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Re:Founder Books by idlewords on Saturday May 25, 2019 @12:26PM (#20009852)
I was going to say that Kiyosaki is a charlatan and people should steer clear, but that goes for most of these authors. Keep in mind that founder books are not written by people who are good at starting a business, but people who are good at telling stories to wannabes.
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Re:Founder Books by eropple on Saturday May 25, 2019 @12:38PM (#20009929)
Was going to say similar. "Don't dig for gold, get others to pay you to tell them that they'll be successful and cool and attractive for digging for gold."
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Re:Founder Books by reneherse on Saturday May 25, 2019 @01:56PM (#20010309)
Kiyosaki may be just a talented storyteller, but his book was highly recommended to me by an undeniably successful source: a friend's father who emigrated to the US with nothing and built a fortune in real estate while working as an ER surgeon and raising a family.

I advise people to ignore Kiyosaki's other products, but the message of the books Rich Dad Poor Dad and Cashflow is pretty sound.

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Re:Founder Books by pilingual on Saturday May 25, 2019 @03:37PM (#20010850)
Kiyosaki is a charlatan

If you want to validate this claim, go to a local bookstore and review some of the charts. The charts are disingenuous and fit to his narrative.

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