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leerob
Some interesting pieces in this article, but also a lot of cringe. It also seemed to be 3x longer than necessary.
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SethTro
Lots of seemingly unfiltered advice. Glad it was written up, not sure what larger lessons I should take away.
[dead] RyanAF7
That Amazon's bullshit. His story is all too common.

He should have just written a book called "The No-Hour Work Week" basically the same thing.

aj7
“Perhaps the biggest issue for me personally was not providing people with real value, something I now take pride in.”

Really.

adventured
Given the apparent admission of Amazon-related fraud in the form of purchased counterfeit reviews, I'd take their word for it.
ricardobeat
So he openly admits selling a $3 pair of glasses for $65 (now ~$28 on the site), and use Fiverr to buy fake reviews... not sure if this post will accomplish anything good. Unless the whole revenue story is bust and this is a desperate, shameless attempt at generating traffic.
Whatarethese
Yeah this guy should be considered a scam artist and seems damn good at it.
donclark
Arent most (similar) companies scam artists at some level? What percentage of markup is considered not a scam?
whalesalad
Very candid and detailed description on how to become a modern-day hustle-porn con artist.
tempsy
The older I get, the more I have come to realize how little contentment one can gain in life by being a rent-seeker.
dbancajas
serious question: can you expound on this based on the article posted?
cylinder
I don't think you know what rent-seeker means...
nightski
Maybe, but it's a lot less stressful seeking contentment if one does not have to worry about the day to day.
aschatten 

  Naturally, there were a couple of loose ends I had yet to 
  take care of, including:

  * Taxes
So he still owes taxes...