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LivingSocial’s Founder: A Multimillion Dollar Hit Is Not Enough
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Re: LivingSocial’s Founder: A Multimillion Dollar Hit Is Not Enough
#12Is it just me, or have I read several (seems like more) stories from successful business people who got their start by buying candy wholesale and then selling it one piece at-a-time to their classmates? Is there a "quaint child business story" generator that I'm aware of? It seems if you're a parent and your young child is buying candy wholesale and selling it, your and their future may be pretty bright.
I don't remember selling candy (though my old classmates tells me I did).
Lots of other things I did sell though: fruit from the garden, some kind of world wildlife foundation stamps on the train (train passengers are a captive audience!) etc.
Ticket scalper once when I was a teenager (I invested basically all my money in buying 6 tickets).
It all seems like just right place right time stuff. Who wouldn't sell their candy if there are buyers at a good price?!
For what it is worth I have been in variations of (successful) self-employment for practically all my career; but I am not much of a sales person.