Traditionally, you will not see a book by an entrepreneur until they have made it. I do not have an excess of wealth, nor have I seen massive success. I am in thein-between stage of entrepreneurship. I have learned a lot from the ventures discussed in this book and have enjoyed relative success. Throughout Half a Million Dollars, you will learn some of the lessons I picked up through experience. These lessons will help you achieve success, or at least prevent you from making some of the mistakes I have made along the way. I hope this book can inspire and reassure some who are becoming disheartened by failure that they are not alone, and that each failure should be seen as a learning experience.