What if your biggest opportunity is something you can’t see yet?

In this episode, I share a story that changed the course of my life — the moment someone else spotted potential in me that I couldn’t see myself.

Back in college, I loved music but never thought about being on the radio. Until one day, my stepmom said a single sentence that opened a whole new path:
“Why don’t you DJ at the radio station?”

That one question led me to a college radio gig, spinning records in clubs, running a mobile DJ business, and eventually… to becoming an entrepreneur.

💬 In this video, you’ll hear:
• The story of how I became a DJ (and why I almost didn’t)
• How one suggestion changed everything
• The lesson that your next opportunity might already be right in front of you

💭 Takeaway:
Sometimes we need others to help us see our own strengths.
Ask the people who know you best:
“What do you think I’d be great at that I’m not doing yet?”

You might just discover your next big thing.

— Joel Comm

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Before I ever had a website, I was already running what I like to call my first “Internet” business — years before most people had even heard of the Internet.

It started with an idea: a one-man software review magazine for the Dallas/Fort Worth area. I wrote it, designed it in Aldus PageMaker, printed it, and bundled it with floppy disks full of shareware and games. Then my buddy and I loaded up the car and hand-delivered stacks to local computer stores.

What began as a nerdy side project turned into something bigger — a grassroots publishing operation that brought free software to readers, reviews to developers, and a sense of community to the early PC world. It was creative chaos… and it laid the foundation for everything that came next.

In this episode, I share:
• How I created The Dallas/Fort Worth Software Review in the mid ’90s
• The story behind my first “online” business — before the web existed
• Why floppies, PageMaker, and passion were all I needed to publish
• The moment at CES 1995 that introduced me to the World Wide Web

💬 Your turn:
How did you first discover the Internet?
Were you on BBS, CompuServe, or AOL? Drop your story below — I’d love to hear how you found your way online.

— Joel Comm

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Before the World Wide Web, I was on six different commercial online services. How many of them were you on, or do you even remember? In this show I walk down memory lane to recount the services and what I recall about them. Watch this to see how many you remember!

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