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Think like an entrepreneur at work
Who is your boss? Who manages your branch? Who oversees your region? Who owns the small business you work for? Who is the most valuable person at your company or in your circle? If you could chose to be complimented by one person at your office who would it be? Think about that person. You know who it is. Now we[...]
September 4, 2025
A common lie in the real estate business (and the key to sales)
My least favorite saying in real estate: “If you aren’t a buyer at these prices then you should be a seller.” It simply isn’t true.Transacting real estate is extremely expensive and time consuming. You can't just trade in and out of it at the click of a button like a public equity.The people you have to pay to[...]
September 4, 2025
I had a mental breakdown on the side of the road in 2013.
Entrepreneurship is undoubtedly the best way (and arguably the only way) to get wealthy. If you want to make a ton of money, trading your time for money won’t get you there. You can’t “save” your way to private jet money. But the truth is that it isn’t meant for everyone. This is something I’ve changed my mind[...]
September 4, 2025
How to buy a house in a hot market (and how an immigrant came to America 18 months ago and makes $20k a month)
One quick promo before we jump in: Bold SEO is an ace up my sleeve right now. All of my companies are using Bold for link building and our search ranking on Google and organic traffic keep improving. My property insurance company is getting several quality leads a week from Google search and we've owned the[...]
September 4, 2025
How to get promoted (and how to create excellent place to work)
A quick sponsorship before we dive in: I got the annual premium on my 63 self storage facilities reduced from $380k to $280k AND got better insurance. I switched to Titan Risk as my property insurance brokerage. Set up a call if you own commercial real estate and your renewal is approaching! I'm an investor in[...]
September 4, 2025
The Pro Forma
A pro forma financial projection model is your best friend. Use Excel or Google Sheets to build out your models and do a lot of research on your industry standards and fill in blanks with actual expenses and revenue estimates per customer. Costs will vary at different customer levels so make educated (and[...]
September 4, 2025
Want to get involved?
I'm on a mission to help as many people as possible get away from the rat race. The 40 hours a week for the man with a commute each way to get there. I want more people to design their own lives. I want more people to give entrepreneurship a shot in the area with the highest chances of success. I want to help[...]
September 4, 2025
8 common business beliefs and my arguments against them
Before we jump in: Big news. I wrote a book! I'd love for you to pre-order it here. Coming 4/29/25. -- I was listening to a podcast with a well known business man several years ago. He had a bunch of advice that's been popularized and repeated by many others in this game. A lot of this "startup wisdom" is what[...]
September 4, 2025
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