The majority of people believe it is too difficult, or even impossible, to actually “work” while embarking on long-term world travel. “How could you possibly accomplish anything productive and bring in income while constantly on the move?” If you are part of this group of naysayers, I’ve got news for you: A growing number of [...]
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My apologies for the pretentious title. I will try to keep this one short. I’ve put together a short list of required readings for anyone thinking about jumping into the internet-startup world. A little backstory: I wrote this post out of frustration about a person I did business with a while back. We started an [...]
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(Itacaré, Brazil – 2010) There is nothing more daunting while traveling the world than checking in to find a full email inbox. The same goes for Facebook and Twitter communications! The following are 8 tips I’ve found to help minimize trivialities and keep from feeling overwhelmed when I get online for the first time after [...]
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(Photo: Jule_Berlin) I’ve read it in startup book after startup book, but it wasn’t until last year that I got a first hand taste of what it means: People coming from a Corporate environment do not do well in Startup environments. I first read this warning in Guy Kawasaki’s, The Art of the Start, where [...]
I had the honor of doing an interview with Carlos Miceli from OwlSparks last week. Carlos is a great friend and colleague and we had a fun discussion. Here are some of the topics we cover in the video: Thoughts on minimalism and mobile lifestyle Taking a break from blogging to focus on entrepreneurship first [...]
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It’s been repeated like a broken record, and I’m sure I’ve repeated it many times through this blog: Entrepreneurship is a roller coaster. You have extreme highs and extreme lows. If you are not manic-depressive before going into entrepreneurship, there is a good chance you will be on the other end. The highs outweigh the [...]
If you are like me you’ve been influenced at some point by the concept of the once extremely popular show, Entourage. The underlying message of this show is that “we can all make it together and not matter what, we should all stick together.” Unfortunately, a lot of times this notion couldn’t be farther from [...]
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you’ve heard a lot about two little words: “social media”. Several months ago, a friend and I decided to create a social media agency. The goal was to create a low-maintenance business that brought in revenue on the side. Here is how it [...]
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Just like when a professor takes tenure in academia, it is also appropriate for a blogging entrepreneur to take time away from blogging. I haven’t written a post for over 7 months, and before that, my posts were pretty sparse. In a lot of ways, my online presence died. The thing is, my blog has [...]
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