Archive for October, 2012

• 7 Things I Learned from Hurricane Sandy
  Posted by James Altucher on October 31st, 2012 at 5:24 pm, Comments: 0

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  TweetLet’s clean up some myths first: Hurricane Sandy is not good for the economy. People in the media always claim hurricanes are good because of [...]

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• Steve Wynn and the Lost Diamonds of Africa
  Posted by James Altucher on October 26th, 2012 at 9:14 am, Comments: 0

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  TweetYou know the movie I’m talking about. It starts off in some African village. Always in Africa. Women are doing the laundry. Men are either [...]

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• What You Can Do If You Are a Nobody
  Posted by James Altucher on October 24th, 2012 at 10:23 am, Comments: 0

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  Tweet[an expanded answer from last week's Twitter Q&A] CAN A NOBODY WRITE  A BOOK? Fonzi ‏@fonzib: Do you think it’s a waste of time for [...]

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• Why I Won’t Vote
  Posted by James Altucher on October 22nd, 2012 at 9:17 am, Comments: 0

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  TweetI was asked this during my last Twitter Q&A:  Bryan M. Smith ‏@bryanmsmith: Who are you voting for in the election & why? Answer: I [...]

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• No Wonder He Hated Me
  Posted by James Altucher on October 19th, 2012 at 3:40 pm, Comments: 0

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  TweetI used to think Mark was an idiot. He was a former managing director at CS First Boston and then we were partners at  venture [...]

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• Six Things I Learned From Mick Jagger
  Posted by James Altucher on October 17th, 2012 at 11:23 am, Comments: 0

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  TweetMy kids don’t know who the Rolling Stones are. They don’t care either. And why should they? Setting aside the common argument every generation makes [...]

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• How To Break Free From Prison
  Posted by James Altucher on October 15th, 2012 at 3:03 pm, Comments: 0

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  TweetI was scared when I left the corporate job for the first time. I was even more scared when I was thrown out of graduate [...]

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• How To Become An Idea Machine
  Posted by James Altucher on October 11th, 2012 at 9:02 am, Comments: 0

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  Tweet Kelly Francis ‏@KellyFrancisLaw: How do you know when you’re thinking too big or aiming too high (if that’s even possible)? Answer: In the mid-90s [...]

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• How to Deal With Burnout, Get Rich Quick Schemes, Stage Fright, and Brain Explosion
  Posted by James Altucher on October 9th, 2012 at 8:58 am, Comments: 0

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  Tweet [Some expanded answers from my regular Thursday Twitter Q&A session] HOW TO DEAL WITH BURNOUT? Lemuel Goltiao ‏@suburbandude: Any advice for someone who’s experiencing burnout? [...]

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• How To Diversify Your Life
  Posted by James Altucher on October 4th, 2012 at 3:14 pm, Comments: 0

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  TweetOne time I wanted to sell my company to HBO. The CFO was looking at the numbers. They were willing to buy it for a [...]

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