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Some thoughts on fixed costs in business

Given the fact that I didn’t go to business school (I wanted to be a writer before changing course to become an entrepreneur), I read a lot of business books. Specifically, I try read a lot of things that I hope will help me understand the nature of the ad...

Why Do So Few Freelancers Make The Leap To Business Owners?

As someone who has created multiple businesses, I’ve thought a lot about why so few freelancers end up transitioning to full scale business owners (defined as the owner of a business that can thrive without your involvement), and I recently did a financial...

What Are Middle Market Firms?

As the founder of a small ad agency, I’m very interested in Middle Market Firms, which despite being described in an incredibly boring way, are actually pretty fascinating. Here are the salient points: Middle Market Firms are defined as firms that are neither...

What Is A Systems Thinker?

I just watched an interview with Bill Gates where he referred to Warren Buffett as a great “systems thinker,” which is a term I wasn’t familiar with. It refers to someone who looks at a given situation and sees the interrelationships that define the...

Financial Literacy for An Inexperienced Entrepreneur

At my core, I’m a vision-driven entrepreneur, not a bean-counter.  To be frank, the financial side of business does not come naturally to me.  But as someone who has built and sold one business, and then built another three businesses after that, I have learned...