All Entries in the "Inspiration" Category
What Should We Take Into Account?
When it comes to being an entrepreneur, we have a tendency to look at those around us, while placing emphasis on those that have “made it”. Granted it is important to study those who have made it but we need to be cautious in that we do not start to envy the other person. When [...]
Doing It Bare
Bare Naked Granola sells granola and got started with just $500. The company was started by Kelly Flatley and Brendan Synnott- entrepreneur’s through and through. In a nutshell here is their story.
Both Kelly and Brendan had day jobs and made the product (Bare Naked Granola) at night. They rented out kitchen space at a commercially licensed venue, worked [...]
Shoes
Tom’s Shoes was founded by Blake Mycoskie. It is a humanitarian shoe company that gives away one pair of shoes for every pair purchased. You may recall Blake from the amazing race, he was inspired to start his company on a trip to Argentina.
Upon a return trip to the country he discovered a shoe worn [...]
From Jail to Being a Triple-Crown “Winner”
Vickie Stringer spent time in jail for drug trafficking and money laundering. Her boyfriend at the time was into some very shady things and she got caught in the fallout. As a first time offender (co-defendant) she was sentenced to 7 years. In her own words she found this experience to be “very devastating”. As [...]
Beer-With Speed
Maybe you have seen Turbo Tap in action at popular sports venues? Or if you haven’t, maybe you noticed you are spending less time waiting in line for beer. I can be said that necessity is the mother of all invention; at least according to Matthew Younkle. Matthew Younkle thought of the idea while waiting [...]
How Headaches Can Make You Millions
In the 1990’s women from all walks of life started carrying Pepper Spray in order to protect themselves. The trend was so hot that Oprah even did a segment for her show. This where Wayne Perry enters the picture. Wayne used to make a living by getting sprayed in the face with Pepper Spray. In [...]
How a Bonding Experience Turned Into a Business
Joshua Onysko does not fancy artificial ingredients. He and his mother decided to partake in a bonding experience into an entreprenuerial journey. His mom bought a book on how to make soap and he figured, “why not? ; which is good news for him. He spent $100 dollars and has turned that original investment into a million [...]
Mission
Ok, I couldn’t resist. This is a follow up to “The Motivation Behind Music” article. The other song that has some excellent lyrics by Rush is ‘Mission’. It is comparable to ‘Marathon’ but is more overt about the entrepreneurial spirit….
Hold your fire –
Keep it burning bright
Hold the flame ’til the dream ignites –
A spirit with [...]
Stories We Love
At Infindea, we love business that were started for (almost) nothing, by nothing we mean less than $1000USD. You see, there is something special about a solopreneur or aspiring entrepreneur who can start a business with essentially zero and build it into a bona fide company without the need for venture capital or angel investors.
Throughout the [...]
The Motivation Behind Music
I’d like to ask you to indulge with me for a few moments, and yes I will expose myself to potential ridicule. Did you ever notice the power of music? Furthermore, how music can motivate you? This can be supported by the observation of Michael Phelps listening to his iPod just before a Olympic Gold [...]
