viernes, 11 de enero de 2013

What I have learned from some of my interns who have no game plan

School is a major investment - so if you spend the money, know without a doubt what you want to do. Don't buy they hype that you'll figure it out along the way - or perhaps an undergraduate degree doesn't matter because it's the graduate degrees that matter these days. Bullshit. That's a myth the schools promote to get you to buy more and more schooling. It's a racket. You don't go to school for four or five years to learn a hobby. If you don't know what you want to do, it would be best to skip school altogether or invest your money elsewhere.

On free pilots

Never do a pilot for free, especially if they promise you "if this takes off, we'll be sure to hire you." No they won't. They don't have money now and they never will.

How a broken heart can break the bank: advice for Entrepreneurs in relationships

I spent most of 2012 investing my time and energy in anguishing over a girl that dumped me in the shittiest way possible. I came out of the fog in time to save my business before the end of the year, but lesson learned was a tough one.

The fact is that Entrepreneurs cannot afford to be so emotional. The Opportunity Cost of investing energy in regret, anger, and depression is enormous. A broken-hearted entrepreneur runs the risk of breaking the bank. It is much better to invest that energy in one's business.

If your business is based on more decision-making then labor intensive work, and you're sitting at the computer all day, which, unlike a physically active daily routine, leaves much more room for negative thoughts to creep in, then during this period cut down your working hours. Limit yourself to completing just two very important tasks each day. Focus on quality over quantity and do those tasks very well - and then get up and leave. Doesn't matter if those two tasks took you one hour or five hours. Just leave.

Go to the gym, join a writers group, attend an entrepreneurs meet up, change location and read a book in a cafe. Perhaps start a blog. ;-)