Writing a massive post about how we launched 15 products in 12 months I've been working really hard on our post over at West Vesey outlining all the highlights from 2018––the year we challenged ourselves to build 24 businesses in 12 months.It's the story
100 words a day Not so free will No matter how much we want to believe we truly have free will, we don't.Every decision we make is influenced by biological & economic incentives and our circumstances (physically, psychologically, environmentally, etc.
100 words a day How I met Magic Johnson Steve Harvey, ESSENCE Magazine, and Disney run this program at Disney World every year called the Disney Dreamers Academy. It's a 4 day program where they essentially take talented kids from off backgrounds
100 words a day Sacrificing sacrifice I grew up hardcore into motivational videos. To do this day I have every word in this Will Smith motivation compilation video memorized.I was so into this shit that I even used
100 words a day Washington Heights Over the last 4 years I've lived in 10 different apartments all over NYC, from Bedstuy to Harlem. Last month I moved to Washington Heights, on Saint Nicholas Avenue & 160th Street.I've
100 words a day Careers are irrational Careers are irrational. Or more precisely, linear careers are irrational. There's no reason to dedicate your life to one job, craft, or business.The beginning of a career is the hardest. You have
100 words a day Creating momentum Life without momentum sucks. It feels like you're wading through mud, and every little decision is impossible to make.Ruts always seem to happen right after peaks. Everything's going great until suddenly something
100 words a day My great grandpa robbed a bank with a toy gun when he was 68 One summer night in center city Philadelphia, an early 20-something year old woman climbed her fire escape to get some fresh air. There she met an apparently charming young man named Eugene.They
100 words a day Why you shouldn't want to be rich I used to want to be rich. Less for the money itself––more for the sake of it. I think that came from an insecurity of poverty I developed from a childhood of
100 words a day When I was 18 I met a billionaire A few days after graduating high school in Florida I moved into a "coliving space" called Founder House in downtown Brooklyn. It's no longer around, but it was a 4-story townhouse where ~20
100 words a day You should do everything you shouldn't obviously not do People learn through trial and error. By throwing shit at the wall we figure out where the walls are, or how the world around us works.Over time we develop mental models and
100 words a day Spending your life We trade time for money so future time spent is more enjoyable. But a life trading time for money is a life traded away, not spent.People argue about how a life should
100 words a day 100 words a day Consistent writing is difficult. I like to write, and when I do positive things happen: new people find me on the internet, my thoughts are better organized, and my projects get more traffic.
