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“How does someone become smart enough to know what’s coming?” I asked. I was talking to George Gilder. He’s a 79 year old super futurist. And somehow, he’s been able to predict the future for decades. In 1990 he said, “The computer of the future will be as portable as your watch, as personal as […]

I wasted seven years feeling sorry myself. I’ll never get those years back. It was the first time I hit rock bottom. I thought I lost everything. I was wrong.  I started new businesses, made new investments, new friends.  And so on. My lowest point was a product of my worst thinking. My mind was […]

I’ve never been more confused in my life. I had an agenda: learn everything T.J. Miller knows about his success in one hour. But he caught me. “You have this need to be like, ‘But what is your secret? What do you mean? What is that? How? CAPTURE IT!’” “TELL ME!” “I WANT TO MANUFACTURE […]

I could relate. I used to waste energy on things that don’t matter. Or worse. I used to read every newspaper. And vote. I checked CNN a couple months ago to look for something relevant for my stand up. I saw the headline: “Kanye West Deletes his Twitter Account.” I had no idea why that […]

I was scared to check Twitter. Hate was pouring in. I’d tell a reporter, “Repeat after me.” They’d repeat after me. They’d say the facts out loud. Then the article would come out. And it would say the complete opposite. I cried. I’d tell people online, “Call me.” I gave out my phone number. I […]

This is the dream of every company: growth. Grow your profits. Grow your customer base. Grow your success. Grow your bank account. But there’s going to be a price to pay. Imagine this: You’re wearing new pants. Then you grow. The pants rip. You’re still in them. Now you’re out in public with ripped pants, […]