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25 Self-Help Books You (Probably) Haven’t Read

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Success never falls in our lap and always asks a price of us: that we face challenges most mere mortals would avoid. It’s because most new entrepreneurs don’t end up doing what they love, but spend their waking hours on payroll, bookkeeping and clogged toilets instead of making those artisanal flourless cupcakes.

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How to Launch (and Maintain) a Successful E-Commerce Business

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I tried to compete on price instead of building a brand. If you fail to get this right, as I did with my online men’s store, then your customers won’t care about your offerings, and you’ll have to go back to your old cubicle job. Maybe you should sell packages of smart home tech for any price range? I didn’t validate my ideas.