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  • Now
  • About
  • The Parallel Entrepreneur
    • About the Author
    • Introduction
    • Part 1: Theory
      • Chapter 1: What is Parallel Entrepreneurship?
        • Marcia Kilgore: Bliss, Beauty Pie, Soap and Glory, FitFlop
      • Chapter 2: The Personal Rationale
        • Elon Musk: Telsa, SpaceX, and The Boring Company
      • Chapter 3: The Business Rationale
        • Rich Barton: Expedia, Zillow, and Glassdoor
      • Chapter 4: Staying Out of Trouble
        • Jack Dorsey, Co-founder of Twitter and Square
      • Chapter 5: Knowing When to Quit
      • Chapter 6: When Not to Quit
    • Part 2: Tactics
      • Chapter 7: Reminder – You Only Need 100 Customers
      • Chapter 8: Business Structure
      • Chapter 9: Ideation
      • Chapter 10: Branding and Designing
      • Chapter 11: Building
      • Chapter 12: Growing
      • Chapter 13: Maintenance
      • Chapter 14: How and When to Sell a Business
    • The Parallel Entrepreneur Toolkit
    • The Parallel Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame
    • Acknowledgements
  • Contact

Month: June 2020

My first protagonist’s origin story

June 30, 2020 Ryan BuckleyLeave a comment

In case you weren't aware, about a year ago I started writing a novel. It's bound to be a tragedy. In the end, my protagonist will die a lonely death. Readers will know this upfront; the opening scene is his terminal cancer diagnosis. There's a lot more to it, of course, and I've read Story… Continue reading My first protagonist’s origin story →

Posted in Writing

Ten years of marriage

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Ryan BuckleyLeave a comment

March 14, 2008. Kennebunkport, ME. It was hot in June 2010, but not too hot. I remember being worried that the flowers at the estate where we had our wine country wedding might wilt in the Windsor, California heat. We picked Madrona Manor after touring a few other venues earlier in the year. It was… Continue reading Ten years of marriage →

Posted in Family
 

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