Be Like Bezos As soon as I heard the news about Jeff Bezos leaving his CEO role from Amazon, I had the urge to read through article after article about his past. One thing that really struck me was the image above, which I tweeted out last week. “The only thing Amazon sold in 1995 […]
Doubt. I’ve been thinking a lot about this word lately. A “brilliant” idea pops into my head. I believe it has some legs. I do a little bit of research and get excited about the opportunity. Then I start going deep down the rabbit hole. This includes talking to people in the industry, reading more
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Well, it’s been quite a week for social media. Once Twitter and Facebook announced the banning of Donald Trump on their platforms, the dominos fell. Just about every major social media platform has put a ban on Mr. Trump for “violating their terms of service.” If you’ve been on Twitter or Facebook recently, a number
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What a crazy year! For me, it started out amazing. After publishing six marketing/business books, I released my first novel in March of this year. The book launch party (March 9, 2020) for The Will to Die was my last public appearance. The next week nearly everything shut down. The book did well. Hit a few
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For obvious reasons, I’ve been thinking a lot about 2021. My expectation is that 2021 will be my best year on earth, but I generally feel that way about every upcoming year. On Monday I watched the Beastie Boys documentary on Apple TV+. I was 13 years old when “Fight for Your Right…” was released.
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Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market cap, just hit its all-time high price on Monday. My wife and I have owned Bitcoin since early 2017 and have added to our position over time. For those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about, here are a few key notes about Bitcoin. Bitcoin is
I first met actor, writer and comedian John Cleese when he keynoted Content Marketing World 2015 (see image above). First off, the man is tall. I mean extremely tall. I felt like a small child standing next to him. Second, he’s brilliant. Last week my friend JK gave me John Cleese’s new book Creativity: a
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