{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Marcus Whitney - Entrepreneur, Author, and Self-Made Man","description":"Becoming a successful entrepreneur is difficult, but it\u2019s even more difficult if you\u2019re a college dropout. This week\u2019s guest defines \u201cself-made.\u201d From waiting tables to writing (and re-writing) code to becoming an entrepreneur, he\u2019s also self-taught. In this week\u2019s episode, you\u2019ll hear about Marcus Whitney\u2019s personal roller coaster\u2014and how the ride we call life has made him the person he is today.   Marcus faced a low point after (involuntarily) dropping out of college. How was he going to pick up what was left of his confidence and rebuild the future he knew he wanted? Over the course of a few years, he worked to get his life back together\u2014and moved to Nashville. He started waiting tables to pay his bills, and then one day, he heard about \u201ccoding.\u201d Fascinated by the idea of a skill that could be learned and didn\u2019t require a college degree to earn a decent income, he moved into the tech world\u2014and that\u2019s where his ride takes off. In this episode, we talk about Marcus\u2019s highest of highs and lowest of lows\u2014and how now, when he looks back, he realizes that immersing himself into technology around the same time as the dotcom boom was the right move for him. If you are in need of a little inspiration, or just a great listen, this interview with Marcus will do the trick. ","author_name":"The Altogether Show with Eric Satz","author_url":"https:\/\/altogether.show\/","html":"