My buddy Markus Frind famously claimed that he worked 10 hours per week building his website. All by himself, he was the CEO, CMO, lone support rep, server admin, PR agent, and everything else. Two years ago, he sold it for $575 million in cash. Not everyone will have that combination of genius and luck. […]
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You keep your great people and terminate the bad people- we all do that. But it’s the merely good people that will kill you. “Steve is a good guy”, you tell yourself. He didn’t do anything so egregious that he deserves getting fired. And maybe his performance will improve if you give him more time. After
Nobody wants to admit this, but good people are the ones who kill startups Read More »
Meet Sophia, Hanson Robotics’ human-like robot that may embody the androids of our future.Read more: http://cnb.cx/1M8gFg1 Posted by CNBC International on Thursday, March 17, 2016 Obama warns that robots will take over jobs that pay less than $20/hour. And retail activists lobby for a $15/hour minimum wage. Both will get their way, with the unintended consequence
Your job will likely be eliminated in the next 5 years and I don’t see how to stop it Read More »
We’ve recently tried out some new analysts at Content Factory. Great way to test our 9-level analyst system. Most applicants are college-aged teen-to-early twenties, but people of all ages can join the program. However, it’s designed for students still in school, since we have college and classmate support. Harder to go through the program without
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I’ve labored 20 years in business. Two decades. And here is a simple lesson I learned the hard way… The quick buck from shortcuts is a mirage. I’ve dabbled in affiliate marketing, toolbar installs, online gambling, dating sites, and many perfectly legal, but questionably ethical endeavors. Made millions on a couple, but usually lost my
Good people and good profits- my secret revealed Read More »
Not enough time. Not enough money. I don’t have enough in every aspect of my life. And so I adopt a scarcity attitude, justifying my rude behavior towards others. After all, if there isn’t enough to go around, it’s a dog eat dog world, right? There are only so many client dollars, so I must
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It’s not a lack of skill, resources, being too busy, or having a mean boss. But first, a story. The first time I played golf was with my boss in a foursome. I had never played before, but when asked if I wanted to come, I blurted out “Yes”. I had 48 hours to find
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The other day, a consultant I hired was whining about how I pay him only $260,000 a year. I’m sitting in a Motel6 eating McDonald’s, wearing pants I got for $19 at TJ Maxx, on my old Droid phone. I’m trying to display empathy for his argument that there are so many other programmers who
How I went from Completely Rich to Completely Broke Read More »