There’s nothing more exciting than the promise of a brand new venture. Potential profits and explosive growth rates linger just around the corner, and the world bursts at the seams with possibility. Unfortunately that’s the high point of most ventures. Most of them end in lawsuits, bankruptcy, or Read more…
If you’re a maker (creative, developer etc.) with either limited time (solopreneur) or cash then you might find this guide useful. At some point in every developer’s career, they get tired of consulting or having a full-time job. Usually, they start to envision a world where their side Read more…
The sound of my alarm clock fills me with dread as I rolled over and contemplated smashing it against the wall. Time for another day of cubicle life. I recently came across a notebook of ‘personal development’ that I had written in long ago, back when I was Read more…
The hardest challenge about being independent and freelancer in the software world is figuring out how to bill for your time. What should your hourly rate be? Should you operate on project basis and fixed costs (please don’t)? Should you work as a partner with equity in exchange for Read more…
The problem Splitting attention doesn’t seem to work very well I envy these developers that turn amazing side projects into huge successes. Gmail was a side project, freaking LiteCoin is STILL a side project even though it’s responsible for wealth transfers of millions of dollars*. Insanity. **Lite Coin Read more…
I mentioned a few weeks back in my essay on Ben Franklin his concept of ‘virtues’ For the past month I’ve taken Franklin’s ideology and have seen success in my habit building like never before. Humans are constantly slaves to their habits while also trying to establish news and break Read more…
Reading the book ‘Digital Gold’ about bitcoin was kind of the culmination of my research into alternatives for the dollar. This quote about sums up my sentiment. “It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and money system, for if they did, Read more…
The higher education bubble is real friends, if you’re in high school right now you definitely need to be aware of it and prepare yourself for the world in a few years. Why a bubble? The short of it is this, when things are easy to borrow money to Read more…
In America we love our start ups. The new dream isn’t the house in the suburbs for most millennials, but of having that ONE GREAT IDEA that can blow up in popularity and get sold to Facebook for a billion damn dollars. Just one simple idea! As a Read more…
My Guide to Buying/Selling on Craigslist I absolutely love Craigslist, and have been buying and selling on there since I was in high school. I’ve bought and sold cars, electronics, boats, motorcycles furniture you name it. For anyone who has limited experience here are my biggest tips to getting good Read more…
