Blog Category: Entrepreneurship

Financial Fridays: Basic Mistakes Every Entrepreneur Makes

I love you so I don’t want you to do these things. Save the world instead. A) IGNORING THE “SIX MONTH RULE” I was on the board of a business where we…

I love you so I don’t want you to do these things. Save the world instead. A) IGNORING THE “SIX MONTH RULE” I was on the board of a business where we all got the financials for that month and realized that the company had six months of cash in the bank. I called the […]

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The Rich Employee

One of my best friends from 8th grade invested $25,000 in Uber’s first round. That $25,000 is now worth $50,000,000. I can say, “I wish that were me!” but I don’t deserve…

One of my best friends from 8th grade invested $25,000 in Uber’s first round. That $25,000 is now worth $50,000,000. I can say, “I wish that were me!” but I don’t deserve it. He spent his 20s building his network in Silicon Valley so he would have this opportunity today. He was an employee at […]

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20 Things I've Learned From Larry Page

I visited Google a few weeks ago and, after almost getting arrested, my mind was blown. First, Claudia wandered into the garage where they were actually making or fixing the driverless cars.…

I visited Google a few weeks ago and, after almost getting arrested, my mind was blown. First, Claudia wandered into the garage where they were actually making or fixing the driverless cars. When they finally realized she was wandering around, security had to escort her out. We got scared and we thought we were going […]

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10 Things I Learn From Richard Branson

 The other day I went out at night and fell asleep on a park bench near the beach in Miami. When I opened my eyes I pretended I had just landed on…

 The other day I went out at night and fell asleep on a park bench near the beach in Miami. When I opened my eyes I pretended I had just landed on the world. I knew nothing. Now I had to learn everything. That’s the way I should’ve been when I was younger. Maybe I […]

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How to Persuade Anyone of Anything in Ten Seconds

You’re on the most important elevator ride of your life. You have ten seconds to pitch- the classic “elevator pitch”. Love or Hate. Money or Despair. And you may never get this…

You’re on the most important elevator ride of your life. You have ten seconds to pitch- the classic “elevator pitch”. Love or Hate. Money or Despair. And you may never get this chance again. As PM Dawn says, “I feel for you. I really do.” There are books about this. But don’t waste your time. […]

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Do You Have Your Plan B?

A friend of mine was a professional Madam. She lived on my floor at the Chelsea Hotel. Beautiful women would come in and out of her apartment. For some reason, she also…

A friend of mine was a professional Madam. She lived on my floor at the Chelsea Hotel. Beautiful women would come in and out of her apartment. For some reason, she also had a valet, who worked for her for free because he was obsessed with her. The police finally caught her. She had many […]

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