Being an Entrepreneur is Really Hard
Written by Jason King of Sean's Outpost and reposted with his permission fromreddit. For over a week now, I've been trying to write a year in review piece for Satoshi Forest. The words, which usually just flow like a spigot when I'm passionate about something, seem to just dribble out. And what little ekes by is hardly print worthy. Maybe it's just....
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This interview can also be found on Coinabul's official blog. A 17 year old coder and entrepreneur named Zhou Tong (pictured above) created a website last year. The growth that his website exhibited is inspirational. In less than 6 months Bitcoinica.com was home to over one million dollars in assets. That young entrepreneur sold Bitcoinica a couple months ago and the new owners are having troubles operating the site securely. Zhou Tong is one spectacular, inspiring, and very young entrepreneur and I had the opportunity to ask him about his experiences. Hopefully the questions I asked will....
Popular Bitcoin entrepreneur has shared his stance on the scaling issue and a looming intentional Bitcoin hard fork according to a published transcript of a Q&A session with the Chinese Bitcoin community on 8btc on Saturday July 30. Andreas Antonopoulos was responding to several questions including one on the negative impacts the controversies regarding the scaling could cast on the long-term value proposition and investor confidence in Bitcoin. He says: “Development of bitcoin is accelerating. The number of new features, improvements and innovations is increasing all the time. Scaling....
Hard forks are a rather contentious issue in Bitcoin. The controversy surrounding hard forks can be seen most prominently in the context of Bitcoin XT 's implementation of BIP 101. While there have been successful Bitcoin hard forks in the past, the problem with hard forks of the Bitcoin blockchain is that they're, well, hard. Any change to the Bitcoin protocol that requires a hard fork essentially requires near-complete consensus to avoid a potential blockchain split. For example, there are many individuals in the Bitcoin development community who do not believe that BIP 101's use of a 75....
An early bitcoin adopter has made a plea for bitcoin consumers to migrate to more secure bitcoin storage systems after having 750 BTC (about $280,000 at press time) stolen from him while on vacation. Bitcoin entrepreneur Leo Treasure told CoinDesk his misfortune should serve as a cautionary tale for everyone. Whether they store bitcoins online, on hard drives or in cold storage, he implored users to switch to more secure multi-signature ('multi-sig') wallets as soon as possible. Though he holds little hope of ever recovering his bitcoins and isn't expecting the authorities to help, he is....
You may just be an entrepreneur like Tony Stark if you exhibit the signs mentioned in this article. As you’re watching the scene in Ironman 3, where Jarvis, the holographic computer, outfits him with a new and improved version of his ultra-high tech suit of armor, it dawns on you that being an entrepreneur is a great career path. You may just be an entrepreneur like Tony Stark if you exhibit the following signs: 1. You love computers and high-tech stuff. 2. You relish the idea of coming up with innovative products. 3. You want to be your own superhero and live life on your own terms. How....