“Those who think they can and those who think they can’t are both usually right.” — Confucius.

$1 Million is Actually Small

A million dollars is not a lot of money.

A million dollars is too much money.

All you need to do is change your environment and your perspective. You will see this very clearly.

There are many differences between the poor and rich. Mainly difference is that the rich decide before they get the money. Everybody else is trying to get the money before they make a decision.

If you immerse yourself in an environment where a million is small, it will become…

Most people see email as a dying medium, using it only when they need something or owe someone something.

Taking a moment to send even one of these emails will strengthen your connections, stay top of mind as opportunities come up, and learn about industry trends. None of these messages should take more than five minutes to write, but each of them will go a long way in helping to advance your career.

A Friday afternoon email to #1

A Friday afternoon message with a run-down of the week.

Write down your wins, a few things you learned, and any idea that made your week a…

The internet and technology have given individuals more reach than the biggest media companies. Every day reach is growing and the market is still growing.

Many new entrepreneurs and investors are young, agile, and technology oriented. They are fine-tuning their product to fit their market or any early-stage investment committee meeting, inevitably leveraging tech.

Building on the web has created global companies and handsomely lined many pockets. On mobile, whole companies are being built around an app where the ceiling is growing. …

Still working a job you do not like? -Every marketing guru/course seller.

I bet you have seen something similar to the above.

Becoming a creator is a job, but a job with unlimited possibilities.

In this article, I lay out my strategy for how I’ll become an independent creator this year and so can you. Believe me, the first moment you make money online changes your perspective. Start dipping your toes in the cold water and I promise you, you won’t go back.

Here is the tl/dr:

Start creating.

Stop consuming.

Writing is an expression and especially in times where physical contact and experience are scarce, the internet is our playground. Even more than before.

Besides the fact that writing online is fun to do and can be lucrative, it comes with so many other benefits:

1. Writing helps you become a better thinker
2. There’s a quick feedback loop
3. Writing forces you to think, debate, and research
4. You become a valuable asset to others

Remember everyone can be a writer, continuous work can make you a great writer.

Lets get started with a foundation

Writing starts with thinking.

The simple text message you sent to your friend involved…

Numeraire is a crypto that aims to be the worlds “last” hedge fund fueled by NMR. Decentralizing the hedge funds through use of data scientists ability to predict financial trends.

We will go over the high level overview of Numeraire and provide a few quizes to strengthen your knowledge.

Whats a “hedgefund”?

A hedge fund is a pooled investment fund that trades in “liquid” assets and is able to make extensive use of more complex trading, portfolio-construction and risk management techniques in an attempt to improve performance, such as short selling, leverage, and derivatives.

A liquid asset is something you…

Like many medium members I started writing just to express myself.

Never did I have the expectation that I would make money from my writing. Now I can count on a few hundred dollars a month from my medium posts. Sadly I did not start to monetize my posts until later on so there was some loss there.

Well why didn't you just go back and click that box that meters the post?

I did, but I missed a few.. — The author of this medium post.

If you haven't published on Medium just yet or you haven't really seen…

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You made it! The first step is always the hardest step, so what is the second step? Well the second is just as hard.

Previously we covered:

Industry/topic

Target market/audience

Problem(s) you’re going to solve for your audience

Now, deciding the primary content channel, which will help you build your audience from scratch.

Choose a Primary Content Channel

Most people will be a part of your audience before they ever consider becoming a customer. Your content’s job is to attract the right people to help grow your audience so that you can grow your business.

There are…