Published in Entrepreneur's Handbook·Jun 18How I Bought My Dream House as a 28-Year-Old EntrepreneurIn one of the most expensive countries in the world — A little over a month ago, my girlfriend and I moved into our dream house after having emigrated to a country where we knew absolutely nobody 4 years and a half ago. It’s pretty uncommon for people our age (late twenties-early thirties) to own a house, especially in a foreign…Entrepreneurship7 min read
Published in Entrepreneur's Handbook·Jun 9Think You Can’t Succeed? Wait Until You Hear Sylvester Stallone’s StoryFrom an insane asylum to a 1$ billion movie franchise — Right from the start, Sylvester Stallone’s life didn’t take the best turn. When he was born, complications during labor forced doctors to use 2 pairs of forceps. In the process, they accidentally severed a nerve which caused paralysis in parts of Stallone’s face. That’s how the actor got his snarling…Entrepreneurship11 min read
Jun 6I Wanted to Spend $50 on Quora Ads but Got Banned Before I Got to $25I am yet to hear back from the support team — Back a year ago, I released a 150+ page guide on productivity, and I wanted to try to promote it with online advertising. More specifically, I wanted to test out Quora ads. I’ve always been against mindless advertising aimed at the crowd with no real purpose in mind. On Quora…Marketing10 min read
Published in Entrepreneur's Handbook·May 27Why My CEO Sold His Company for $30 Million During the PandemicThis stock + cash deal was our only salvation — The tumultuous economic times we witnessed during the pandemic amplified the trends we were already familiar with, like never before: a lot of rich people got much richer, and most poor people got poorer. There is also a portion of people who were living a relatively normal life up until…Entrepreneurship7 min read
Published in Better Marketing·May 26I Spent $250 on TikTok Ads so You Don’t Have To900K impressions, 8K clicks, and $$$ orders… — Around a month ago I decided to try my hand at dropshipping. I had always wanted to, and now that I own my business I can charge it as a business expense, it feels less like money thrown out the window if it doesn’t work. Plus, I had something to…Marketing9 min read
Published in Better Marketing·May 26This Simple Marketing Trick Made Apple BillionsThe company has mastered this strategy for its entire product line — A few weeks ago I made one of the dumbest purchases of my life: a 2022 iPad Air 5th Gen. It was dumb because I didn’t need the Air, the regular, entry-level iPad would have been enough for the use I make of the device. …Marketing7 min read
Published in Entrepreneur's Handbook·May 12How Boomer Mark Tilbury Makes $50K+ per Week in Passive IncomeFrom selling RC toys to 9M+ online followers — Mark Tilbury is a 54-year-old entrepreneur who quit school at 16 and found success in the retail business many decades back. His niche is very specific: remote-controlled scale models, or “big boy toys” as he likes to call them. What’s remarkable about Mark is his ability to adapt and diversify…Business8 min read
Published in Entrepreneur's Handbook·Apr 29How Noah Kagan Makes Over $350,000 per Month in “Passive” IncomeWork while you’re awake to make money while you sleep — Noah Kagan is a 40-year-old entrepreneur who built sumo.com, one of the most popular email capture tools out there. He also has a Youtube channel where he regularly posts money-making ideas and entrepreneurship tips for people who want to follow in his footsteps. Noah recently posted a video where he…Entrepreneurship10 min read
Published in Entrepreneur's Handbook·Apr 22Practical Tips to Scale a Company from $0 to $30 Million — from my CEO Who Actually Did ItFrom $0 and 3 people to $30 million and 50 employees — 2 years ago my CEO sold his company for $30 million. It took him 8 years to scale his business from literally $0 and 3 people in a tiny office to $30 million and nearly 50 full-time employees in a high-rise downtown. …Business8 min read
Published in The Startup·Apr 136 Unusual Items Under $1,000 for Entrepreneurs3 for on-the-go & 3 for the office — Whether you manage your business on the go, from anywhere in the world, or mostly from your office, you need to be up to date with the latest tech and gear available for you and your company. Not because you should always upgrade to new tools (you don’t want to…Entrepreneurship7 min read
