Blog Category: Entrepreneurship

I didn’t have any money so couldn’t start a business. And even if I started one, I didn’t have an office, or clients, and I was too shy to cold-call clients. I didn’t have connections or rich parents or anything for that matter. I didn’t have talent. I just got lucky. Nobody will hire me. […]

I’ve never read a book on sales. They seemed corny. Like many people, I always looked down on the concept of “selling.” It seemed like something lower than me. To some extent, selling appears manipulative. You have a product where you give the perception it has more value than it has in reality. So you […]

Here are the rules: I’ve been at zero a few times, come back a few times, and done it over and over. I’ve started entire new careers. People who knew me then, don’t me now. And so on. I’ve had to change careers several times. Sometimes because my interests changed. Sometimes because all bridges have been […]

I hate being a slave. One might think: don’t be a jerk. You weren’t in chains in the 1800s. That was real slavery. OK, I hate arguing. Go away. But let’s take a look at the average person. The average person works at a job. Fine, you might say, a job is a lot different from […]

This is a bulleted FAQ on starting a business. No joke. If you’re a lawyer, feel free to disagree with me, so you can charge someone your BS fees to give the same advice. If you can think of anything to add, please do so in the comments below. I might be missing things. If […]

Google has stopped using GPAs to evaluate job candidates. My 11 year old just told me, “Grade point averages don’t count until 6th grade.” I haven’t yet told her the good news about Google. That she NEVER has to worry about GPAs. Share the good news! My 11 year old told me, “you can be […]

Alex would print up fake 5 and 10 dollar bills on his copy machine and spend them in local delis. “They check hundred dollar bills for counterfeit but not ten dollar bills,” he told me. Alex had a high end printing business. He’d make posters, brochures, ads. He had the best copy machines in the world. 10 […]