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2025 Resolution: Bootstrap a Startup with a Paycheck as a Plan B Against Layoffs [Video]

Unless you are self-employed, you can be fired anytime. And if that happens, it’s best to be ready. Michelle Munson was laid off. She went on to start Aspera. She sold Aspera to IBM. Now she’s doing Eluvio, another startup. That was a decade ago. Now, with AI, mass lay-offs are inevitable. Very likely, within this decade, AI is going to become savvy in writing code. Instead of being emotional, let’s be strategic about it. Developers need a Plan B. Bootstrapping a startup while holding on to your job is a legitimate and intelligent Plan B. If entrepreneurship is in your dreams, prepare for it. Michelle Munson’s case study is in the 1Mby1M Curriculum. You can join 1Mby1M Basic, and everyday, spend a couple of hours with a successful entrepreneur. Listening to one or two of my in-depth interviews. It’s like having coffee with two experienced entrepreneurs who explain how to put one foot before the other. Education and Inspiration will flow effortlessly.

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Man thrown to his death from cherry picker [Video]

The Anderson County Coroner’s Office said a man died following an accident involving a cherry picker on Thursday around 1:50 p.m.According to the coroner, a man died after a cherry picker fell on a property on Sunny Lane in Anderson.Officials said the man rented the cherry picker to work on trees. The lift was not anchored properly and fell over while he was on it. The man landed in a creek and did not survive.The coroner identified the victim as 51-year-old Daniel Christopher Brown Sr.The investigation indicates the victim was self-employed trimming trees for an individual homeowner in a local neighborhood and while using a cherry picker to trim some limbs, the cherry picker overturned causing the victim the victim to fall approximately 40-50 feet to the ground, the coroner said.The death has been ruled accidental.

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Spain unveils aid plan a week after catastrophic floods [Video]

Spain on Tuesday announced an aid package worth 10.6 billion euros ($11.5 billion) to rebuild regions devastated by its worst floods in a generation that have killed 218 people. The exceptional Mediterranean storm that lashed eastern Spain a week ago triggered surging torrents of muddy water that have left a trail of destruction and an