SubscribeHave you ever thought of a simple solution for a common household problem and less than a year later seen it being sold either on television or at your local hardware store? A real bummer isn’t it. “If only I would have patented that idea” we think to ourselves as we shrug off the potential [...]
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ShareThisTwo Hunks and a Bunch of Junk
Hunks. A word that has forever tantalized the female gender and will forever embitter every male on the planet until the day he shall pass. I can remember eating my lunch at Fallbrook High, and nearly everyday watching the “hunks” of my local high school stroll by with their trail of Abercrombie cologne and ninety-eight [...]
Go Big, Live Small: Tumbleweed Tiny House Company
It seems like everything today is slowly but surely getting larger: cars, televisions, hamburgers, slurpees, and even houses. The average American home in 1900 was 800 square feet. By 1970, it had grown to 1,500 square feet and to 2,384 square feet in 2010. Some people have had quite enough of King Super-Size and are [...]
Couch, Cave or Castle, Airbnb Has You Covered
I absolutely love to travel. Whether it’s backpacking with friends or relaxing on the beach with the family, I love to encounter different surroundings, cultures, food, and lifestyles. As with most hobbies, the greatest restraint to traveling is money, at least for me. Traveling can be expensive and even when you go cheap, it’s still [...]
Unemployment: A Jolt of Freedom
Perhaps our largest interest here at Payoff is freedom by passion. That is, attaining freedom by doing what you love. We call this “entrepreneurship”. While many of you may consider only iconic businessmen such as Steve Jobs or Donald Trump entrepreneurs, the truth is that entrepreneurship is best defined as the pursuit of that which [...]
Cookieluscious: For the Love of Cookies
Zena Martin is the kind of woman Payoff loves to hear about. As a marketing communications consultant by day, baker by night, Zena is doing whatever it takes to transform her passion for baking into her full-time job. With over ten years of experience as a baker and a few gallons of encouragement from friends [...]
“Biz in a Boxx” Gives Kids a Reason to Put Down the Controller
Its been a few weeks since we discussed the infamous notion as to whether entrepreneurs are made or born. Our conclusion was that indeed entrepreneurs are born, just like every other human being on planet earth. Sarcasm aside, the highlights from the study we referenced lent themselves to the idea that indeed there are particular [...]
From Trash to Cash, RecycleBank Takes to the Streets
Every Wednesday was payday. I can remember squirming around in my seat toward the end of the school day, knowing the moment was near. Every Wednesday my father would give my mother a break and pick me up from school. His motivation, while altruistic, was laced with a bit of capitalism. Wednesday was “recycle day” [...]
The InVenture Prize: Georgia Tech’s Entrepreneur Showdown
What do you get when you mix a reality television stage and eight mad scientists? No, not Bill Nye to the eighth power. It’s called the InVenture Prize and it is Georgia Tech’s very own entrepreneurial showdown. Complete with a judges panel, quirky host, and the occasional explosion, the real kicker is the $15,000 first [...]
ROWE: Wake-Up and Smell the Freedom
Employees can smell the freedom from miles away. No more pointless meetings, racing to get in at 8:00am, or begging for permission to watch your kid’s school play. No more cramming errands into the weekend, or waiting until retirement to take up your hobbies again. You make the decisions about what you do and where [...]
