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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 […]

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March 6, 2025 7 mins read

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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February 25, 2025 9 mins read

Dealing with questions and how to nurture your talent from within

Before we jump in: — The life of an entrepreneur is all about solving problems and answering questions. Every day, a new question or problem will land in your email inbox, text group, slack, or show up as a new meeting on your calendar. When this happens it’s up to you to decide how to […]

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February 20, 2025 10 mins read

How to send better emails

Before we jump in: ​​AdRhino is a paid ads agency that I am a customer of and an investor in. They run paid search and social media ads for clients in pest control, HVAC, plumbing, car washes, restaurants, real estate, and more. They track everything and will tell you the exact dollar amount return on all […]

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February 13, 2025 7 mins read

15 (not so common) principles for success

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. — A few principles I live by which have led to a […]

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February 5, 2025 6 mins read

Competition, profitability, and your odds of success

Before we jump in: My friend Sahil Bloom wrote a new book called The 5 Types of Wealth. It’s phenomenal. You should buy a copy here. — People watch too much Shark Tank and think too much about entrepreneurship through a new-idea lens. This makes them delusional. If no one has succeeded before or if your business doesn’t […]

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January 30, 2025 6 mins read

Stop worrying about what other people think of you

Before we jump in: I’m an investor in an insurance brokerage called Titan Risk. They’re focused on helping SMBs get insurance policies including general liability, errors and omissions, cyber insurance, directors and officers liability and more. The insurance guru at Titan, Jon, has helped over 1,500 clients get policies throughout his career. He’s offering 5 free consulting […]

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January 24, 2025 5 mins read

Stop worrying about what other people think of you

Before we jump in: I’m an investor in an insurance brokerage called Titan Risk. They’re focused on helping SMBs get insurance policies including general liability, errors and omissions, cyber insurance, directors and officers liability and more. The insurance guru at Titan, Jon, has helped over 1,500 clients get policies throughout his career. He’s offering 5 free consulting […]

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January 14, 2025 6 mins read

How to think like an entrepreneur

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. — I have a challenge for you this month. A challenge that […]

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January 8, 2025 5 mins read

Why you need to start now

Before we jump in: Do you run paid ads on Meta and Google to grow your business? The team at AdRhino is offering a FREE paid ads audit (valued at $2K) for the first 5 companies that reply to this email. They will tell you exactly how to optimize your Google and Meta ads at no cost to you. […]

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January 2, 2025 4 mins read
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