepreneurship in college.

He has also incorporated a type of “donation” for his venture in the form of an offer: the sales of T-shirts.

Tyler is now improving his business plan and is slowly–but surely–growing his business successfully with well, thought-out ideas and goals.
Also, there is a special offer that Tyler has for listeners to this podcast, as you will hear in this audio episode.

This is a real-life example of how a 21-year old college student can start and grow a business as a part-time entrepreneur, even before he graduates from the university. Perhaps he can be a role model (or, as he mentions, a mentor) to other young aspiring entrepreneurs.

Contact information for Tyler Ross and his venture:

Pyramid of Pixels Home – http://www.pyramidofpixels.com

Blog – http://www.pyramidofpixels.com/blog.php

Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pyramid-of-Pixels/136500389743766

Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/PyramidofPixels

YouTube Commercial – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVbk1Oqg-gM&feature=youtu.be&a

Fox 10 – http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/money/pyramid-of-pixels-2-19-2011

Cronkite News – http://cronkitenewsonline.com/2011/03/university-student-turns-to-website-to-deal-with-rising-tuition/

ASU Bio – http://entrepreneurship.asu.edu/2011/04/26/tyler-ross-undergraduate-wp-carey-school-of-business

Copyright (c) 2011, Matrix Solutions Corporation. All rights reserved.

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In this episode of the Struggling Entrepreneur, we deliver to you a repurposed blog post from the web site of

http://www.onlineuniversities.com.

This is called “20 Biographies Every Serious Entrepreneur Should Read“

This was from the web site of www.onlineuniversities.com, and it is with the written permission of Kaitlyn Cole that we bring this to you.

20 Biographies Every Serious Entrepreneur Should Read

June 5th, 2011  (date of Blog Post)

Titles of Books:

1. Raising Eyebrows:
2. Launch Fever:
3. Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain
4. You Can Do It:
5. Ben Franklin: America’s Original Entrepreneur:
6. Chicken Lips, Wheeler-Dealer and the Beady-Eyed MBA:
7. Sam Walton: Made in America
8. How to Get Rich
9. Dreaming Impossible Dreams
10. The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and the Gospel of Wealth
11. Who Says I Can’t?
12. Business Stripped Bare
13. 1,000 Dollars and an Idea
14. Hard Drive
    
15. Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur
16. The Dream
17. The People’s Tycoon
18. Delivering Happiness
19. The Wizard of Menlo Park
20. Ignorance, Confidence, and Filthy Rich Friends

You can go to the blog post by using this web link:

“20 Biographies Every Serious Entrepreneur Should Read“

Our thanks to Kaitlyn Cole for written permission.

Copyright (c) 2011, Matrix Solutions and www.onlineuniversities.com.  All rights reserved.

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In this episode of The Struggling Entrepreneur, we deliver an interview with Dave Jackson. Dave was interviewed in 2007 when he was a full-time entrepreneur in the then-growing podcast industry.

Since that time, he has managed multiple podcasts, including:

- School of Podcasting-Learn to Podcast;

- Logical Weight Loss;

- Building a Better Dave;

- Weekly web tools;

- Musician’s cooler

and others.

Currently, Dave has returned (after a brief stint as a full-time entrepreneur) to his first love–Training in Corporate America. However, even though he is a private sector employee involved in training, his passion for podcasting has him still providing content and publishing it down the podcast channel for various audiences. He has both free podcast series, as well as premium content and membership sites.

In addition, he has a new venture as a part-time entrepreneur:  becoming a published author. His first book deals with the subject of podcasting — but especially how to MONETIZE your podcast.

The name of his book is  More Podcast Money.

As you will hear in this audio episode, there is a lot of experiential content from Dave’s own past with his multiple roles in the Internet and  music industries, affiliate marketing and membership site management. The important sections deal with the many options that entrepreneurs who already have a podcast can follow to get multiple revenue streams. Also, his plans for authoring more books are discussed.

 There is a special offer and coupon code (SE30)  for the listeners of this podcast to get a free copy of the book (it is given toward the end of the audio podcast).

The lessons learned by Dave Jackson can help other entrepreneurs who want to become published authors within their niche, as well as those who want to monetize their podcasts. Also, it is interesting to see Dave’s direction in migrating his membership sites toward a new business model.
Copyright (c) 2011, Matrix Solutions Corporation and David Jackson Consulting. All rights reserved.

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In this episode of The Struggling Entrepreneur, we deliver a repurposed podcast episode from podcast Chris Benjamin’s  series on podomatic.com called  The Rogue CFO’s Expert Guide to Launch a Startup.

The topic discussed in this very short 4-minute audio episode  is BURN RATE — what that is and what it means to the Entrepreneur. This is important when a small business owner is seeking a round of funding and capital from either Angel Investors or Venture Capitalists.

As Chris mentions at the beginning, this was just a brief introduction to some terminology for you to put in your “Entrepreneur toolbox” when you need to pursue capital for your business.

Copyright (c) 2011, Matrix Solutions Corporation and Chris Benjamin Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.

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