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3 Keys to Getting a Better Deal for Your Startup

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3 Keys to Getting a Better Deal for Your Startup Making the most of your money will be crucial to your success. Image credit: Rasstock | Getty Images Nathan Resnick   - GUEST WRITER As a startup, chances are, you are strapped for cash. This means you should always be on the lookout for the best deal. Whether it is to provide food for your office or to get to your next meeting, making the most of your money will be crucial to your success. For employees and CEOs, finding the best deal often lies in the up and coming on-demand economy. What started as a way to hail private cars on Uber, has turned into a growing industry fueled by companies like  Wolfie , which enables you to search and receive deals in real time. Related:  The 5 Stages Startups Must Go Through to Make That First $1 Million Startups should be using startups to survive. As an example, on a recent business trip to Manhattan, I used Wolfie to find a great deal on a local Italian res...

25 Powerful Quotes Entrepreneurs Can Use to Motivate and Inspire

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25 Powerful Quotes Entrepreneurs Can Use to Motivate and Inspire Jonathan Long • VIP Contributor Image credit:  Shutterstock Being an entrepreneur can be an emotional ride, with ups, downs, joy and disappointment. Sometimes a little piece of advice or wisdom from a brilliant mind can help you motor through even the most difficult of times. Related:  Top 10 Online Book Clubs For Entrepreneurial Inspiration I recently put together a list of 25 powerful quotes that we are turning into vinyl decals for my company’s office walls, and I wanted to share them with you -- to print out or share on social media. You could also bookmark this page and come back to it when you need some inspiration and motivation. Here they are: 1. “Choose a job that you like, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” --  Confucius 2. “As long as you’re going to be thinking anyway, think big.” --  Donald Trump 3. “Entrepreneurship is living ...

Warren Buffett's best investing advice for beginners

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Warren Buffett's best investing advice for beginners Vintage Value Investing Nov. 6, 2017, 6:00 PM 52,578 FACEBOOK LINKEDIN TWITTER EMAIL PRINT Warren Buffett Mark Wilson/Getty Images “When a person with money meets a person with experience, the one with experience ends up with the money and the one with money leaves with experience.” This was  Warren Buffett’s  response, on his 87th birthday, when asked about his best investment advice. He says that experience is the ultimate key to be a  successful investor . However, what about those who are new to investing? What if you don’t have any experience? Well, fortunately you can learn from investors who DO have experience – investors like Warren Buffett himself. Take a look at these 8 proven investment tips from Warren Buffett: View As:  One Page   Slides 1. Diversification isn't always a good idea   Many good investors stress the importance of ...