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Why offense is better than defense in every situation
In life, you have an important choice to make. You can make things happen, you can watch things happen, or you can wonder what happened when life passes you by! Most people either wait, watch or wonder what happened. They simply react. Life happens and they try their best just to survive. They get done […]
Read More ...Sidewalk chalk and the power of low budget guerrilla marketing
Quick note: I’ve hired 100+ employees outside the US and it has been an absolute game changer for my companies. 70-80% lower cost than US based employees and often times MORE efficient. This includes: Click here if you want to hire someone like this. I’ll give you $500 off. — When I started Storage Squad, my pickup […]
Read More ...How to start a business with very little money
How to start a business with very little money: If you are broke, you need to start by trading your time for money. This means you need to focus on what I call a level 1 business. All level 1 businesses require basically no capital, very low skills, no network, and they all have the […]
Read More ...Focus on value, not just money
Quick note: Tax season in the US is here. I’ve saved hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes from buying real estate and offsetting income with bonus depreciation. I’ve done over 50 cost seg studies with RE Cost Seg for my portfolio at Bolt Storage. They have a free calculator where you can punch in the details of your property […]
Read More ...How to keep going when business isn’t fun anymore
Two quick things: 1) I’m hosting a free CEO Bootcamp on April 16th. RSVP here. If you sign up, I’ll send you the recording. 2) I recorded a podcast episode where I answered the following questions: Click here to listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. — How to keep going when business isn’t fun anymore: About 10 years ago I read […]
Read More ...The essential tools you need to start any business
There is a proven playbook to grow companies. What tools to use, agencies to hire, strategies to employ. I’ve launched 9 companies in my life. 3 of them are fairly large. Bolt Storage owns 2 million square feet of self storage and has 50 employees. RE Cost Seg has done 6000+ cost seg studies and has 67 […]
Read More ...Lessons from selling $1.5 billion of self storage
Before we jump in: 2 years ago I invested in AdRhino, a paid ads agency for SMBs. They’ve helped over 100 brands scale paid ads and have managed over $3 million in media spend so far. They are doing something unheard of: They’re offering to do 1 full month of FREE ADS MANAGEMENT for the first […]
Read More ...9 rules to follow when starting your first business
Before we jump in: Want to estimate how much you could save in taxes by doing a cost seg study and taking bonus depreciation? Try this calculator where you can share your details to learn how much you can save/defer. Note: I’m an investor in RE Cost Seg which created this tool. — If you are just starting […]
Read More ...What business should you start right now?
Before we jump in: One of my secret weapons in business: Hiring all over the world for 80% less than US wages. My company Somewhere.com has these three candidates available to hire today: Click here to set up an interview and get $500 off. — What business should you start right now? I get this question […]
Read More ...8 common business beliefs and my arguments against them
Before we jump in: Big news. I wrote a book! I’d love for you to pre-order it here. Coming 4/29/25. — I was listening to a podcast with a well known business man several years ago. He had a bunch of advice that’s been popularized and repeated by many others in this game. A lot of this […]
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