Published inThe Startup·4 days agoMember-onlyMy CEO’s $30M Productivity Toolkit — Before & After Selling His CompanyDifferent tools for different times — 2 months ago, I was in the middle of working on an article when my phone screen lit up with an incoming call: my ex-CEO. He created his company 10 years ago and sold it for $30 million in the middle of the pandemic (I worked for him for 5…Business8 min readBusiness8 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Nov 7Member-onlyThe 6 Qualities of Real ManlinessDo men still need muscles in 2023? — Manliness has undergone some major changes as a social concept in the past decade, and the idea of being a man is now far from what it used to mean in the traditional sense of the term or even the stereotypes one may have about “manly men”. Ask anyone what…Lifestyle7 min readLifestyle7 min read
Published inDataDrivenInvestor·Nov 5Member-onlyThe 4 Pillars of Succesful Investing — in 8 Minutes or LessAdvice for the reasonable investor — Investing a percentage of your paycheck every month towards an S&P 500 ETF or another portfolio of diversified stocks has always been key to building long-term wealth and passive income. For the past few years, we’ve seen some unprecedented developments take place in the stock market, and with them has…Investing9 min readInvesting9 min read
Published inThe Startup·Oct 20Member-onlyFatherhood vs ProductivityThoughts on parenting for productive people — It’s 9:23 on a Friday evening. I’m sitting in bed, by the open window. It’s dark outside already, and a gentle rain is falling from the sky. Once in a while a lighting strikes and brightens up the night sky, but there’s no thunder, which makes it very cozy. I…Productivity15 min readProductivity15 min read
Published inEntrepreneur's Handbook·Oct 19Member-onlyHow to Build a 7-Figure Business + $4.5M Real Estate Portfolio by 25Justin Tse is not your average entrepreneur — Justin Tse is a 25-year-old entrepreneur who has been making videos online for 10 years. When he was a teenager, he saved up for many years to be able to buy his very first iPod, one of Apple’s most iconic products of the 2000s. Justin developed a passion for tech…Entrepreneurship9 min readEntrepreneurship9 min read
Published inThe Startup·Oct 7Member-onlyChronotypes Rule Our Sleep — Are You a Bear, Wolf, Dolphin, or Lion?Night owls are welcome as well — If you’re like most people, you like to sleep, yet you feel like you never get enough of the thing. It’s not like you don’t try. Your mattress may be 10 years old but it feels like perfection, your blanket is so snug you could hug it all day, and…Productivity12 min readProductivity12 min read
Published inThe Startup·Sep 29Member-onlyCircadian Rhythms Dictate Our Lives — Here’s How to Build Your Schedule Around ThemNo matter how busy you are — In 2017, a team of 3 geneticists and biologists won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm. If that sounds complex, it’s because it is, but in this article, we’re only focusing on what this discovery means, not on how…Productivity13 min readProductivity13 min read
Published inDataDrivenInvestor·Sep 26Member-onlyGenius Ways to Make Money from Your Startup Nobody Talks AboutActionable cashflow secrets — Whether you’re a CEO, startup founder, or simply a freelancer running your own business, it can be pretty scary to watch costs add up. In a time where almost every service out there is membership-based and charged per user, expenditures can pile up quickly. And with inflation still higher than…Entrepreneurship6 min readEntrepreneurship6 min read
Published inEntrepreneur's Handbook·Sep 15Member-onlyThis Entrepreneur Made $10M in 4 Years — With 10 Income StreamsHe also missed his revenue target in 2022 — 2 years ago, I wrote about how Ali Abdaal went from being a 27-year-old junior Doctor to making over $1M through 5 different income streams. At the end of 2021, he uploaded a new video I also covered, where he explains how he made $4.5M through 15 income streams. In…Entrepreneurship13 min readEntrepreneurship13 min read
Published inDataDrivenInvestor·Sep 10Member-only6 Key Learnings From the Blackrock 2023 Midyear OutlookA gold mine of information for the common investor — Every year in June, Blackrock releases its Midyear Investment Outlook, and it’s always a gold mine of information for the common investor. Blackrock is a legendary investment firm that has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 over the past 25 years. If you had invested $10,000 in the firm in 2000…Investing10 min readInvesting10 min read
