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Ask HN: If you could help someone become an entrepreneur for $1, would you?

2 pointsby brwralmost 11 years ago
Hi,<p>If you opened this, I&#x27;m going to assume the answer is a resounding &quot;Yes!&quot;, because an equally resounding &quot;No!&quot; is not nearly as much fun.<p>I want to become an entrepreneur and I need $1 from you. Let me tell you why.<p>I&#x27;m writing a book on React, which I&#x27;m sure you&#x27;ve all heard of. I&#x27;ve never done anything really &quot;entrepreneurial&quot; before, and so this is kind of a big step for me.<p>Because I need absolutely all the help in the world, I joined an online course by AppSumo called &quot;How To Make A $1,000 A Month Business&quot; this morning. My first task is to get someone to give me a single dollar. That&#x27;s it -- just $1.<p>If that sounds weird to you, rest assured that I find it weird too and it&#x27;s a lot more uncomfortable for me than it is for you. :) I don&#x27;t make a habit of asking strangers on the Internet for money.<p>With that said, will you be the person to invest $1 in me and help me become an entrepreneur?<p>If not, I would like to know why and hear any advice you have on the topic of becoming an entrepreneur. Either way, please email me at james [at] brwr [dot] org, and let&#x27;s chat. :)<p>For the interested, PayPal is a great option! Visit this link (clickable below) and enter my email (james [at] brwr [dot] org): http:&#x2F;&#x2F;bit.ly&#x2F;1eatUpl

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greenyodaalmost 11 years ago
According to your web site (<a href="http://brwr.org" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;brwr.org</a>), you&#x27;re a &quot;software hacker living in Mountain View, CA&quot;. So presumably, if you really wanted to become an entrepreneur, you could save money from your job and invest it in a side business rather than begging $1 donations from random people on the web. If I wanted to give $1 to a beggar, I&#x27;d rather give it to the homeless guys on the street who are asking for money to buy food.<p>And yes, you&#x27;re begging, not looking for investors. If you were looking for investors, you&#x27;d have a business plan and would be offering the investors a piece of your business in return for their money.
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brwralmost 11 years ago
Clickable link to PayPal: <a href="http://bit.ly/1eatUpl" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;bit.ly&#x2F;1eatUpl</a>
ironghostalmost 11 years ago
Lower the barrier - provide payment channels. Or, go get on the street and try to make a dollar.
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