Comments on: I seriously love this http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-seriously-love-this/ Personal finance blog for college students, recent graduates and everyone else -- including entrepreneurship -- for getting rich. Featured in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:46:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Hugh http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-seriously-love-this/#comment-1317 Hugh Fri, 01 Dec 2006 12:35:20 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-seriously-love-this#comment-1317 Yep, food-based businesses are great learners. Everyone needs food. My first "business" was running a tuck shop (snack shop, for you non-UK types) at school. Probably made a few thousand dollars on that. Also learned some important rules, like "do give credit, but watch it like a hawk". And I've now been running my own business for 10 years, in a horrendously competitive field (film production), based partially on what I learned running that damn tuck shop. Yep, food-based businesses are great learners. Everyone needs food.

My first “business” was running a tuck shop (snack shop, for you non-UK types) at school. Probably made a few thousand dollars on that. Also learned some important rules, like “do give credit, but watch it like a hawk”.

And I’ve now been running my own business for 10 years, in a horrendously competitive field (film production), based partially on what I learned running that damn tuck shop.

]]> By: Christy Mann http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-seriously-love-this/#comment-1316 Christy Mann Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:30:10 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-seriously-love-this#comment-1316 Now this is the kind of stuff I like to see. I am starting a Professional Services Business and I'm projecting being ready to open the doors the first of April. It has started with just myself working my ass off as a temp and anything else I could do to get myself through school. Now, I am starting to hire other people to do the work for me. It is an awesome feeling!!! Keep it up guys, it's great work!!! Christy :) Now this is the kind of stuff I like to see. I am starting a Professional Services Business and I’m projecting being ready to open the doors the first of April. It has started with just myself working my ass off as a temp and anything else I could do to get myself through school. Now, I am starting to hire other people to do the work for me. It is an awesome feeling!!! Keep it up guys, it’s great work!!!

Christy :)

]]> By: Jack Hardcastle http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-seriously-love-this/#comment-1315 Jack Hardcastle Fri, 17 Feb 2006 03:28:13 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-seriously-love-this#comment-1315 I think it's a fabulous idea. A friend and I tried to start a business recently (we're both graduating seniors) and, to make a long story short, ran into legal barriers with the University. I'm glad to hear someone else is trying the same thing. I wish them all the best! I think it’s a fabulous idea. A friend and I tried to start a business recently (we’re both graduating seniors) and, to make a long story short, ran into legal barriers with the University. I’m glad to hear someone else is trying the same thing. I wish them all the best!

]]> By: Chris Yeh http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-seriously-love-this/#comment-1314 Chris Yeh Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:18:15 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-seriously-love-this#comment-1314 Hey, will they deliver to my house instead? It's along the way from 101 to Stanford.... Hey, will they deliver to my house instead? It’s along the way from 101 to Stanford….

]]> By: pedro http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-seriously-love-this/#comment-1313 pedro Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:38:25 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-seriously-love-this#comment-1313 What happened to the financial makeover series? What happened to the financial makeover series?

]]> By: Pedro http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-seriously-love-this/#comment-1312 Pedro Thu, 16 Feb 2006 22:08:10 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-seriously-love-this#comment-1312 I have been thinking of doing somehing like this also in my neighborhood but I don't really know how. There is one for my school now: OrderInChinese.com I have been thinking of doing somehing like this also in my neighborhood but I don’t really know how. There is one for my school now:

OrderInChinese.com

]]> By: John http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-seriously-love-this/#comment-1311 John Thu, 16 Feb 2006 18:33:37 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-seriously-love-this#comment-1311 They used to have a service like this at Cal called 411-Food. They would get you anything you wanted from a local eatery and deliver it to you for a 10% mark-up plus tip. It folded up because it wasn't profitable enough, but I'll be damned if everyone didn't love it. They used to have a service like this at Cal called 411-Food. They would get you anything you wanted from a local eatery and deliver it to you for a 10% mark-up plus tip. It folded up because it wasn’t profitable enough, but I’ll be damned if everyone didn’t love it.

]]> By: Ben Casnocha http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-seriously-love-this/#comment-1310 Ben Casnocha Thu, 16 Feb 2006 18:08:46 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/i-seriously-love-this#comment-1310 Nice! I had this idea for my high school - run a delivery service so kids don't have to go off campus to get better food at lunch. Alas, our catering service prevents competition. Perverting the free market!! Nice! I had this idea for my high school – run a delivery service so kids don’t have to go off campus to get better food at lunch. Alas, our catering service prevents competition. Perverting the free market!!

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