Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. This term only applies to the wealthy. When you’re wealthy, you diversify. When you’re trying to become wealthy, you put all your energy and focus into one thing, until you become wealthy. Then, you diversify. I don’t know a single person who got rich by trying to … Read more
It’s pretty simple. You do some research on them, then reach out to them by sending them a message. This is what I would say. Hi ______, My name is Leonard. I don’t have an original idea. I don’t even have a LLC or C Corp. I want to give you some imaginary % of … Read more
Someone on Quora asked me: “How can one be happy, without having to convince themselves that they are? I know this question sounds stupid at first, but hear me out. I have no reason to be unhappy. I have good friends and family. Got a good job. No health or financial concerns. I know that, … Read more
Recently, I was invited by Bryan Thornbury of Polyfounders to speak at Cal Poly Pomona’s HackPoly 2015 in front of a few hundred people to help kick off their hackathon. On February 20, I was a sponsor and the keynote speaker at Cal Poly Pomona’s Hackpoly 2015 event. Here is my speech that I had drafted … Read more
Earlier this year, my mom told me that I should let this guy stay with me. He was like fifty or something. He worked as a “Fortune Teller”. She wanted to be on good terms with him, because his sister employed her. Whatever. My mom always tells me to do random things. So I agreed. … Read more
This is a story that I’m embarrassed to share, as it is not something that I have done or accomplished myself. It isn’t even something I should feel rewarded about. Yet, for some reason, when I reflect through my life, this is the only moment that stands out. Quite frankly, I’m hesitant to even tell the story, … Read more
During Cyber Monday, my friend decided to run a promotion. He sells business cards. He was excited. He had a lot of traffic–people were buying nonstop. At the end of the day, he calculated a total of $1,400 in sales. He was quite ecstatic. Then, the next day arrived. He started to calculate out how … Read more
Yes. My best friend. She showed up for my birthday last year. After that, we chatted on the phone once or twice. She responded to maybe less than five of my emails. The last time I heard from her was on Feb 11, 2013. It was through an email. She said, Dearest Leonard, You are … Read more
In my life, I’ve encountered change in all directions–for better or worse. Stability wasn’t something that I even knew existed in life, until recently An old mentor of mine used to say, “Once you stop growing, that is when you start dying. We change each day: for better or for worse.” In my life, I found this to … Read more
Someone on Quora had asked me: “I see many references to one’s social status, such as “date up” and “marry up,” etc. So, what’s my social status? I’m 33, white, single, healthy, I have a degree in CS and make $110K/yr. What’s the social status of this woman: 28, Chinese, single, healthy, worthless degree, $70K/yr. If we … Read more