I stumbled upon a book called “Confessions of an Advertising Man”, by David Ogilvy at my local bookshop. I was familiar with his name because I studied some of the work his agency had done in the 1950s and 1960s. I opened the book, read the table of contents and thought I’ll give it a […]
Update #1: Building a SaaS
The agency model Starting an agency is probably the easiest way to get into business. The three things you need are: a skill, some time, and a client. If you consistently put out good work, you will get more clients. The more clients you get, the more overwhelmed you will be and the more you […]
Freedom of work.
This morning, instead of hitting the gym and then starting work, I decided to go for a coffee. I usually work seven days a week, and there are days where I work 16 hours straight. But I can go to the gym whenever I want and I can take a 20 day holiday whenever I […]
The “safer” your occupation, the riskier your investments (and vice versa).
How entrepreneurs invest: Entrepreneurs have a high risk “job”. They consistently take risks in order to sustain and grow their business, so they treat their earnings carefully. They research before investing, and when they decide to do so, they choose for low and medium risk investments because they prefer guaranteed (nothing is ever guaranteed) returns […]
Future value of money
Let’s imagine you have $100 (or euros) in cash. Scenario 1: You decide to save that money for 1 year. Due to inflation, the buying power of that same $100 will go down, meaning that your money will be worth less. If you save that money for 10 years and assuming that during that period […]
The opportunity for value content creators (the 1% of the 1% rule)
We complain about information overload, and think that the internet is too crowded, but in reality there is still a huge opportunity for individuals, brands and companies to grow. The 1% rule of the internet states that for about every 1 person that creates content, about 99 others consume that content. Even though only 1% […]