Comments on: Funding Your First Business

By: Boosting and Chunking | Adam McFarland

Boosting and Chunking | Adam McFarland — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:55:27 +0000

[...] always suggested getting a non career job to fund your first business. I usually suggested something simple that can be done on off hours, like bartending. However, [...]

By: Misc Entrepreneurship Ramblings | Adam McFarland

Misc Entrepreneurship Ramblings | Adam McFarland — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:31:22 +0000

[...] final thoughts on funding your first business and generating your first cash [...]

By: Oke

Oke — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:40:04 +0000

“Nothing keeps you more motivated than doing a job that you don’t want to do every day!”

This is another great quote by you. I laughed my ass off, because I’m going through this right now. It is a great feeling going home, knowing that the thing we are passionate about is done with the want to and goal to leave that job behind.

By: Dale

Dale — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:23:32 +0000

Or on the other hand, they go out and try to get 100’s to millions of dollars in funding and mortgage all their life possessions for one shot…

By: Adam McFarland

Adam McFarland — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:42:39 +0000

By: Adam McFarland

Adam McFarland — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:34:53 +0000

Some comments over on the Brazen Careerist too...

By: Brad

Brad — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:30:25 +0000

Some of this article seems familiar

By: How to Fund Your First Business - Business Opportunities Weblog

How to Fund Your First Business - Business Opportunities Weblog — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:54:09 +0000

[...] Adam McFarland, is the 26 year old founder of Pure Adapt, a company that designs, develops, markets, and operates e-commerce stores and other websites in an array of industries. Here’s his advice for funding your first business: [...]

By: Adam McFarland

Adam McFarland — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:46:43 +0000

Thanks Dale. I also think that if students say that they want to start a business, the first thing that they’re told is to work a long corporate career in their industry and then someday when they have enough money and experience they’ll be able to start a company. I think that couldn’t be more wrong. You never know what you’re really getting into unless you jump right in. And I feel like when you’re 15-20 years into a career you lose a lot of the flexibility you had as a college student that makes self-funded entrepreneurship possible (living on very little, learning and applying new things fast, etc).

By: Dale

Dale — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:16:33 +0000

Adam, this is the first time I’ve seen an attempt at a career path in entrepreneurship. It’s a great contrarian view to the typical “go to school, get a job, and let the company take care of you” that we’re all taught in school.