I’m headed off in a few hours to Las Vegas for a trade show- flying Southwest for the last time before it all goes downhill (a situation probably worth its own newsletter someday soon)! There is a decent amount of hassle involved in going to in person events, aside from the cost. It disrupts your…
First, I will say, for anyone working at CapForge today, this is NOT about anyone specific or currently working! I know some people tend to get a little paranoid about a topic like this! Instead, this is something that will come up sooner or later when you have employees for everyone, period. There is also…
My wife and I like to go to open houses from time to time just to see what’s out there and how other people have done things. We’ve been doing it forever and it’s just a fun occasional hobby that can give you a glimpse into someone else’s world. Our real estate friend, however, warned…
Pretty much everything I write about in this newsletter comes directly from what I am experiencing in running my own business right now or have run into in helping other people with theirs. Today’s topic is very much what I’ve been thinking about for this business. It’s not anything splashy or “secret” or something you’ll…
There is a scene from the movie The 40 Year Old Virgin where the main character is given the advice that when trying to flirt successfully he should always answer a question with a question. This being a movie, and the character in question being Steve Carrell of The Office TV series fame, he of…
OK, that’s a big claim in the title but let me explain. What makes your days bad? Most days, it’s not a big bad thing, like your best employee quitting or your top client canceling or your landlord not renewing your lease. Sure, those things happen and they suck and you deal with it as…
Last week I shared with you the summary created by Google’s Notebook AI of the 75,000 words I’ve written in this newsletter to date. Without even asking, it grouped them into themes and then laid out a few dozen bullet points that really summarized all the key things a business owner can do to actively…
I admit, I have been skeptical! I was around for the first big dotcom boom when people would say things like “everything is different now” and this is “the economy 2.0” and all the old rules don’t apply. I was also around when a ton of those new businesses imploded and it turned out a…
Naturally, in the course of my business, I meet all kinds of business owners and I can see exactly how well they are doing. Not how well they tell people they are doing- how well they are actually doing in real life in real dollars and cents. It’s one of the things that goes with…
This will be the last newsletter of 2024! I hope you’ve enjoyed them so far. Now please take the next couple of weeks to enjoy some time with family and friends and the remainder of the year so we can come back all fired up to knock 2025 out of the park! ————————————————————————————————————– I think…