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December 11, 2017By Paula Pant

#107: How Scott Harrison Brought Clean Water to 7.3 Million People

Scott Harrison spent 10 years as a New York City nightclub promoter, partying until sunrise every morning and ingesting almost every substance imaginable.

But when he was 28, he realized his life lacked meaning.

“My tombstone might say, ‘here’s the guy who got thousands of people drunk,’” Harrison said.

Feeling lost, he decided to volunteer […]

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October 16, 2017By Paula Pant

#99: How I Grew BiggerPockets From 0 to 870,000 Members – with Joshua Dorkin

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Thirteen years ago, Joshua Dorkin’s friends teased him about starting a website that seemed to have no future.

“I would get calls from my buddies who would literally call me on my cell phone [and say] ‘Hey Josh, we just walked past a penny on the ground. We were thinking about picking it […]

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February 18, 2015Written By Paula Pant

How Sarah Quit Her Job, Launched an Online Business, and Now Travels As Much As She Wants

Five years ago, a Canadian woman named Sarah embarked on a series of life-changing steps.

She moved 215 miles away from her hometown. She returned to college (after initially failing a few courses) to finish her degree. After graduation, she landed a cushy job with a pension and plenty of benefits. She got engaged. They bought a house.

 […]

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April 30, 2012Written By Paula Pant

Make a Profit AFTER Paying Yourself

The biggest mistake I’ve made as an entrepreneur? Confusing my role as an investor with my role as the general manager.

As an investor, my role is to infuse money into a project or a company. Then I kick back and wait for the returns.

As the general manager, my role is […]

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