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If I want my friend to be interested in bitcoin, what should I say to him if he ask "Where should I start?"

Tell him to start by creating a bitcoin address and send him here in forums.

He must be in this forum to know more about BTC. If he will be interested enough, he will discover all he needs in here.

1.create btc wallet for receiving btc
2.he must be in this forum

that's it he will learn btc day by day,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Tell him about the advantages of Bitcoins and give a few mbtc to play with and introduce him to this forum. :)

try to apply this procedure
- introduce the basis... some video about the BTC idea ... I like this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9jOJk30eQs
- show how it works, an example transaction (change addy, blockchain explorer)
- make a wallet incl. paper backup
- let him join this forum and search for giveaways, promos etc. (learn and earn something to start with)
- warn him about risks (lost pass, too many small transactions ...)

1. buy $20 worth of bitcoin
2. ???
3. lose money in gox

Make him read the whitepaper by satoshin@gmx.com. Also introduce him to several images that show bitcoins (search bitcoin image description) and also show him some faqs on www.blockchain.info

 ;D are you kidding me?

just tell him to open an account at circle.com . there he will get his first BTC for free and can play with it.

maybe you show him the new docu Rise and Rise of BTC too.

Ask him to buy bitcoin directly and don't try any mining :)

Make sure he does not invest more then willing to lose.

Figure out what he enjoys trading, holding, mining, etc.   Buying direct is the easiest way assuming you have the cash to buy.

Most of the Bitcoin Wiki (https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Main_Page) is more or less outdated but it's still a good place to start IMO

are they still doing that?

Tell him to join in this forum and as time goes by he will learn all about btc that he want to know. This forum is very helpful if you want to know about btc. :)

tell him that there is a person like him here ^^

Tell him to look at my signature below, there are interesting things.
Moreover sign in QoinPro (http://link.alphacentaurus.net/1) that is a site where him can earn various types of coins (BitCoin, LiteCoin, and others); anyone earn daily coins just because is signed on, no aditional eforts, and is for beginners.

Tell him go to http://zggfb.com and earn free bitcoins then use them to buy stuff online ;D

Get him a copy of the new Rise and Rise docu-commercial. That should help!  ;D

http://bitcoindoc.com/

To get him interested, you should show him the advantages of bitcoin such as low transaction cost, fast payment, decentralization, payment irreversibility, anonymity (if used correctly), etc.

To help him learn about bitcoin, you should show him https://bitcoin.org/, http://www.coindesk.com/information/ and bitcointalk.

Tell him to buy a USB erupter to try out mining...

You may ask them to start at any of the following 2...

i. https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/FAQ

ii. www.CoinLearn.org

some weeks ago yes. but its also a very user friendly wallet service with two factor and insurance.
noob friendly!

That's a tough one. It's kinda difficult explaining Bitcoin to new comers, especially if they're not tech savvy, but I'll say the Rise and Rise of Bitcoin documentary can be a good start. Explaining the concept of a single wallet is easy, but then it'll become a bit hard when it comes to multiple wallets and multisig and the rest of it. Also, obviously, get him to join the forums. Lots of helpful people and advice here.

My approach would be to show him how to download the wallet, how to receive a payment (from me), and how to send a payment out, and answer all his questions he has. Hopefully he will find bitcoin easy enough to understand and use.

explain him how the bitcoin works, tell him advantages of the bitcoin and read all forums about it and if he buys btc tell him to be not to much greedy and to be calm to trade.
this business is not for stress people! tell him to join us here  8)

in first, it is necessary to understand how the bitcoin works then buy bitcoins and trade, think good before taking risks. he can read a lot of sites about it.

The Newbie read me!! No better place to get started.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=177133.0

Bitcoin.org or these forums would be a good place to start.

have him start by reading around this forum and watch the documentary movie of bitcoin.

Just to give him a brief understanding what went on.

To get your friend interested in bitcoin, you first need to know what kinds of advantages of bitcoin over fiat is most relevant to him.

If he is interested in gambling, you can show him how he can do bitcoin gambling easily.
If he is using paypal or other payment systems to buy stuff, accept payments or give donations, you can show him how he can use bitcoin payment at a lower cost.

Well first show him what btc is all about, show him this forum, how can he buy something, pay for anything, and at all the ease of transactions.

Nice read. :) You should print this and just distribute it around campus.

To begin with, try watch "hidden secrets of money", and read satoshi's whitepaper, try google "satoshi p2p bitcoin pdf"

Start to buy bitcoins!