If Yakezie.com Was A Start-up Company

A Frank Discussion With Venture Capitalists

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16600[?]
in Personal Finance on Nov 22nd, 2010
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The Bay Area is full of Venture Capitalists and Start-ups.  They are like squirrels – unavoidable, fast, furry, hungry squirrels – who are all clamoring to find their big nut.  I was at a party last Saturday night and there so happened to be a couple Venture Capitalists who I got to know quite well over a bottle of wine.

My main inquiry was trying to understand why start-ups would need a Venture Capitalist’s help, when all it costs is $15 a year to rent the domain name, but a gazillion hours of work to keep the lights on.

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Yakezie Member Post – Christopher Johnson

Yakezie's Webmaster

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366[?]
in Lifestyle on Nov 18th, 2010
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Christopher Paul David Johnson

I am not a personal finance blogger.  I am not really much of a blogger period.  I am a designer, a facilitator, and the guy behind the scenes here at Yakezie.  I like to think of my role here as the stage manager for a play, changing the set pieces and raising the curtain.  An important role, but never seen.  Except by the cast.

I am 24, live in San Francisco, work in Palo Alto, love photography, and have been married for a little over a year to my beautiful wife.  I was born in Idaho, but I haven’t lived there since I was 13.  I am a very typical nerd.

The context

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Yakezie Member Post: Khaleef from KNS Financial

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3432[?]
in Personal Finance on Nov 17th, 2010
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I am about to write about my least favorite subject…me! I hate having to write about myself, because it can seem so prideful. But, here goes!

About Me

My name is Khaleef Crumbley and I was born and raised in New Jersey, where my wonderful wife and I currently reside. I have seen a lot of poverty in my life – the place where I grew up is known for its drugs, gangs, teenage pregnancy, shootouts, and stolen cars – but I have also seen people with the resilience to rise above this! Read More

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The Yakezie Network and Yakezie 2.0 [Updated]

New and Requested Features are now Online

by
366[?]
in Personal Finance on Nov 15th, 2010
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Over the past several weeks, we have looked forward to reading member posts and interacting with the members in the forums and on Twitter.  Yakezie is a powerful network of incredibly talented people.  We are surprised and amazed with what we read every day.  The majority of features Sam and I thought about for version 2.0 of Yakezie are online now, with the major goal of helping and connecting the Yakezie Network, as well as the new Yakezie Writing Contests. You may have noticed some changes to the site, but if you have not, this post will run through the new features.

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HowToSaveMoney.com Yakezie Writing Contest – December, 2010

Three Potential Winners

by
16600[?]
in Writing Contest on Nov 14th, 2010
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Honorable Applicants,

Thank you for your interest in the HowtoSaveMoney.com Yakezie Writing Contest! For our inaugural scholarship, we have partnered with serial entrepreneur and all around good guy, Alan Dunn.  Alan is a licensed mortgage broker and enjoys creating businesses.  He purchased his first domain name in 1998, struck gold in the mortgage industry, crashed like everybody else and quickly realized trees with money do not exist.  Coupons and savings are his new favorite things and he’s committed to educating people about saving a buck until someone is nice enough to buy him a yacht.  Currently he is the Managing Editor of HowToSaveMoney.com which literally discusses all aspects of how to save money and build wealth for the future.  It’s great to have you on board Alan! Read More

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Yakezie Member Post – Financial Samurai

Slicing Through Money's Mysteries

by
16600[?]
in Personal Finance on Nov 12th, 2010
91

By the time Christmas came in 2008, I had lost over a third of the value in my 401K.  Oops, should have sold during the summer! I thought to myself as the economy detonated.  The funny thing is, I wasn’t sitting in front of a computer or a TV watching things unravel as politicians put aside their petty differences to construct the biggest bailout in history.  No, I was lying on Lanikai Beach getting sunburned and boy did it feel great!

The pain of losing money is more hurtful than the joy of winning money.  Yet, on this fine holiday, I felt no pain, just ambivalence and a realization that money means little when you’re doing something you enjoy.  And so, I made it a point in 2009 to start having more fun and launched Financial Samurai.

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The Yakezie Writing Contest Framework

by
16600[?]
in Writing Contest on Nov 8th, 2010
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Dear Members, Challengers, & Readers,

The Yakezie Writing Contest officially launches this Thursday, November 11th and I’d like to share with you the framework which is certain to make us all very proud.  The Yakezie Writing Contest is a one of a kind scholarship that focuses on not only helping someone in financial need, but also provides mentorship to all our winners!

WHAT’S AT STAKE

* Amount. We will launch with at least $500 a month every month for the first six months.  My proposal is a suggested monthly donation of $5 by each Member.  $500 is the minimum amount to be awarded to the winning recipient as I will be the anchor to get us there if we fall short.  We hopefully will get to $1,000 a month by June, 2011 as we contribute $10 a month or more thanks to growing advertisement opportunities that many of you have experienced already.  Challengers and readers alike are encouraged to donate through an upcoming donation button on the sidebar as well.  Even just $1 dollar can help make a difference with enough people participating. Read More

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The Clock Builder vs. The Time Teller

Leading An Organization Effectively

by
16600[?]
in Personal Finance on Nov 7th, 2010
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One of the most unpleasant classes in business school was “Organizational Behavior.”  Something about the teacher just bummed me out.  I’ll admit I don’t remember much from the class except for one thing that has driven me to try and lead the Yakezie forward.  The one thing was to understand the difference between being a “Clock Builder” and a “Time Teller.”

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