Hiring feels a lot different when it's your own money
The emotional and financial difference between hiring with venture capital versus bootstrapped funds, where every dollar comes directly from personal income.
The emotional and financial difference between hiring with venture capital versus bootstrapped funds, where every dollar comes directly from personal income.
The core philosophy of parallel entrepreneurship: build a startup while keeping your day job to reduce risk and diversify income.
September 2017 Toofr business report: analyzing traffic growth, customer acquisition, and working toward $1,000 monthly net profit increase goal.
Reflecting on leadership successes at Scripted including custom grandma shirts, inspirational speeches, team toasts, and building meaningful company culture.
Why solo entrepreneurs should embrace transparency about being a one-person company instead of using plural pronouns to appear larger.
How spending $1,100 on a focused two-day retreat to fix Toofr's data crisis led to over $550,000 in lifetime revenue - a 5,000% return on investment.
Strategies for preventing founder breakups through communication and trust, plus advice on cutting bait quickly when partnerships fail.
The story of how Lyft co-founder John Zimmer built a billion-dollar rideshare company while keeping his day job at Lehman Brothers.