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The Iceberg illusion

The Real Truth About Success

Every single day we see successful people around us. They seem to be so happy, they smile, they obviously enjoy life, they have enough spare time, because of their financial independence… Their lives look so carefree. Most people think of them as they are the ‘lucky ones’. It seems that any of them just got lucky at some point in their life and all the great life they live now is because of some kind of a fluke. Well, often in life things are not what they seem to be… What you see about most of these people is just...

Mark Zuckerberg at his computer

A Short History of Mark Zuckerberg

A Short Biography On May 14th, 1984, Mark Zuckerberg was born in a small White Plains town, in New York. He was the fourth child of Karen Kempner and Edward Zuckerberg, who already had three girls. This was how it all began… Currently, Mark is only 32, and his net worth by the year 2019 was estimated at $64 billion. But the fact that he is one of the youngest billionaires is the less interesting one. The cool stuff here is actually his startup story, telling how a kid became the founder and later the CEO of one of the...

Gold ETFs invest only in gold and follow the price of the precious metal.

What Is An ETF? How To Invest In Exchange Traded Funds (Infographic)

ETFs are really popular financial instruments nowadays. But what is an ETF and what’s the big deal about investing in such? ETF is an abbreviation of Exchange Traded Funds and actually is an investment company, that collects money by selling shares to the broad public and invests the collected money in different assets like shares of other public companies, commodities, and all other kinds of assets. This way people, who have shares in such a fund get their money managed professionally and without their participation. They are just like mutual funds, except that they are traded on a regulated stock...

Real estate investment trusts

What Are Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) And How Do They Work?

Times have changed — what used to be an object of interest only to businessmen and financiers is now open today to a wider audience. Making good financial investments is a necessity. People have different reasons to invest: for financial freedom (making their money work for them), long-term financial goals (college savings, etc.), and retirement. Everybody has different risk tolerance when it comes to investing. Fortunately, there are a lot of options in which people, not just businessmen, can invest. What are real estate investment trusts (REITs)? Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are companies that purchase, manage, and develop real...

Jim Rogers 2010

Who Are The Greatest Investors Of All Times – Infographic

Investing is a cool way to make so much money, that even your wife won’t be able to spend for a lifetime. However, it’s not that easy to be a successful investor, those who made it really big are only a few and a great way to enhance your chances of catching up with them is to learn from their experience. The Internet is full of information about the greatest investors of all time. You can find some cool articles on the matter on this site, by checking our famous investors’ stories section of the site. In this post, you...

A Harley Davidson

A History Of The Harley Davidson Company

A Brief History of Harley-Davidson Harley Davidson is an iconic motorcycle manufacturer in America and most probably the most famous motorcycle manufacturer in the world. The company is based in the United States. Having been founded out of a small outhouse in 1903 by a 20-year-old William S. Harley, the company has achieved massive success. William Harvey built the first powered bicycle using a small engine that had 116 cc capacity. Harley had drawn the blueprint for this engine in 1901. The first garage of this company which measured 10ft by 15ft was a courtyard shed behind their home. This...

www.clearcarrental.com - this is how the site looks like (2015)

How Sachin Kate Started Clear Car Rental – One of India’s Most Successful Cab Booking Start-Ups

Clear Car Rental is an Indian company providing car rental services in most of the big cities in India. It is actually an online car booking portal on which you can easily find your preferred car at the best price. The site is one of the pioneers in its field and it has an amazing start-up story. Founded just a few years ago (in 2010), the site has become one of the leading car rental services in India. Here is how this happened… The Start-Up Story Of Clear Car Rental While being of Aurangabad origin doesn’t mean coming from the...

housing.co.in

Housing.co.in – How Advitiya Sharma Started One Of The Top Real Estate Sites in India

Just by holding a dinner meeting with Mr. Haresh Chalwa, managing partner at India Value Fund Advisors (IVFA) and former Network 18 CEO, Housing.co.in closed on another funding deal less than four weeks after their previous investment. At least according to Mr. Advitiya Sharma, co-founder, housing.co.in, Mr. Haresh was impressed with the team and its product and that’s why he made the funding. Whether that’s exactly what happened, or some secret relationship between housing.co.in and Mr. Haresh triggered the funding, the company’s success story truly merits anybody’s faith and trust (including Mr. Haresh’s). The housing portal idea came up in...

Truckily is an innovative web and online marketing tool for food trucks.

Truckily’s Start Up Story – How Derek Kean and Matthew Berkland Created A Mobile Food Truck Finder

Do you have a food truck business? If you had a food truck, you are suggested to constantly change your location in order to catch as many sales as possible. But this also makes it harder for your potential customers to know where exactly you are. The problem would even be bigger if you already have some loyal clients who like your stuff and are eager to buy from you on a regular basis. If they can’t find you every time they would want to purchase your products, their loyalty will quickly expire. This probably is a major issue for...

Talent Trail

Talent Trail’s Story – A College Start-Up By Sydney Liu and Ryan Choi

Internships can be really helpful for the start of your career or for learning about a business. Where to find the best internship for you? Talent Trail might be a good place to start. This brand-new college start-up allows companies to publish branded and focused landing pages for finding the best interns they need. The site has a large database of candidates, which are automatically filtered by work experience, skills, knowledge, culture, and many other factors. This way, businesses are provided with a short list of the most suitable people for their internship. This makes the process smooth and easy...