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Dec 2023
Products vs. Services
PRODUCTS
You own products. 

When you make them, they become your property. You can sell them to others… even while you sleep.

Intellectual property generates royalties, like real estate generates rent. Selling products generates profit margin, when done properly.
Oct 2023
A Tale of Three Pizza Shops 
Building a business is a roller coaster journey, full of ups and downs. Most people get into business with a goal of building a huge business, and one that will make them a lot of money. But every business starts small. And while the business is still small, most things can be kept simple. But before long, especially when things are going well, the business will start to ‘grow up’ and become more complicated.
Aug 2023
says Manoj Bhargava, the founder of 5 Hour Energy
He’s also a monk who focuses on doing philanthropic work in the impoverished world and creating better access to electricity, clean water, and other essential resources.

I learned about him on NPR’s podcast How I Built This and started listening to some of his speeches and interviews.
Aug 2023
Each side volleys the ball back and forth until one side “wins”.
Most of the time, there are way too many volleys.

Moving the goal posts. Changing deadlines. Redlines on top of redlines.

The ideal way is to have a brief friendly game of tennis… on a sunny afternoon.