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Trump University Entrepreneurship 101: How to Turn Your Idea into a Money Machine, Second Edition
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Trump University Entrepreneurship 101: How to Turn Your Idea into a Money Machine, Second Edition

by Michael E. Gordon
September 2009
Beginner content levelBeginner
299 pages
8h 16m
English
Wiley
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TRUMP UNIVERSITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP 101
is profitable and growing. She particularly enjoys the freedom of managing
her own time and being her own boss.
The one lesson that you can take from Stephen, Adam, and Deborah is
that the process of searching for ideas must be Proactive, Energetic, and
Purposeful. So many exceptional things have happened to me in my life
because of my PEP. Success comes to those who are doing, not just thinking
and talking. Often I look to nature to understand how various species survive
and thrive. The more I observe, the greater is my sense of wonder at life.
What comes to mind is the trap-door spider. This amazing creature is as
unentrepreneurial as can be. It makes a nest just below the surface, overlays
it with a very light top cover, and stays inside. Its “fingers” are positioned at
the corners of the trapdoor, and when it feels vibration from an unsuspecting
wandering bit of food, it flips the door open and pounces on its prey. There
are two compelling reasons why you should never be a trap-door spider:
1. Good things rarely come to entrepreneurs who wait patiently.
2. If your strongly held goal in life is to start and grow your own suc-
cessful business, it just won’t happen unless you are proactive to the
extreme.
Summary
This chapter is about proactively searching for business ideas and then screen-
ing them for personal fit. Fit takes into account your skills, passions, ...
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