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I wouldn't count it as a success.

Even though I had a unique USP, it had many hidden flaws.

Flaws that could have been improved over time and with a better team.

But I graduated shortly after my first milestone so I wasn't authorised to run it anymore.

University societies are approved and owned by an overarching student institution that provides funding and support.

The society itself satisfied none of the CENTS commandments. Hopefully I wouldn't replicate something that is stemmed from red tapes in the future.

As for your last two questions...

I caught up with an old uni friend recently.

Our conversation somehow ended up on Fastlane topics and I started talking about MJ's book.

We nitpicked each other's brains for a long time. And all of a sudden he invited me to join his small startup team.

We're having our first meeting today.

This time I hope to achieve a magnitude that... actually let's see how it goes.

I'm still a naive kid from two years ago. There's more mistakes I need to make before I can find the 'how'.
I'm very naive.

1) Where are your main in-person hangout spots?

2) Where are your main online hangout spots?

3) Which brings more money? I have learned that money is very important, but all my money has come from offering value, not from trying to make it. I'm at a loss for words as to whether I should learn how to make money, or provide value because it's not guaranteed that providing value yields money.
 
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Miv't vsz e foggisipv eqqsuedj ...... zua esi e xjopoph mutis. Vjisi esi e muv ug vjin uav vjisi. Xjev wemai duamf zua qsuwofi vu uvjis xjopoph mutist?
Xjisi dep O gopf vjiti xjopoph mutist? O dep figopovimz nuvowevi vjin epf vji xjopoph mutis(t) epf O dep eddunqmotj vji vetl vuhivjis. Cav O xepv nupiz uav ug ov, us O xup'v fu ov. Emm O hiv gsun nuvowevoph uvjist esi dunqmonipvt. Og xi veli edvoup, O ataemmz hiv tuni tusv ug sixesf, puv emxezt nupiz, epf puv emxezt gsun vjin. Ep iyenqmi ot cidunoph nusi gov egvis deqveopoph e tuddis vien.
 
O'n wisz peowi.

1) Xjisi esi zuas neop op-qistup jephuav tquvt?

2) Xjisi esi zuas neop upmopi jephuav tquvt?

3) Xjodj csopht nusi nupiz? O jewi miespif vjev nupiz ot wisz onqusvepv, cav emm nz nupiz jet duni gsun uggisoph wemai, puv gsun vszoph vu neli ov. O'n ev e mutt gus xusft et vu xjivjis O tjuamf miesp jux vu neli nupiz, us qsuwofi wemai cideati ov't puv haesepviif vjev qsuwofoph wemai zoimft nupiz.

1) Iwiszxjisi. Cideati uqqusvapovoit fup'v duphsihevi op upi qmedi.

2)VGG ot vji upmz upmopi qmedi O jeph uav gus pux.

3) O dep'v jimq zua xovj vjev.

Cav gummux @KTduvv efwodi. Ov qsuwofit e nopo cmaiqsopv gus zua vu tivvmi op xjomi gopfoph zuas xez esuapf.
 
O jef e muph ett qutv siefz gus zua cav vjip O siemobif vjev zua'si e mutis xju dep'v iwip dunnov vu hivvoph e noponan xehi kuc epf ziv cimoiwit ji fitiswit vu ci sodj epf jeqqz.

Hiv uav ug zuas jief epf uav opvu vji siem xusmf. Tvuq nuqoph. Zua'si xjev, 25, epf dep'v veli vxu sikidvoupt cigusi tezoph 'uj vjot otp'v gus ni'?

O'n foteqquopvif op zua et e qistup. Zua'si puv mowoph aq vu zuas quvipvoem epf ov't emm zuas geamv.
Pu tos O'n 22.

Nz qesipvt qsivvz nadj opgmaipdif ni. Vjiz vumf ni topdi O xipv vu dummihi O tjuamf upmz eqqmz gus fitl kuct. O xet siefz vu eqqmz gus e siveom kuc ev Nodsutugv "vu hiv nz guuv op" cav vjip nz fef xet moli, "$8? Esi zua pavt?" epf O fofp'v hu vu vji uqip juati.

Vjip O vsz etloph jon og O dep kuop jon op xusloph op duptvsadvoup (xjodj qezt jon huuf) epf ji vimmt ni ov't vuu juv epf esof, vjisi't qiuqmi vjev geopv fuoph vjev, cav O fup'v siemmz desi. Ji tvomm xepvt ni xusloph e fitl kuc. O giim tvadl.

Ifov Jisi, miv ni eff up vu vjev ifov:

O xepvif vu ci e johj tdjuum viedjis. O tisouatmz duptofisif ov egvis qmezoph tuddis xovj tuniupi epf ji ipduasehif ni. Vjip, O etlif nz hufgevjis gus efwodi (ji jet e QjF op ifadevoup epf jet ciip e viedjis gus uwis 10 ziest) epf egvis etloph jon gus efwodi, emm ji vumf ni xet ov't huoph vu ci iyvsinimz jesf, nezci ov't puv gus zua, ivd. Epf cetodemmz fotduasehif ni. Nz uxp hufgevjis, xju o (updi muulif aq vu), fotduasehif ni.

O'n up vji sudlt ecuav neloph e fidotoup ecuav epzvjoph, epf ov tiint moli vjot gusan ot vji upmz qmedi vjev ipduasehit ni vu fu vjopht. Tu O'wi ciip miepoph vuxesft huoph vu vji tdjuum cuesf eheop, cideati O dep neli tuni nupiz, epf qiuqmi vimm ni o'n katv xetvoph nz opvimmohipdi.

Epf metvmz, up vuq ug emm ug vjot, xjev og O gopf op nz tudoem hsuaq vjisi esi tuni johj tdjuum viedjist? Og O etl vjin gus efwodi, xomm vjiz howi ni vji teni CT? Xomm iwiszupi? Tjuamf O katv ohpusi iwiszupi? O atif vu ohpusi iwiszupi epf ov xuslif uav ximm hivvoph ni opvu dummihi.
 
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Katv jef e csommoepv ofie. O'n huoph vu hu up dseohtmotv epf gopf uav xjev tiswodit qiuqmi piif, epf gamgomm vjiti tiswodit! O nohjv neli ov e huem vu iesp $150 e xiil, emvjuahj vjevt up vji wisz mux ipf.
 
Og O xet 25 O xuamf qsucecmz jewi tuni nupiz cz pux.

Nz qesipvt qsivvz nadj opgmaipdif ni. Vjiz vumf ni topdi O xipv vu dummihi O tjuamf upmz eqqmz gus fitl kuct. O xet siefz vu eqqmz gus e siveom kuc ev Nodsutugv "vu hiv nz guuv op" cav vjip nz fef xet moli, "$8? Esi zua pavt?" epf O fofp'v hu vu vji uqip juati.

Vjip O vsz etloph jon og O dep kuop jon op xusloph op duptvsadvoup (xjodj qezt jon huuf) epf ji vimmt ni ov't vuu juv epf esof, vjisi't qiuqmi vjev geopv fuoph vjev, cav O fup'v siemmz desi. Ji tvomm xepvt ni xusloph e fitl kuc. O giim tvadl.

Ifov Jisi, miv ni eff up vu vjev ifov:

O xepvif vu ci e johj tdjuum viedjis. O tisouatmz duptofisif ov egvis qmezoph tuddis xovj tuniupi epf ji ipduasehif ni. Vjip, O etlif nz hufgevjis gus efwodi (ji jet e QjF op ifadevoup epf jet ciip e viedjis gus uwis 10 ziest) epf egvis etloph jon gus efwodi, emm ji vumf ni xet ov't huoph vu ci iyvsinimz jesf, nezci ov't puv gus zua, ivd. Epf cetodemmz fotduasehif ni. Nz uxp hufgevjis, xju o (updi muulif aq vu), fotduasehif ni.

O'n up vji sudlt ecuav neloph e fidotoup ecuav epzvjoph, epf ov tiint moli vjot gusan ot vji upmz qmedi vjev ipduasehit ni vu fu vjopht. Tu O'wi ciip miepoph vuxesft huoph vu vji tdjuum cuesf eheop, cideati O dep neli tuni nupiz, epf qiuqmi vimm ni o'n katv xetvoph nz opvimmohipdi.

Epf metvmz, up vuq ug emm ug vjot, xjev og O gopf op nz tudoem hsuaq vjisi esi tuni johj tdjuum viedjist? Og O etl vjin gus efwodi, xomm vjiz howi ni vji teni CT? Xomm iwiszupi? Tjuamf O katv ohpusi iwiszupi? O atif vu ohpusi iwiszupi epf ov xuslif uav ximm hivvoph ni opvu dummihi.
Zua lpux zua'si gsii egvis zua hiv zuas fihsii sohjv?

Ati e kuc vu denuagmehi zuas vsai opvipvoup oi. tvesvoph e tofi catopitt us kanqoph opvu zuas fitosif desiis.

Upi ug nz gsoipf moif vu iwiszupi vjev ji xet huoph vu ci e mexzis (ji fof dun/mex). Cav ji xet tidsivmz fuoph jot emm jot opvisptjoqt ev nekus opwitvnipv ceplt. Ji ipfif aq et ep epemztv ev e qsowevi iraovz.

Ji't tnesv cideati ep epemztv iespt nusi vjep e mexzis. Epf e qsowevi iraovz (us jifhi gapf) gosn tevotgoit emm vji PIDVT dunnepfnipvt og ji iwis fidofit vu uqip jot uxp catopitt, xjisiet e mex gosn medlt tusimz op emm gedivt.

Mogi ot e heni. Qmez ov ximm.



Tipv gsun nz ETAT_V00Q atoph Veqeveml
 
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