50 Cent's 10 lessons for success in business - and in life
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50 Cent's 10 lessons for success in business - and in life
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Re: 50 Cent's 10 lessons for success in business - and in life
#2Thanks for posting this. I was peripherally aware of 50Cent's entrepreneurism (the Vitamin Water deal), and I had no idea he was so focused and driven.
> The fools in life want things fast and easy — money, success, attention. Boredom is their great enemy and fear.
PG's build something people want
> Most people think first of what they want to express or make, then find the audience for their idea. You must work the opposite angle, thinking first of the public. You need to keep your focus on their changing needs, the trends that are washing through them. Beginning with their demand, you create the appropriate supply
Launch before you're done
> Do not be afraid of people’s criticisms - without such feedback your work will be too personal and delusional.
Re: 50 Cent's 10 lessons for success in business - and in life
#3I think #6 is used to keep people down. If the overarching principle of FOSS included #6, how far would it have gone?
I suspect that many people experience meltdowns in their personal lives, because they start generalizing rule 6 from their professional lives and let it guide their personal lives.
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#4Do we allow top 10 lists again on HN? Or does it just depend on the source? Corporate media are allowed but not bloggers?
Re: 50 Cent's 10 lessons for success in business - and in life
#5"Before it is too late you must master the art of knowing when and how to be bad - using deception, manipulation, and outright force at the appropriate moments."
When is the appropriate moment to use outright force? Like in "Get rich or die trying"? Should you be able to shoot your competitors?
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#6Bah, this is just a conduit for pop-psychologist Robert Greene to sell his latest "Art of War" style self-help book.
Re: 50 Cent's 10 lessons for success in business - and in life
#7Thanks for posting this. I was peripherally aware of 50Cent's entrepreneurism (the Vitamin Water deal), and I had no idea he was so focused and driven. > The fools in life want things fast and easy — money, success, attention. Boredom is their great enemy and fear. PG's build something people want > Most people think first of what they want to express or make, then find the audience for their idea. You must work the…
Someone I know ran into his manager at one of the conferences and the guy said something like how 50 Cents does not need to work another day and still be richer than the best of rappers because of the Vitamin Water deal. I hear he made over couple hundred mil.
Re: 50 Cent's 10 lessons for success in business - and in life
#8Bah, this is just a conduit for pop-psychologist Robert Greene to sell his latest "Art of War" style self-help book.
Yeah. If he just shared his story and let these points come out implicitly, it would have been a lot more interesting.
Re: 50 Cent's 10 lessons for success in business - and in life
#9Thanks for posting this. I was peripherally aware of 50Cent's entrepreneurism (the Vitamin Water deal), and I had no idea he was so focused and driven. > The fools in life want things fast and easy — money, success, attention. Boredom is their great enemy and fear. PG's build something people want > Most people think first of what they want to express or make, then find the audience for their idea. You must work the…
I heard him interviewed on talk radio a while ago and he certainly plays his image up a lot while being very savvy and smart on the back end. Wouldn't be surprised if he turns himself into a mogul-type figure like Jay-Z in the coming year.
Re: 50 Cent's 10 lessons for success in business - and in life
#10Thanks for posting this. I was peripherally aware of 50Cent's entrepreneurism (the Vitamin Water deal), and I had no idea he was so focused and driven. > The fools in life want things fast and easy — money, success, attention. Boredom is their great enemy and fear. PG's build something people want > Most people think first of what they want to express or make, then find the audience for their idea. You must work the…
Someone I know ran into his manager at one of the conferences and the guy said something like how 50 Cents does not need to work another day and still be richer than the best of rappers because of the Vitamin Water deal. I hear he made over couple hundred mil.
I'd be interested in knowing how much equity he had in that company. I think its safe to say his public endorsement (both in commercials and his frequent plugs) contributed a tremendous amount to its meteoric rise and its eventual purchase for $4.1bln.