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The Millionaire Fastlane

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Re: The Millionaire Fastlane

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Was trying to refrain from making negative comments on this book, having recently read it, but I can't resist just a few to save some people some wasted time:

. The style is very 'motivational speaker', written by a self-confessed 4-time MLM 'business owner' - lots of fluff and padding - and what is with the 'Laws' he keeps making up? And the long drawn out explanations with terrible analogies?

. Nice tone of misogyny throughout. Yay!

. Much of the content is obvious and covered in the most basic of entrepreneur guide material. In fact, this link is so useful because it sums up all the most useful parts of the book. Trust me, the words surrounding these are of no further value.

Read it, sure, even skim read it, but don't expect any answers if you're already up to speed on the basics of scalable business models and the need for hard work to get where you're aiming for.

Re: The Millionaire Fastlane

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post #3

Was trying to refrain from making negative comments on this book, having recently read it, but I can't resist just a few to save some people some wasted time: . The style is very 'motivational speaker', written by a self-confessed 4-time MLM 'business owner' - lots of fluff and padding - and what is with the 'Laws' he keeps making up? And the long drawn out explanations with terrible analogies? . Nice tone of misogyn…

4-time MLM business owner? Have your actually read the book? For one thing MJ is against MLM's because it fails the commandment of control and entry (read the book to find out).

For those of you curious about the book, just read the sample chapters given in his forum, or listen to the audio book sample. Make your own conclusions.

For one thing this is the book venture capitalists don't want you to read.

Re: The Millionaire Fastlane

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A few examples of Fastlane projects: write a book (lots of work, but then it makes money forever without you having to put in more work), make an invention (lots of work, but then you get royalties for a long time).

The median average annual earnings for an author in the UK is about £12,330 ($20,300). With the ease of self-publishing platforms like Kindle and the proliferation of promotions and sales at traditional booksellers (bookshops, supermarkets, etc) that figure is falling. If you want to be financially wealthy writing a book is a really bad way to go about it.

Re: The Millionaire Fastlane

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I've never really believed in a recipe book for millionares. If the books like this really worked, every second person would be a millionare. I strongly believe that a millionare is the person who follows his/her own way and does it well, keeps on doing it when the whole world says: You suck, dude! You don't have to write or read a book about it. It's simpler -do whatever you want and if you do it right, you'll make it through.

Re: The Millionaire Fastlane

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post #3

Was trying to refrain from making negative comments on this book, having recently read it, but I can't resist just a few to save some people some wasted time: . The style is very 'motivational speaker', written by a self-confessed 4-time MLM 'business owner' - lots of fluff and padding - and what is with the 'Laws' he keeps making up? And the long drawn out explanations with terrible analogies? . Nice tone of misogyn…

4-time MLM business owner? Have your actually read the book? For one thing MJ is against MLM's because it fails the commandment of control and entry (read the book to find out). For those of you curious about the book, just read the sample chapters given in his forum, or listen to the audio book sample. Make your own conclusions. For one thing this is the book venture capitalists don't want you to read.

Looks a bit spammy to me. I recommend this one every chance I get as a practical book about how to do your own small business as a developer:

http://www.amazon.com/Start-Small-Stay-Developers-Launching-...

One of the things I like about it is that it is not a "get rich quick" book. Indeed, one of the quotes I highlighted is "strive to build a startup that generates $500 per month in profit". That really resonated with me, because it sounded like something that I could aim for, rather than "YOU TOO CAN MAKE BAZILLIONS!!!". Even if you want to make bazillions, you've got to pass $500 a month at some point!

Re: The Millionaire Fastlane

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post #3

Was trying to refrain from making negative comments on this book, having recently read it, but I can't resist just a few to save some people some wasted time: . The style is very 'motivational speaker', written by a self-confessed 4-time MLM 'business owner' - lots of fluff and padding - and what is with the 'Laws' he keeps making up? And the long drawn out explanations with terrible analogies? . Nice tone of misogyn…

4-time MLM business owner? Have your actually read the book? For one thing MJ is against MLM's because it fails the commandment of control and entry (read the book to find out). For those of you curious about the book, just read the sample chapters given in his forum, or listen to the audio book sample. Make your own conclusions. For one thing this is the book venture capitalists don't want you to read.

> For one thing this is the book venture capitalists don't want you to read.

That sounds like 100% marketing schtick.

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