Link bait and sensationalism aside, there are definitely some good pointers in the article. Treat the article like an apple eat all the good parts and leave the core stems and seeds. The point is to motivate you to get started with your idea. Where they able to condense it into a weekend or week using the analytic tools that's mentioned in the article is never a bad idea.
How to Create a Million-Dollar Business This Weekend
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#32I'm sure I don't know why this article reminds me of this, but totally off topic: Does anyone else remember get rich quick magazines back in the day? They were tons of fun! Every page was full of possibilities. I remember as a kid trying to get into mail envelope ponzi schemes. It was all about how to figure out the scam and improve on it. Taught me how to love to hustle.
No, but I do remember Mad Magazine making fun of get rich quick schemes!
If every kid grew up on a diet of satire, they might grow up to be less gullible.
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#33As an entrepreneur I really don't identify with this world of self-help books, overnight entrepreneurs, 10-point checklists to success and how to become a millionaire in a weekend.
As a businessman I really don't identify with this world of entrepreneur snobs who don't read shit and critiquize everything they see.
The funnny thing is that you say that you don't like overnight succes but you write for TechCrunch.
By the way, if you dont like checklist I have something for you http://www.amazon.com/Seeking-Wisdom-Darwin-Munger-3rd/dp/15...
Sorry for my bad english.
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#34Oh, all you have to do is write a million dollar product and find a million dollars worth of customers? Is that all?
This is old advice. From Steve Martin. On SNL: "How to make a million dollars: First, get a million dollars." - Steve Martin
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#35Re: How to Create a Million-Dollar Business This Weekend
#36Oh, all you have to do is write a million dollar product and find a million dollars worth of customers? Is that all? This is old advice. From Steve Martin. On SNL: "How to make a million dollars: First, get a million dollars." - Steve Martin
This isnt even funny.
Its just "make a product for some existing market" rather than "make a market for some product", wich obviously dosnt work,
Actually this isn't that obvious you know... hello dot-com bubble.
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#37As an entrepreneur I really don't identify with this world of self-help books, overnight entrepreneurs, 10-point checklists to success and how to become a millionaire in a weekend.
As a businessman I really don't identify with this world of entrepreneur snobs who don't read shit and critiquize everything they see. The funnny thing is that you say that you don't like overnight succes but you write for TechCrunch. By the way, if you dont like checklist I have something for you http://www.amazon.com/Seeking-Wisdom-Darwin-Munger-3rd/dp/15... Sorry for my bad english.
"Make a million dollar business in 2 days" doesn't make any sense at all, in any context - it's immaterial whether you are a businessman or an entrepreneur.
I read the article, and there is some good, but generic and basic advice there. It's like exercise daily, eat healthy, only for entrepreneurs.
And the headline is overtly exaggerating, just like whole 4 hour whatever series.
> The funnny thing is that you say that you don't like overnight succes but you write for TechCrunch.
And his writing for techcrunch matters how?
And everyone would like to be a overnight millionaire, but it happens rarel, and a blog post from a self help group isn't going to make it happen. The title is objectionable, incorrect, link bait.
The authors are entitled to their opinions, so is OP, you and I. If the checklist approach works for you, keep following them.
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#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
You don't have to actually sell. If you don't have a product yet, just build a mock payment page and check how many people get to the end - and never charge them.
The article suggests actually taking money from people.
The article presents a context where there is a product there to sell already (a discounted imgur membership).
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#39Biggest ommission: How to build/code/produce your product.
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#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
As a businessman I really don't identify with this world of entrepreneur snobs who don't read shit and critiquize everything they see. The funnny thing is that you say that you don't like overnight succes but you write for TechCrunch. By the way, if you dont like checklist I have something for you http://www.amazon.com/Seeking-Wisdom-Darwin-Munger-3rd/dp/15... Sorry for my bad english.
"Make a million dollar business in 2 days" doesn't make any sense at all, in any context - it's immaterial whether you are a businessman or an entrepreneur. I read the article, and there is some good, but generic and basic advice there. It's like exercise daily , eat healthy , only for entrepreneurs. And the headline is overtly exaggerating, just like whole 4 hour whatever series. > The funnny thing is that you say t…
The title says "a Million-Dollar Business THIS Weekend" and not "IN A Weekend," suggesting the initial effort to create an idea and verify that idea (and potentially creating the MVP) can be done within 48 hours. There is nothing in this post suggesting a business will be completely created in a weekend, and these arguments criticizing the post show a lack of understanding.
Go back and read what is said until you thoroughly understand the message and realize Noah is merely exemplifying the Lean Startup method; it's a gritty and unsexy approach to building a business, and it's very effective at avoiding long-term losses and encouraging learning.