Category: Business Insights

“How long have you been watching Shark Tank?” Daymond John asked. Eighteen-year old Max Feber, founder of Bruw Coffee (who ended up getting a deal with Dallas-based shark Mark Cuban) quickly answered, “Since I was about 8 years old.” The show has now been around long enough to have created its own mini-generation of budding […]

Digital devices have managed to make standalone cameras, watches, and even house keys begin to disappear.  Complementing this dematerialization caused by technology, a wave of minimalism is sweeping many developed nations that have been on decades-long buying sprees.  Unnecessary, unloved things are marked to be donated or tossed.  Are business cards still relevant in such […]

There are a number of reactions a given person might have to the word “networking.”  Some might shy away from the idea of meeting strangers.  Others see it as a great opportunity.  But what is clear is that many people are doing it wrong.  That’s because networking shouldn’t be something you do, it’s simply who you […]

Today’s article is a guest post from the founder of The Orderly Gent.  I meet a lot of men who have genuine and healthy concerns about how they present themselves and conduct their affairs.  Men who have well thought-out reasons for why they do what they do, and who have an innate desire to improve, both personally and professionally. In working […]

So you might, for whatever reason, be seriously considering the life of a business owner.  Perhaps there’s a change coming up in your career, maybe your personal or financial needs have changed, or perhaps you’ve always wanted to try to truly be in charge of your own financial destiny.  But you may not have an […]

The daily life of a small business owner is a bit like being in the eye at the center of a storm.  You can see chaos in every direction, but it’s your job to control that chaos, and even better, to direct it.  What’s the first step in doing that?  Creating systems. In his seminal work […]