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Don’t Confuse Movement with Opportunity

“Patience still pays.” ——- Financial markets may be the ultimate example of a world accelerating. Investors can watch prices move tick by tick, trade from a telephone in seconds and receive breaking financial news around the clock. Recent markets have provided a perfect illustration: enthusiasm surrounding artificial intelligence and corporate earnings has existed alongside geopolitical […]

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Agility is the New Competitive Advantage

“Move or get passed.” ——- I have been in business long enough to remember when starting or expanding a company required resources that put smaller entrepreneurs at an immediate disadvantage. Research required hours of digging, marketing required outside professionals, publishing required substantial infrastructure and reaching thousands of prospective customers could be prohibitively expensive. I’ve watched […]

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Discipline Beats Drama

“The headlines change, but sound investing doesn’t.” ——- Financial markets have always climbed a wall of worry. Wars, political turmoil, inflation, tariffs, and recession fears often dominate the headlines, yet history shows that disciplined investors are generally rewarded for maintaining a long-term perspective. Recent events in the Middle East provide a good example. As tensions […]

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The Cost of Waiting

“Why successful entrepreneurs make decisions before the future becomes obvious.”    ——- One of the greatest risks in business is not making the wrong decision—it is waiting too long to make one. Entrepreneurs rarely have the luxury of perfect information. Interest rates change, tariffs shift, technologies evolve, and customer preferences can pivot almost overnight. Those […]

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When Baseball Cards Become Investments

“Cardboard gold” ——- I’ll admit it—I have been fascinated by baseball cards for as long as I can remember. My collection includes cards dating back to the 1950s, and like many readers, I still remember riding my bicycle to the neighborhood store in the 1960s to buy a few packs of Topps baseball cards. Tucked […]

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The DSA Platform Should Scare Every Entrepreneur

“Ideas once dismissed can become tomorrow’s policies.”    ——- Entrepreneurs make a living by anticipating change before everyone else sees it. That is why the Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) current platform deserves serious attention, regardless of where you fall on the political spectrum. The organization’s official program advocates a significant expansion of government involvement […]

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Bitcoin Asia 2026

“Hong Kong Conference” ——- Bitcoin Asia 2026 returns to Hong Kong on August 27–28, 2026, positioning itself as Asia’s premier Bitcoin-focused conference. Organized by BTC Inc., the event is expected to draw more than 10,000 attendees from over 125 countries and feature 150+ speakers, bringing together investors, entrepreneurs, developers, policymakers, and institutional leaders from around the world. The conference […]

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The Great Experience Gap

“Why experience may become the most undervalued business asset of the AI era.”    ——- Artificial intelligence has dramatically lowered the cost of starting and running a business. Today, a solo entrepreneur can use AI to write marketing copy, analyze competitors, summarize research, answer customer questions, and automate routine administrative tasks in minutes. Those are […]

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Pros & Cons of Early Retirement

“Is 65 still the retirement age?” ——- A lifetime of working compels many people to look forward to their retirement. Some people even work to retire early. But what are the advantages of early retirement beyond starting a life of leisure? And are there any detriments to this plan? A  recent survey by the financial […]

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AI Will Not Replace Entrepreneurs

“But AI-powered entrepreneurs will replace others.”    ——- Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming one of the most valuable tools ever available to entrepreneurs—but it is just that: a tool. According to a 2025 report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Teneo, nearly all small businesses using AI say it helps them compete with larger […]

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