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No Defaults
Defaults reduce friction, conserve energy, and let us move fast. But we rarely stop to ask whether they still make sense. -- Every time I land in the UK, I catch myself hesitating at the curb. Look
When You Outgrow the Idea of Employment You Finally Become a Mature Adult
The modern workplace is a daycare. Think about it. They offer you free food and coffee. They give you a locker to put your bag in. The office has white walls and plain furniture. Everyone typically
The value of running a bigger business
Don’t take this article the wrong way. I love a small businesses with less than 10 employees. They are nimble. They can move quickly. They can adjust. They can do things that don’t scale and they can
Proof of Abundance… And How to Survive It
We forget the world is getting better on so many levels… Back before “Abundance” was a buzzword, in 2012, I co-authored the NY Times bestselling book Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think.
I Used Claude Code to File My Taxes. Here’s Exactly How I Did It (And Got a $6,500 Refund).
I just finished filing my 2025 taxes. Married filing jointly, two kids, a W-2 job, two LLCs (mine and my wife’s), investment accounts, a mortgage, and a mess of credit card statements with business
Is Apple pretending to lose the AI race?
If you think Apple is falling behind in AI, you need to read this. Because the numbers say otherwise... Four companies are expected to spend $635 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026. Apple is
What is the point of all this?
Am I doing things I’ll be proud of when it’s all said and done? I wanted to remind myself of why I do what I do. So I can keep myself honest. Because lately, it’s been hard to hear myself think. I
The Only Moats That Matter
In a world where AI can build any software, replicate any product, and automate any process, what actually makes a business defensible? Most of the answers I hear are wrong. They're all bets on the
10 Insane Things I Did In My 20s To Become A Millionaire
By my early 30s, I became a millionaire because of the absolute hell I put myself through in my 20s. A short list of insane things I did: 1. No internet. When I was in my early 20s, I didn't allow
Don’t Go To Business School. Read These 18 Books Instead
Warren Buffett considers the foundation of his multi-billion dollar empire to be a book. At 19 years old, he bought a copy of The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham. We don’t know exactly what he
I don't understand AI, yet I built a million dollar business with it
Three years ago I was in Morocco with my 16-year-old brother and $500 a month... and today I run an AI film studio that works with billion-dollar companies, and governments are putting our films into
Why Other People's Financial Advice Will Never Work for You. Here's How to Think for Yourself.
Everyone loves copying strategies. 'Just do what the top traders do.' 'Follow this guy's portfolio.' 'Here's the exact system that made me $100K.' And then it doesn't work. Not because the strategy
the triangle of talent
My mentor once told me: “everyone sucks in their first 5 years as a manager. It’s up to you if you’re going to suck for the next 15 too.” Today - I’m going to tell you about a little triangle that
hire for slope and spikiness, not credentials
In 2016, an email landed in the inbox of Ramp CEO Eric Glyman. A 17-year-old was asking for an internship. Eric skimmed past it, but his co-founder Karim didn't. The kid was a 17-year-old high school
The Retail Barbell Effect: Why the Middle is Dying
Why brands must win at AI-driven discovery and real-world experience or get crushed in the middle I believe we’re moving toward a barbell strategy in marketing: extremely digital on one side and
Elon and the Seven Doers
Once upon a time - not in a forest long ago, but in a restless age of circuits and steel - there lived a hero named Elon. He was not born in a castle, nor raised among princes. He came instead from a
Be Distinctive & Don't Die
The uncomfortable truth is we will be wrong repeatedly. The real test comes during near-death experiences. This past Friday, I posted on X: “As a founder, you can get a lot of things wrong. But if
Founders Who Can't Tell Their Story Can't Scale
Ask a founder about storytelling and they'll point you to their marketing team. That tells you everything. If you can't clearly articulate your company's story, you probably don't have a clear
"Late Bloomers" in Life in Their 40s, 50s, and 60s Are Incredible
One of the richest people in the world is someone you’ve never heard of. He grew up in a small Japanese village in 1904. He graduated university in 1928. He became a professor at a Kyoto university 4
You Are What You Won’t Do For Money
It was a sales pitch, so I take it with a grain of salt, but according to an email I got a few weeks ago, I have a seven-figure opportunity sitting in front of me. And I’m apparently too stupid or
"You Can Just Do Things" Hides A Deeper Truth Nobody Talks About
There’s one friend in my friend group whom everyone hates. Let’s call him Dave. In his 20s, he saw this guy Vishen Lakhiani blow up online. He moved from Australia to Malaysia to work directly for
Your Org Structure Is My Opportunity
A founder told me that his hardest problem isn't the product or the customers. It's hiring. He can't find people who can do more than one thing well. And I think I know why. A generation of talent
How to Become a Millionaire in Your 30s
Working a 9-5 job was soul-crushing for me. Long hours. Boring meetings. Bosses who thought they were going to be the next Donald Duck president and gave speeches full of political mumbo jumbo. Even
If You Want to Be a Millionaire, You Need to Be Nicheless
The average person doesn’t understand millionaires. They see them on TV but they don’t have any who are close friends. They can’t see behind the story millionaires present to the public to protect
I spent $25k and flew 22h to learn from Hormozi's team. Here are 17 takeaways you can apply today.
1/ Sequencing is everything. There are a million good moves you can make in business. The difference between a grandmaster and an amateur isn't knowledge, it's knowing which single move to make right
The #1 sign you’re winning in life: No one understands what the hell you do for a living.
The average person wants to be rich and famous. There’s a better goal. Choose a life so far away from a typical career that no one understands what the hell you do for a living. The most successful
What I’d Build Differently
20 years of recalibrations that all point to the same place. I’ve been building things on the internet since 2005. Websites, newsletters, products, tools, open source software, online stores. Many of
Why moving fast is the slowest way to build wealth
You've been told to move fast. Raise fast, scale fast, exit fast. The venture model rewards intensity. Social media celebrates overnight wins. But most forget that speed too often kills compounding,
9 Business Principles That Have Served Me Well (And Helped Me Build A $20M Digital Business)
Recently, I was coaching a small mastermind of entrepreneurs with one goal: For each person to grow their take home profit by 50% or more during our first 6 months working together. So, I wrote the
Full guide on how to actually get clients
I've been running my agency for over a year now, and throughout this time we got hundreds of leads, tens of clients, hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue, and much more. In this article, I
You Don't Actually Want to Be Successful. You Just Like Thinking About It
You've saved 847 motivational posts. You follow 23 productivity gurus. Your camera roll is full of screenshots about discipline. And you're exactly where you were six months ago. This isn't failure.
Best AI Tools for Solopreneurs in 2026
The solopreneur economy just crossed $1.3 trillion in the United States alone, with 41.8 million solo operators running everything from SaaS products to consulting empires. But here is what changed in
Your 30, 60 & 90 Day Roadmap to Make Money Online
Day 1 to 30. 1. Pick a high-income skill: This is a skill that you can sell as a service as a solution to people with problems. I’d recommend web design, copywriting, SEO, ads, sales closing, etc.
The Simplest Roadmap To Making Your First Dollar Online
Step 1 Pick and learn a high income skill. A skill that you can offer to someone to solve their problems. You pick a skill, learn it, learn how to help people with it, and offer it as a service. This
Why Working Hard Keeps You Poor
Working hard is supposed to give you bragging rights. The more hours you work the more you want your goal. The hard work mindset came from the office worker information age. Here’s what it looks like:
The QVC-ification of Social Media Is Here
Live social shopping is gonna explode even more in 2026 and beyond. Last year, Whatnot did billions in GMV, which is the total dollar value of all goods and services sold through an e-commerce
What if I told you billionaires pay less in taxes than you?
You are paying more than 24% of your income in taxes. But these billionaires pay less than 5% in taxes on their billions of income. Not because they’re breaking the law but because they’ve mastered
The 4 Stages of Making Money Online
Stage 1: Beginner What This Stage Is: The beginner stage is where you start your journey by learning foundational skills and gaining your first experiences in the world of biz. What to Do During This
Money, Civil & International War, Minneapolis, and Beyond—in Perspective
For me, watching what is now happening is like watching a movie that I have seen many times in history. I am a global macro investor whose approach to betting on what is going to happen is to
If You Make Money Every Day, You’re Not Maximizing
If You Make Money Every Day, You’re Not Maximizing This is an expression I heard early in my trading days. In this post, we will use arithmetic to show what it means in a trading context, specifically
The No-BS Guide to Building a Real $3,500/Month Business in 72 Hrs
Some people build multiple businesses. And you can't build one. Ever wondered why? If you're anything like most aspiring entrepreneurs, you've been lied to about what it takes to start a business. Not
The $120K Blueprint: What 2 Years of"Building in Public" Won't Teach You About Actually Making Money
I have 12K followers on X and made $120K in 7 months. But 8 months ago: I had 0 followers on X, $0/month, three siblings depending on me, and my father had just passed. I was broke, desperate, and
I’m 19. I run a 7 figure business. I’m from a third world country - here’s the full story
I was born and raised in Kazakhstan. The biggest country in Central Asia, with high mountains, beautiful nature, and nice people. I love my home, as all of my school friends and relatives are here.
How to start a 6 figure, 1 person online business using only your laptop and phone
We’ve all been there. Strapped for cash. Googling “How to make money online”. And we’re always greeted with the same thing. A gargantuan plethora of websites, videos, and resources telling us to start
If You Only Have 60 Minutes a Day to Build a One-Person Business, Do This
Thinking of yourself as a one-person business is a powerful mindset. It changes how you act and it increases your value. Even if you’re an employee you’re technically a business of one. In this
You could be rich...but you're chasing passive income.
Passive income isn’t a scam. It’s just misunderstood. Everyone wants to talk about how passive income is impossible and how you’ll never have it. I’m not going to do that. After spending 11 years and
How I Hit Each Milestone Of Digital Income
My first $1 online: November, 2020. 4 months into writing on 𝕏, I sold a Notion database filled with podcast summaries from my prior 30 day thread-writing challenge. I sold it for $29 on Gumroad and
You'd be richer if you relaxed
Most people assume that the people making the most money are also the ones working the hardest. Long hours. Constant pressure. Endless urgency. It feels intuitive, almost moral, to believe that wealth