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Shark Tank' investor Robert Herjavec explains how to know you should quit your job and become a full-time entrepreneur

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Nick Morton went through 10 years of higher education so that he could become a dental specialist.   So when he and his cofounder Evan Mendelsohn made a deal with "Shark Tank" investor Robert Herjavec and sales of the company's holiday sweaters starting taking off, Morton was confronted with a difficult decision. Should he continue seeing dental clients and hire an outside manager to assist Mendelsohn, or should he abandon those career goals and fully  commit to the business he helped create? The inevitable  choice between drawing a steady paycheck or quitting your day job and  risking everything on your business is  different for  every aspiring entrepreneur , Herjavec told Business Insider at a press conference for Deluxe's new initiative for entrepreneurs, Small Business Revolution. Morton and Mendelsohn discussed the issue with Herjavec in his Toronto office, as shown in the premiere episode of the ABC series "Beyond the Tank." You've got to ...

These 3 characters were cut from 'Avengers: Age of Ultron

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Director Joss Whedon has said in several interviews that many of the characters he wanted to put in the film had to be cut for various reasons. Included in that bunch? Fan-favorite Loki, played by Tom Hiddleston. Here are three characters that almost made it into "Age of Ultron": Tom Hiddleston as Loki in "The Avengers."   Even though it clocks in at 141 minutes, "Avengers: Age of Ultron" still couldn't cover everything. The original cut was  over three hours long , and there  was a lot of internal debate over which scenes should have been kept in the film Whedon was adamant about getting a Captain Marvel cameo into the movie. She was even in early drafts of the script .  However, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige thought it would have been unfair to introduce this character hastily at the end. "[Captain Marvel] was in a draft," Feige told Birth. Movies. Death . "But to me, it would have done that character a disservice, to ...

The best of fries from every state

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From thick-cut steak fries to crispy shoestrings and poutine doused in gravy and cheese, fries come in thousands of mouthwatering varieties. No longer just a side dish, great fries deserve recognition in their own right. So we consulted expert reviews and local recommendations to find the true standouts from every state.