{"id":3528,"date":"2015-01-23T15:02:56","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T19:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/?p=3528"},"modified":"2015-01-23T20:25:10","modified_gmt":"2015-01-24T00:25:10","slug":"franchise-as-a-post-nfl-career-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/franchise-as-a-post-nfl-career-option\/","title":{"rendered":"Franchise as a Post NFL Career Option"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Larry Chiang&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\" target=\"_blank\">Duck9<\/a>, is a sequel company. As an undergrad entrepreneur, Larry Chiang mentored college students at public and private<a href=\"https:\/\/www.101secrets.com\/general-population-credit-knowledge.htm\" target=\"_blank\"> schools to get a FICO<\/a> over 750+ as an undergrad. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harbus.org\/2009\/What-They-Dont-Teach-4531\/\" target=\"_blank\">What They Don\u2019t Teach You at Stanford Business School<\/a>&#8221; and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/18\/networking-before-sxsw-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">So Lets Network for SXSW using WordPress Trackbacks<\/a>&#8221; are at Harbus, Harvard B-school&#8217;s blog.<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 155px;\" width=\"156\" cellpadding=\"10\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QXIaNZi3mHQ?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"260\" height=\"183\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><br \/>\nNY Fashion Week is just like the Mom&#8217;s Day Fashion Show. Instead of the &#8216;Union&#8217;, its held at Lincoln Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>By Larry Chiang<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>5 truths you should confirm and consult.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Franchising is dangerous an puts YOUR capital at-risk<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Payton Manning didn&#8217;t invest in a dozen papa john franchises. He bartered for them. URBAN legends about franchising swirl everywhere.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211; The John Elway deal started off as licensing and commercials. He didn&#8217;t just plop down $2m for a Chevy franchise<\/div>\n<div>(Disclosure: I benefitted from teaching at Stanford University, school of engineering)<\/div>\n<div>I&#8217;m guessing he had zero money at risk. Ever. So, to repeat, I&#8217;m guessing he never had capital cash money at risk. MORE ON THAT BELOW.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Starbucks, the franchise, was started by three dudes who sold Peets beans. Coffee.<\/div>\n<div>Disclosure: Clara Shih is a personal friend. She is on the board of Starbucks corporation. She can confirm how Starbucks was founded: It was founded on beans sourced from the Berkeley Peets<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Disclosure: I&#8217;m founder of &#8220;#CalEweek&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"D3B9803F-3E37-4E14-AD81-120F634BE8C9\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/image55.jpeg\" alt=\"image.jpeg\" \/><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;I got tired of the politically incorrect act of kicking the retarded kids on the short bus, so I did something to alleviate the truth of this t-shirt&#8221; &#8211;Larry Chiang<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211; Drew Brees studied at GSB. Ask him about the genius stuff he learned. GSB is Graduate School of Business. At Stanford. It&#8217;s not to be confused with the original GSB at University of Chicago :-))<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"664EA8FD-C122-4A9C-9859-BE29CEF72402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/image56.jpeg\" alt=\"image.jpeg\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Woodstock wouldn&#8217;t pay for a Met Life franchise. He&#8217;d get paid to be in an ad and then also get 12 franchises selling a product that is all margin. Insurance is all margin. Do you think State Farms pays all it&#8217;s liability claims? Or just runs more advertisements!?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"66A8FB67-8DA5-42AD-B367-98DBDF8B6B3B\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/image57.jpeg\" alt=\"image.jpeg\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Tickets.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Call to action: asking you to come to the Westin to watch Shark Tank (in the lobby bar) might be intimidating to you. I am 6&#8217;5&#8243; and a 230 pound Chinese man \ud83d\ude09<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Instead, just be a mouse and bookmark this article your QB emailed u (or was it the kicker who<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; hustles a radio show<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; hustles and does 5 celeb appearance gigs<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; hustles up random partnerships<\/div>\n<div>&#8211; hustled up a wife with money<\/div>\n<div>(Hint: your punter didn&#8217;t marry money. His wife runs the businesses that he networks and does deal flow for!)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Depending on when you were a rookie, I might have met you already. I spoke about credit, credit scores, FICO and not lending our name to relatives. &#8220;We lend money before we lend our name by co-signing loans&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Zero risk:<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;As an NFL alum with 2mos or 20 years of service, you should risk zero money in acquiring a franchise&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>&#8212; Larry Chiang<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Zero RISK:<\/div>\n<div>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/3411684931\/bd26194fa93733b624ec22966dbdb9d9_normal.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/td>\n<td><b>Larry Chiang (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang\">@LarryChiang<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang\/status\/558664144014946304\">1\/23\/15, 8:34 AM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>NFL athlete. Go partially entrepreneurial by selling Peets (beans). <a href=\"https:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=#superBowl\">#superBowl<\/a> pop up class called <a href=\"https:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=#ENGR145\">#ENGR145<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oLR0ZyhkxW\">m.peets.com\/about-us\/compa\u2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Entrepreneurship for NFL Greats Retired w\/145 franchise-ship concepts that don&#8217;t cost a mill or 3 = ENGR 145<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);\">Q: Hey Larry! I missed your Westin event at the SuperBowl. Can you come to my local NFL chapter? I&#8217;m the president.<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);\">Larry Chiang answer: I come to the Super Bowl SO THAT I DON&#8217;T HAVE TO VISIT CHAPTERS. But all the engr145 knowledge I have place into twitter at &#8220;#ENGR145&#8221;<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);\">YouTube at ENGR 145<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);\"><\/div>\n<p>Download the official Twitter app <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/download?ref_src=MailTweet-iOS\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>ENGR145&#8217;s two anchor videos move\u00a0you to the right on the post NFL entrepreneur bell curve for pro players that wanna do a franchise<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Cross the Chasm From the Right<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eudADPfTWiE&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\"><embed src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/eudADPfTWiE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);\">My friend Chris Peacock is 5&#8217;10&#8221; LOOK AT HOW I LOOK LIKE A BIG OGRE<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WVKHwYJzVVc&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\"><embed src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/WVKHwYJzVVc&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I mentor 9 year old so later when I need a job (all New York Times best selling authors residuals eventually run dry \ud83d\ude41<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>His name is &#8220;Chris&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OFGY7v9C4G0&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\"><embed src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/OFGY7v9C4G0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Alternatively, text me and I&#8217;ll meet u for drinks before your reunion dinner. Hahaa, I&#8217;ll text for the NFLPA car myself \ud83d\ude42<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>No uber required!<\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"79B52E70-A4A2-4EEF-9E1F-29C79D43CE34\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/image58.jpeg\" alt=\"image.jpeg\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Uber is a one-button, private car service.<\/div>\n<div>Obviously.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Oh, if you&#8217;re tech savvy, I&#8217;m doing a launch party for the sales docs that YC is releasing. YC is y Combinator<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Duck9 is<\/div>\n<div>Deep Underground Capital Knowledge<\/div>\n<div>Deep Underground Credit Knowledge<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>it&#8217;s also a battle slogan: duck and avoid chapter 9 BK. chapter 9 is the worse kind where your bankruptcy is so bad, banks don&#8217;t even bother trying to collect or repossess. It&#8217;s sad. Chap9 wrecks your credit report and demoralizes your spirit.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"4D92BA1B-5B56-4856-9E97-3E2A71D7E67F\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/image59.jpeg\" alt=\"image.jpeg\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Confession: these glasses have no lenses. The flower I made with clear packing tape and a rose from the lobby of the Phoenician<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Are you going to the ESPN brunch!? That&#8217;s what I look like, so wave<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Btw, the Christian athletes breakfast didn&#8217;t invite me this year, so I dunno. If you can get me in as a plus one, text me<\/div>\n<div>650-283-8008 or<\/div>\n<div>415-720-8500<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"4EC61901-64E8-49E7-B9E6-50C912338319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/image60.jpeg\" alt=\"image.jpeg\" \/><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;These people tried to convert me at Game #7&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>&#8212; Larry<\/div>\n<div>@duck9<\/div>\n<div>.com<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>Flagship event at Scottsdale will be <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/5612\">@5612<\/a> N Scottsdale Road. FRI. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FICO?src=hash\">#FICO<\/a>. &quot;7 Ways <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash\">#NFL<\/a> athletes invest in franchises for $0.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SuperBowl?src=hash\">#SuperBowl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LarryChiang\/status\/558130380336005121\">January 22, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Larry Chiang&#8217;s Duck9, is a sequel company. As an undergrad entrepreneur, Larry Chiang mentored college students at public and private schools to get a FICO over 750+ as an undergrad. &#8220;What They Don\u2019t Teach You at Stanford Business School&#8221; and &#8220;So Lets Network for SXSW using WordPress Trackbacks&#8221; are at Harbus, Harvard B-school&#8217;s blog. 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