Before we jump in: I recently hired an AI automations specialist from Colombia and he is incredible. 70% lower salary than a US equivalent.I interviewed 3 others that were insanely impressive. If you’d like to hire one for a project, respond to this email and we can set up an interview. -- I had breakfast with a mentor of mine in Ithaca, New York the summer after I started my first business. He ran the entrepreneurship program at Cornell. Two minutes in, before he'd even asked what I wanted...
9 days ago • 5 min read
Before we jump in: Do you own real estate and want to estimate how much you could save in taxes by doing a cost seg study and taking bonus depreciation? Try this calculator. It takes 10 seconds to see how much you can save/defer. -- If you're just starting out, your hypothesis that there is an opportunity in the market for you is still an educated guess until you go out there and prove it! A business = sales. If you aren't selling something and making money, you don't have a business. Period....
17 days ago • 8 min read
There is a saying in business: If you don't have an executive assistant, you are the executive assistant. Hiring one is the quickest way to buy back 10-20 hours per week of your time. You can hire a phenomenal EA from Somewhere.com for under $2K/month. Want to interview a rockstar that you can hire asap? Just respond to this email and I'll hook you up. -- When you are starting a company you do NOT want to spend months rethinking a business model or intentionally trying to do everything...
24 days ago • 3 min read
A lot of people want to start a certain business because they enjoy doing a certain activity. They want to start a web development agency because they enjoy designing websites. They want to open a restaurant because they enjoy making food. I'm here to tell you that successful entrepreneurs think very differently. The cold hard truth is that every single business, when operated at a high level, is fundamentally the same. The owner or CEO is not doing the work themselves. Instead, they've built...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Quick note before we dive in: My team at Somewhere.com has helped 250+ companies hire remote talent for up to 80% less than local equivalents in the past 30 days. Sales, marketing, finance, operations, accountants, engineers, designers, executive assistants and more. Want $500 off your next hire? Reply to this email and I'll hook you up. -- The two skills that virtually guarantee success are: PATIENCE and DELAYED GRATIFICATION The richest people I know all worked hard on something boring for...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
If you want to be rich, you need to obsess over leverage. Most people think success comes from working more hours. That is bullshit. There is a clearly a finite limit to how much one person can work in any given day or week. You can only work so many hours. You can only take so many sales calls. You can only answer so many emails. But the people who build large businesses don't focus on working harder. They focus on building more leverage. Leverage = anything that allows you to multiply your...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
The deals I'm seeing in self storage haven't been this good in years. If you are an accredited investor and want to invest with my company Bolt Storage, fill this out. -- I have a secret for you: Babies turn men into hungry, driven, money making machines! When you have a kid, you get better at managing your time, making decisions, getting up and busting ass and being insanely efficient. Having a kid makes you focused on long term planning and going after the right opportunities. And you...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
What you believe becomes the operating system for your life. Here's 21 principles that have helped me tremendously in my career: Sales is the most important skill in the world. Being able to sell yourself and your ideas is how you win. Hiring isn’t about finding good people. It’s about becoming a person good people want to work for and building a business that can thrive without unicorns. Wealth isn’t about extracting value from others. It’s about adding 10x as much value as you want to...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Two notes before we dive in: 1: I'm hosting a free workshop on May 19th on how to make your company more profitable. Register here. 2: The self storage market is opening up and we have a few great deals under contract. If you're an accredited investor and you'd like to talk about investing with me - click here. -- I have a controversial opinion: Most entrepreneurs don’t end up owning a company. They end up owning a job. They run around doing everything. They are servicing customers, putting...
3 months ago • 6 min read
