Serve first get paid later

Never, in the history of the world, has there been such abundant opportunity as there is now for the person who is willing to serve before trying to collect. -Napoleon Hill

Reminds me of a video I saw just the other day SkinnyCrop: Threadless Owners Jeffery and Jake talk about delivering awesomeness. Many of their ideas were/are born out of the question; "wouldn't it be awesome?" The part that struck me most is that they were building a site first and foremost for their friend to share awesome stuff, it just happened to turn into a business. Check it out it's well worth the time.

[update]: I just came across this Seth Godin: Doing it for free post that speaks to the same point by providing some other great examples.

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[Chuck Bartok]

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[Fernando Augusto]

Excelente Post! obrigado atenciosamente, Fernando Augusto RendaAgora.com Gerador de Dinheiro Online