Jeremy

Throughout the last ten years being an entrepreneur, I have been involved in a variety of business and start-ups.  Some have been offline businesses or real estate, but most have been related to the internet in some fashion.

During this time I have experienced multiple failures as well as a few great successes.  I have made a lot of money on the successes, but at the same time I have taken some pretty brutal losses on the failures.  Welcome to the life of an entrepreneur, it's never an uneventful journey.

Similar to a high stakes poker player, being a serial entrepreneur you have to expect, and be mentally prepared for many swings throughout your career.  You also have to be willing to assume a level of risk that 99% of your friends could never imagine.  When starting out, you have to be willing to risk your last dollar into something if you have conviction that it will be successful.  It is virtually impossible as an entrepreneur to become a millionaire without this type of attitude.

With all that said, there are not too many projects I work on these days that give me the entrepreneurial goose bumps.  In fact, out of 100 different business ideas or investments, I can think of maybe 3 or 4 throughout the years that I have been as excited about as what I am working on now.

I have never been more confident in something as I am in the success of what I will just call "Project V" for now.  Getting back on my own and being the CEO of my company is the best move I have ever made.  I have assembled an amazing team of individuals at Empire Marketing, and this is a primary reason I have 100% confidence in what we are building.

As you all know, I have always been a firm believer in surrounding yourself with successful people.  This principle is especially important when founding an internet start-up.  You are only as good as your weakest link.

I keep speaking in the forums, in this blog, and on the radio about innovation for one reason.  I want everyone to realize that it doesn't matter where you're at right now, what you have failed at in the past, or what your net worth is.  Everyone has the ability to create their own destiny and make big things happen regardless of circumstances.

A wise man once said the following:

"Imagination is more important than knowledge"

Albert Einstenin