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.

And the 7 solutions to abate their consequences and save your flailing business before it fails for good. — In case you’re new to entrepreneurship — or have yet to experience a major failure — you may be unaware when you’re on the verge of stepping on an entrepreneurial landmine from which you simply can’t recover. That said, most failed entrepreneurs didn’t doom themselves to their tragic demise with…

It’s entirely possible to buck convention, shirk the rules, and still succeed; in fact, doing so just may help you get there faster. — I run a very unconventional business in a lot of ways. It’s not in a crazy industry or selling some evasive vaporware product; instead, it’s the way I run my business that’s pretty weird. It’s not weird to me; it’s weird as compared to the mythical rules society seems to…

You don’t have to work on Wall Street to master these skills, but it sure does accelerate the process of acquiring them. — Society seems to have a morbid fascination with certain sensationalized jobs and industries, Wall Street being one. Simply put, working on Wall Street gets a pretty bad rap — and with good reason. While I definitely have a treasure trove of banking horror stories to call upon, it wasn’t all…

And why my competitors’ marketing looks completely different. — These days, there’s no shortage of “marketing tips and tactics” floating around the internet, insinuating that in order to succeed in business, we need to do all the things. Those things may range from daily social media posts on multiple platforms to paid ads, partnerships, and giving oodles of content…

That would have spared me tons of wasted time, lost money, and entrepreneurial insecurity. — Most entrepreneurial journeys begin with a fair share of blunders — and mine’s no exception. While I’ve exposed my 6-figure failures and the tech mistakes that nearly set me into legal (and financial) hot waters, those major flubs are among the more obvious shortcomings that riddled my earlier startup career…