Computer Upgrade Kits - What I Loved About It

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Michael started helping his friends with their own computers. Words soon got out about his skills, and then a bunch of parents said, hey, will you upgrade my computer? That was the genesis of the company that i started after two sumesters at the university of texas in my freshman dor. Soon michael's room was stacked with computer parts, and he was employing fellow students to help meet demand.

The first stage of building up a business is to break things down. Michael Dell started a computer company in his dorm room by cracking open some early IBM PCs and figuring out what he could do better, faster, and cheaper. Then he did the same thing to the entire model of computer sales. Learn from Dell how to revolutionize an industry — using deconstruction to gain insight your competitors lack, and then building something bigger and better.

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