50 Cent's 10 lessons for success in business - and in life

Re:50 Cent's 10 lessons for success in business - and in life by wallflower on Friday September 18, 2009 @08:43AM (#830142)

Thanks for posting this. I was peripherally aware of 50Cent's entrepreneurism (the Vitamin Water deal), and I had no idea he was so focused and driven.

> The fools in life want things fast and easy — money, success, attention. Boredom is their great enemy and fear.

PG's build something people want

> Most people think first of what they want to express or make, then find the audience for their idea. You must work the opposite angle, thinking first of the public. You need to keep your focus on their changing needs, the trends that are washing through them. Beginning with their demand, you create the appropriate supply

Launch before you're done

> Do not be afraid of people’s criticisms - without such feedback your work will be too personal and delusional.

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Re:50 Cent's 10 lessons for success in business - and in life by zaidf on Friday September 18, 2009 @09:41AM (#830219)

Someone I know ran into his manager at one of the conferences and the guy said something like how 50 Cents does not need to work another day and still be richer than the best of rappers because of the Vitamin Water deal. I hear he made over couple hundred mil.

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Re:50 Cent's 10 lessons for success in business - and in life by jsm386 on Friday September 18, 2009 @10:31AM (#830303)

Yeah, during a performance a few years ago he was caught lip syncing. So he just mumbled 'Vitamin Water' into the mic and walked off stage.

http://mediatakeout.com/2009/7622-busted_50_cent_caught_lip_...

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Re:50 Cent's 10 lessons for success in business - and in life by loso on Friday September 18, 2009 @11:05AM (#830386)

Even though that particular story is true, don't link to mediatakout as a source. That site has made an art form of lying. Always check somewhere else first.

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Re:50 Cent's 10 lessons for success in business - and in life by jsm386 on Friday September 18, 2009 @11:33AM (#830435)

Fair enough, but EW (http://popwatch.ew.com/2007/06/27/50-cent-lip-syn/) and Stereo Gum (http://stereogum.com/archives/video/formula-50-goes-ashlee-s...) both cited them in this case, so I figured I would post the source, not other blogs' reposting...

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Re:50 Cent's 10 lessons for success in business - and in life by kaiserama on Friday September 18, 2009 @10:04AM (#830256)

I'd be interested in knowing how much equity he had in that company. I think its safe to say his public endorsement (both in commercials and his frequent plugs) contributed a tremendous amount to its meteoric rise and its eventual purchase for $4.1bln.

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Re:50 Cent's 10 lessons for success in business - and in life by freshfey on Friday September 18, 2009 @10:22AM (#830287)

He had 10% so normally he would have made around 400 Million $. I believe after taxes he made around 100 - 150 Million $.

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Re:50 Cent's 10 lessons for success in business - and in life by stewiecat on Friday September 18, 2009 @09:56AM (#830240)

I heard him interviewed on talk radio a while ago and he certainly plays his image up a lot while being very savvy and smart on the back end. Wouldn't be surprised if he turns himself into a mogul-type figure like Jay-Z in the coming year.

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Re:50 Cent's 10 lessons for success in business - and in life by dzlobin on Friday September 18, 2009 @01:35PM (#830694)

Fifty is quite an investor, he's got his hands in at least one palo alto startup i know. Wouldn't be surprised to learn there are more

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