Category: Personal Finance
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When did we stop collaborating and become individualistic?
Interview with Carlos Valdes-Dapena Carlos Valdes-Dapena is an organization development professional, author, and speaker with a focus on unlocking organizational performance through leadership and collaboration. He worked for Mars, Inc from 2000-2017. Prior to Mars, Carlos was an internal leadership coach and consultant working with IBM’s senior leaders.
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Monthly Blog Update, November 2020
I have nothing but good news. The blog continues growing. Because of Covid-19, I have been able to put more hours of work creating content. The goal is to be about to make a living out of my blog by the end of 2021. Yes, many people manage to monetize their blogs much sooner but…
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197 Peter Burke. The Polymath: A Cultural History from Leonardo da Vinci to Susan Sontag
About Peter Burke Ulick Peter Burke (born August 16, 1937, in Stanmore, England) is a British historian and professor. He lives at the University of Cambridge, where he holds the title of Professor Emeritus of Cultural History and Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Burke is celebrated as a historian not only of the early modern…
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Get Your Business Out Of Debt With These Tips
If there is one thing that you will see is necessary for your business, it’s debt. You have to spend money to make money and the only way to get your business flying off the ground is to borrow money to get it going. Whether you do this through a business loan, a line of…
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I am an index investor, but I just bought the Airbnb IPO
Yesterday (December 10th, 2020) was the IPO of Airbnb. As I heard the announcement of Airbnb going public, my brain said “no” while my heart said, “Let’s do this!” Finally I jumped in. I bought at the opening price of $146. I expect to make at least 100% profit on my investment in less than…
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Business Plan Essentials For Success
All too often, new entrepreneurs choose to forego the bespoke business plan in favor of a generic template that requires little or no effort to fill out. This is merely a tick box exercise to say that you have a business plan in name only. A true business plan should be a well-thumbed document that…