What is the Stress Factory? The stress factory is when you begin to balance a day job and a startup. It is an endless cycle of stress and work. Context Taking the path as an entrepreneur is not easy. In fact, it’s very difficult. Some might say it is factory producing endless stress. So why do it? Well, if you truly have the mind set of an entrepreneur…
The Meme The meme I want to discuss and relate to entrepreneurship is “we all make mistakes in the heat of passion, Jimbo.” This was from the kids television show, Jimmy Neutron. Now, you may be asking how does this relate to entrepreneurship? We will get there. The Mistakes *This is the first post in series about ‘Entrepreneur lessons and mistakes’. Aside from being a person who has…
Hey Under30CEO fans, Matt Wilson here. I haven’t been this excited about a piece of content in a long time. Very few of you probably know that back in 2008 Under30CEO started as a Ning network for entrepreneurs and that my co-founder Jared O’Toole and I had a late-night web show on Ustream. Well, our podcast is back. And after a few cocktails, we’ve never been more honest.…
It’s too hard. Figuring out what is holding us back takes too much work. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could get out of your own way? Get rid of the things that are holding us back and hack your mind to be more productive, less stressed, and happier? Wouldn’t it be great if we could see the world with an objective lens instead of through your own tainted glasses?…
Hey guys, here’s the deal… I’m going to start things off by sending you an update on what’s going on in the Under30CEO community. Today, I’m sitting in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica where this place is feeling a lot more like home. Since November, we’ve brought 10+ groups to Central America to our Explore Costa Rica trip to the rainforest, and to Nicaragua and Belize. The view doesn’t…
Hey guys it’s Matt. I want to write you a really honest email about the future of Under30CEO…As you guys have probably felt, our community has lost a lot of its luster. What was once a vibrant community of young people trying to take control of our futures has slowly but surely declined. Our attempt to go from a couple bloggers into media company didn’t really work. We launched…
Hey Under30CEO, big news! We’ve launched our publishing company and to celebrate we are sending you a copy of our newest book absolutely free! Quit: 17 Short Stories of Being Broke, Fired, Frustrated, Unemployed, and Making It Big! You guys have stuck with us for the past six years of Under30CEO, so all we ask is for a quick Amazon review after you check it out.The e-book will go…
We’ve all had restless nights: staring up at the ceiling, hoping to fall asleep. As an air vent blew warm air into the face of Ryan Fant keeping him awake, he faced a dilemma. He could turn off the heat and freeze to death, or pile blankets and pillows over his head to avoid the annoyance. For Ryan, opportunity was staring down at him, and he chose neither…
Interview with young entrepreneur Sachin Kamdar on starting his business Pars.ly. This is part one of the ten part series. Follow the Starting a Business as a Young Entrepreneur interview series and don’t miss an interview! …
Since we officially rolled out our new travel company Under30Experiences last week, we’ve been busy telling our story around the web. We’ve had such amazing ups and downs building Under30CEO and Under30Experiences, that we decided to share some actionable advice, lessons learned, and the whole inspirational story to help you along your own journey… Here are 13 quotes we’ve rounded up from our recent interviews: “Building a company…
