I attended a workshop about bootstrapping last week. The instructor told us a few stories about business men who applied very simple strategies that led them to success. I found the fruit guy’s story really interesting and thought the HN users will like it too.
I agree with revolvingcur-- I was pretty skeptical at first, but I certainly got the value out of this for free (and was mildly entertained, too.). More to the point, just on principle, one could take a _day_ to find out how realistic any of this is.
I wouldn't try selling fruit in NYC without a permit, though.
It reminds me "investing gurus" selling books about how to hack the stock market to become billionaires. The only guys, however who become billionaires are those selling the books.
At least this story is for free...
The title is sensationalist, and yes, the guy has something to sell, but the interview audio and transcript are available for free, and it's a pretty good tale.
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