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Is It Really That Hard to Run a Business?
You may want to have a few comparisons beforehand to determine for yourself whether a business is really that hard to run. Let’s start with school. At school, you are given four classes in a semester for a total of 12 units. These classes cover four topics. You are at school for around 12 hours … Read more
Is It a Stupid Move to Show Your Idea in Front of 100 Entrepreneurs?
Someone on Quora asked: Is it a stupid move to show my idea in front of 100 entrepreneurs? The start-up is in its pre-seed stage, I have one partner and I haven’t raised money yet. I am not hiding my idea, and I’ve already told about 40 of my friends about it. Amazingly, all of them thought it’s a … Read more
How Can I Get Better at Programming?
Recently, I spoke at Cal Poly Pomona to kickstart their Hackathon, Hackpoly 2015: Hackpoly 2015 Keynote Speech – Your Roadmap to Success I shared my personal story then covered these key points as the basis on how to become a better programmer: 1. Consistent and Neverending Improvement. The first thing to do would be to start … Read more
I Found a Business That Does the Same Thing as the Business I Want to Launch. What Should I Do?
Someone on Quora asked: I am working on launching an online menswear retailer which will sell ethical and sustainable fashion from emerging designers. It is all in motion now, but last night I came across a business that does the exact same thing as my proposed business, and they have been trading for a couple … Read more
How Can I Market a Startup on a Very Low Budget?
I ran marketing for a startup in 2009. I’m pretty sure this was before Facebook pages and all that jazz. Well, even if it wasn’t, we didn’t use Facebook since we were a b2b company and it just didn’t make sense at the time. I don’t think I was even given a budget to market. … Read more
What Do You Think of Chinese Girls?
Chinese girls are awesome. When I first dated Chinese girls, I was kind of scared. They tried to feed me chicken feet and all this other weird stuff. As I grew older, I came to realize that Chinese women are amazing. They are sweet. They are caring. They work hard. They are genuine. They love … Read more
How Do I React to Shy Guys?
Someone on Quora asked: So I like this guy very much but he is very shy. He helps me with everything I asked him to do but he never talks to me first. Thus, I don’t know if he likes me or not. How do I react to shy guys? This was my response: Tell him … Read more
How Do I Get Better at Socializing?
If you want to be good at socializing, you need as much useless knowledge you can gather. Current events. Sports statistics. Food recommendations. Celebrity gossip. What is going on in politics. Random facts. etc. After you have this information, you need to go to where people meet and congregate. After you’re there, you need to … Read more
How Do You Avoid Answering the Question “Are You Rich?”
My friend Holly Ridings once said, “Did you know that if you have a fridge in your own home, that you’re richer than 75% of the world?” I said, “Whoa, no way!” She said, “Yeah, look it up!” So I did. Now if people ask me if I’m rich, I say this: “Yes, I’m richer … Read more
What Is the Best Way to Republish Your Quora Answer on Another Publishing Platform?
This is what I did. 1. I compiled a list of 300 of my best answers out of the thousands I have written (actually it’s like 200, but it’s supposed to be 300 and I’m still adding to it). (You may be able to skip steps 2-7 if you have the time to do this … Read more