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Got an Idea for a Business? – This Is How You Should Start It
When starting a business, you need to lay out everything backwards. You have to go from the big picture back to where you are today so you don’t miss anything and get into a situation where you give someone too much equity, deal with an unforeseen predicament, etc. Write out what you want to do. … Read more
Trying to Live Comfortably on Minimum Wage – The Possibilities
Is it possible to live comfortably on minimum wage? If you’re in California, the answer is no. No, you cannot live comfortably on minimum wage. As each day goes by, you get further and further behind, especially if you have to pay rent. Eventually, you will have nothing but broken hopes and dreams. You will … Read more
What to Do if You’re Feeling Suicidal
I went through hell in my life. I lost everything over and over and over again. I lost my home and multiple cars. I almost became homeless. I lost my career. I lost my high paying income. My ex didn’t want anything to do with me. My programmer stole my money. My investor went to … Read more
How I Stay Productive While Taking Public Transportation
From 6:50am to 8:10am in the morning, I take the bus to work. From 5:00pm to 7:00pm, I take the bus home. I repeat this process every Monday to Friday. Actually, I walk half a mile to the subway station, exit, take one bus, then another bus to work. Then I take a different bus … Read more
APEX: Icons of Inspiration
Life has taken me in some wild directions. Back before 2010, when money defined who I was, I felt like I used to be somebody. Then I lost it all, including who I was. Multiple times, that is. Startup after startup, the companies failed into oblivion. Loved ones? I chased them away. Reputation? I blew … Read more
Tom Candiotti: A Life of Knuckleballs
I recently came across this book on Amazon. KP Wee is the author of several books, most recently “Tom Candiotti: A Life of Knuckleballs” (sports biography), “Fess Up, Jessup!” (short fiction), and “Oh So Close, Canada!” (sports history). KP was previously recognized as a Top Writer on Bleacher Report, a sports website creating and curating … Read more
What It’s like to Stand by Your Partner Through Hardship
When I look back on my life… I keep trying to remember a moment when my partner stood by my side when the world shut me down. I personally don’t think I have a situation like that. Everyone turned their back on me and let me burn, except for the few close friends I had. … Read more
What It Feels Like to Lose a Lot of Money Quickly
The first time I lost a lot of money back in 2007 isn’t a story that has any real substance to it, as I never really understood the nature of failure. It was something that I could recover from quickly, and I did. The second time was a little worse back in 2008 when the … Read more
How I Lost My Best Friend
Well, I don’t know if I lost her per se… But she decided to vanish and commit pseudocide. Well, not literally. She closed her business. She disconnected all her phones. She deleted all her social media sites. She moved. Then vanished. No one knows where she is. Personally, I think she went to Hawaii to … Read more
How You Can Take Your Freelance Web Design Business to the Next Step
On Quora someone asked: How can I take my web design, freelance business to the next step where I can make good money? How do I catch the big clients? Should I work with a team? How could I invest money to make a better business? This was my response: Create a full service brokerage. … Read more