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Aug 2013
37m 32s

William Shaker: The Entrepreneur's Entre...

John Lee Dumas Of Eofire
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As a business veteran with over a decade of Entrepreneurial experience on the World Wide Web, William has witnessed the Internet from its wee infancy stages. He started his businesses in 2001 after he lost his lucrative job as a computer networking instructor. He made millions online, but also endured much challenge, hardship and difficulty, which has taught him a great deal of wisdom and knowledge along the way.

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