A few weeks ago, I spent spring break with a group of great kids from the first-ever NFTE Ignite program. NFTE stands for “National Federation for Teaching Entrepreneurship.” It’s a non-profit that works with high school students in under-served communities, providing business classes and mentorship. I’ve gone into a school to give a guest lecture […]
Archives for May 2011
Hot Sauce Comittee News: New Referral Tool!
by Andrew Way, Jefe de los Locos The Hot Sauce Committee, an intrepid group of two thousa… er, two hun… Uh, of two — has been busy this month. Mighty and mightily busy. Check this out: We created for you, fellow Mavericks, an incredibly cool and easy way for you to refer your friends and […]
May Member Milestones
Get Rick Click hits the New York Times Bestseller List! A huge congratulations to Maverick1000 Member #108 Marc Ostrofsky — whose new book Get Rich Click! hit the New York Times Bestseller List last week, was #1 on the USA Today list, #1 on the Wall Street Journal list, AND…in Marc’s words: “…get this — […]
What an 11-Year-Old Girl Taught Me About Being a Maverick
By Maverick1000 Member #40 Chad Morris http://www.myogenicsfitness.com/ One of the great things we get from being Maverick members is inspiration. It is easy to get caught up in the daily trials of our own businesses, but when we hear about what other entrepreneurs are doing, we experience that big-picture thrill of a great idea brought […]
Launch Sequence Go!
by William Lee, Maverick1000 Member #100 After getting back from UG7 and speaking to M1000 Member #128 Ben Roy, who had just watched the prior launch, I made an effort to see Shuttle Endeavor’s launch. After being advised that there were only two more launches left, I made it a priority. I even enrolled M1000 […]
April Mindstorm Call
“Hotseat” call with M1000 Member #120 Jim Miotke (AKA: The infamous “Hook Me Up Yo!” sessions from trips) http://productiveandhappy.com/ April’s call started with Jim telling his story around the Maverick campfire. The steps in his life that led to his “big breakthrough” would scare anyone into entrepreneurship. However, the ghosts and ghouls in this campfire […]
