This formula is proof you can launch a business for under $1,000. — I’ve built companies for hundreds of thousands of dollars, and I’ve built companies for hundreds of dollars. I’ve also lost hundreds of thousands of dollars (typically on those more expensive-to-build companies), and I’ve made hundreds of thousands on companies with an initial investment of under a thousand. I’m living proof…

A few considerations before you accept venture capital (or any other type of funding). — A few years ago I received an email out of the blue that really took me by surprise. I was at least a couple of years into my startup journey (also known as, living in a dingy 400 square foot studio apartment and trying to stretch my savings as long…

What I learned in my first startup failure and how you can determine if and when to cut your losses. — Let’s be honest: I know why you’re here. You’re excited to hear another startup failure story from someone whose dreams have crashed and burned before them, even better to hear it was all their fault (what a poor, pathetic loser of an entrepreneur they must be), and you can’t wait…

How a boy named Esmeralda changed my life. A love story for those who don’t believe in love. — Let me preface this with the fact that I’m not a very emotional person. I don’t open up quickly or easily and I have an auto-cringe response to most anything mushy or gushy hurled my way. I like to keep my friends, enemies, and pretty much all humans a good six to ten emotional feet away from me on a fairly regular basis.

My sample size includes billionaire CEO neighbors and lottery winner friends, but an island golf cart gave me real perspective. — I’m not going to sugarcoat this: Financial security and confidence in the ability to pay your bills is a primary requirement for happy survival. Sure, you can survive if your financial stress and uncertainty is through the roof, but it probably won’t be peacefully or happily. However, so many people…

It all comes down to giving people what they want — I’m going to bust a myth you won’t want to hear — but you deserve the truth: Some people haven’t failed (yet). What’s worse? Some of them are still riding the coattails of ten-year-old luck, yet attempting to offer sound business advice based on their narrow (and rose-colored) perspective. These…

If you don’t want to know the real reason your energetic, no-brainer pitch isn’t bagging you $10k a month, skip this one. — As an entrepreneur — or anyone for that matter — the last thing you want to be is repulsive. It goes without saying that making friends, influencing people, and converting strangers into customers is going to be next-to-impossible if every word out of your mouth evokes disgust, distrust, or disrespect…

He disagreed with my suggestions and proceeded to build a business he can’t stand. Five customers in, he’s already burnt out. — After a year of preparing to launch his business — and fighting my very much solicited suggestions tooth and nail every step along the way, my friend-turned-client flashed me a smug grin as he presented his first sale notification. It was his first customer, on his first day of launch…

And if you’re a TikToker, up-and-coming creator, or aspiring influencer (or even entrepreneur), you need to take heed. — Imagine this: You’ve just hit the all-elusive millionaire status on TikTok; I’m talking followers, not dollars. Still a great feather in your cap, right? …