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The Next Chapter: Seesmic

Posted on09. Mar, 2010 by Andrew Dumont.

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With my role at Tatango moving from present to past-tense, a world of opportunity emerged. Within the first week of unemployment, I was presented with more professional engagements than I ever could have imagined. During that time, I worked as a consultant for several firms in hopes of eventually finding a place that I could [...]

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Why I “Waste Time” Blogging

Posted on02. Mar, 2010 by Andrew Dumont.

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I was catching up with an old friend the other day when she said something that completely caught me off guard… she asked, “why do you waste time blogging?” As the words left her mouth, I didn’t quite know how to respond. I guess I had never really thought about it, it was just something [...]

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5 Must Read Books for Entrepreneurs

Posted on09. Feb, 2010 by Andrew Dumont.

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I can’t emphasize enough, how important experience is to success in business. But as you’ll realize, as an early staged entrepreneur, those types of situations are hard to come by. That’s where books come into play. It’s amazing how much you can learn and grow from a single read. What I’ve lacked in age over [...]

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The Importance of Hustle

Posted on19. Dec, 2009 by Andrew Dumont.

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What’s the difference between winning and losing? Living the life you’ve always dreamed of or dreading the sound of your alarm clock? It’s a matter of hustle. A simple decision to work harder than everyone else. But what motivates a person to hustle? It’s not a switch that can be turned on or off. It’s [...]

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What Makes A Successful Person?

Posted on02. Dec, 2009 by Andrew Dumont.

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While sitting here, I began to think about why some people fail and others succeed. What was the turning point for the bum on the street or the high paid exec? Is it a matter of personality traits, intelligence, childhood upbringing, monetary backing or something completely different? Look around, at the people you believe are [...]

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The Rise of Power Jeans – A Clarification

Posted on16. Nov, 2009 by Andrew Dumont.

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I recently hit a huge milestone… a quote in the Wall Street Journal. The WSJ has been the top of the pops for me since I was a kid, while others read Dr. Suess, I was reading the Money and Investing section of the journal (obviously I was a weird kid). The quote was in [...]

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I’m a College Grad, Now What?

Posted on11. Aug, 2009 by Andrew Dumont.

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It’s that time of year, people are graduating. Many friends of mine have recently made the ultimate post-high school step and now posses their ticket to the “real world”, a college degree. But there’s one problem, they don’t know what the hell to do with it.
The excuses are what you’d expect, “the economy stinks,” “I [...]