I think most people are HORRIBLE at measuring risk… I’ve been talking to a few people who want to leave their cushy and boring gigs to either: a) move to SF to join a small startup that they’re passionate about OR b) start their own company. What I’ve noticed about these folks is that most…
I just finished American Kingpin, the book about Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road. It was an amazing book. I read it in one sitting, which I rarely do. After finishing the book, I wanted to learn more…not satisfied with the 9 hours of reading I’d just done. So, after doing some research,…
I’ve written about this before (both on this blog and The Hustle), but I was recently emailed with this question: what are the best business books that you’ve ever read? Look, this blog here started as a book club where I blogged and talked about my favorite books. Most of those books were business books…
This is the first of a series of late night Facebook chats with our founders who I think are cool. This one is with my bud Mahbod, the founder of Rap Genius. Sam Parr So let’s start now I wanna talk about procrastination, because it’s something I’m struggling with right now. Procrastination and focus. …
Let’s get one thing perfectly clear: You’re reading these words because I want you to. The feelings you are feeling, the thoughts you are having, your reaction to the headline… Your reaction to me talking about your reaction… It’s all on purpose. I wrote a spell to make you read this. This spell makes you…
I’m CRAZY strict about tracking my finances. I use to use Mint but hated the interface. So one day last year, after reading John Rockefeller’s biography, I started tracking all my expenses by hand. As a reminder, John Rockafeller was the founder of Standard Oil, the richest man to ever live, and one hell of a character….
Note: I know, I know…this post looks like every other fluffy blog post that you’ve been tricked into clicking on today, but it actually contains proven strategies that’ll make you more confident. If you wanna skip the fluffy stuff, scroll to the bottom. “How do you have a social life while being sober?”
Boom-shaka-laka! Next week is the beginning of a new month. Know what that means? It’s time to announce a new book! I’ll tell you more about that in a second, but first I share a story that’s guaranteed to make you more creative today. Yup, it’s pretty sappy and involves a baby elephant.
The Bold Italic, a semi-popular blog here in California, wrote an article about my motorcycle trip, panic attacks, and this blog. I want to share the most memorable comments about the article from their Facebook post: They sure know how to make a guy feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside. The Power of Negative Feedback
I just finished a 9,000 mile motorcycle journey across the United States. I’ve ridden motorcycles since I was a kid but I didn’t plan on doing this trip until two weeks before I left. Why did I do this trip? Because I had your typical middle-class-white-boy quarter life crisis. Except instead of going to India…