Perhaps the most significant is that it’s not whether you’re right or wrong that’s important, but how much money you make when you’re right and how much you lose when you’re wrong — Stanley Druckenmiller I’ve been obsessed with asymmetric bets and looking for them wherever I can find them. These are bets where you …
I’ve just re-read Ben Horowitz’s excellent book, Hard Thing About Hard Things. One of the things that Ben was talking about is diving the stages that a start up goes through. For example, for a well established company, having more than 3 initiatives per quarter will probably be too much. On the other hand, if …
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This is my second year in review. You can read the first one here. It’s been such a crazy year that I haven’t really had much time to just reflect so I’ve been looking forward to sitting down with a nice cup of coffee and writing away. What Went Well Ecommerce — It feels like …
This is the first time I’ve done an annual review (publicly). I like to keep my cards close to the chest 😉 After reading the annual reviews of Patrick Mckenzie (patio11), Nathan Barry, Dan Norris, Brennan Dunn, and some others, I thought what the heck. Might as well give it a shot. These are well …
1. Charge More I have noticed in both consulting and in the products business that better clients and customers always pay more. They’re typically more friendly, require less maintenance, and are more likely to be satisfied customers, funnily enough. The ones that pay less will expect more. If you provide consulting services, then you probably know …
4 Secrets of Business I Wish I’d Discovered When I First Started Out Read More »
I use to hand code all of my web pages. Just a simple opt in page could take hours. Now, thanks to WordPress and landing page software like Leadpages, Unbounce and OptimizePress (2.0), my life has been made a lot easier. Great design templates, easy execution, and just a few clicks here and there and you’ve …
If you are already running a consulting business, excellent! On the other hand, if you are thinking about starting an online business or a consulting business, read on! Reason #1: Recurring Cash Flow When you start out trying to build an online business, you’re typically not going to see a lot of money …
What next? Well it’s certainly tempting to start building the product or service straight away before anyone steals your idea! Right? Well, in most cases, that’s just paranoia. 1. Store Your Great Ideas in One Place Whenever you have a great idea, put it all in the one place. Some keep a notebook. I personally …
Read my guest post on 5 critical skills for entrepreneurs here.
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