Aug

31

If You are So Smart, Why Don’t You Take His Job?

August 31, 2009 | Comments Off

Many acquaintances complaint about the poor management of the companies for which they work. I feel bad for them for two reasons:

If management is really bad, you should run for cover — or at least a better job. Bad management tends to destroy companies and with them the jobs of the people working for them. [...]

Aug

20

A Door

August 20, 2009 | 2 Comments

One of the most important things to visualize in business (or employment, where you trade your time for money) is a Door.  Some mornings I even draw a door on the notebook paper I am bringing to the meeting, just to keep it as a reminder of my real Door.  With Door I mean, the [...]

Aug

17

Importance of 401k / SEP-IRA Money Market Accounts

August 17, 2009 | Comments Off

Last Monday I made a transfer to my SEP-IRA Money Market account. My heart told me to put the money on the SP 500 Index Fund, however my brain told me to put it on the Money Market Account. It wasn’t out of safety concerns, as I believe the SP 500 will continue [...]

Aug

3

Starting Up : Define Ramen Noodles : Ramen Profitable

August 3, 2009 | 1 Comment

Paul Graham coined the term Ramen Profitable, as in having enough profit to live on a Ramen Noodle diet/lifestyle.  He gives many reasons why a startup may want to become Ramen Profitable as soon as possible, including: “The main significance of this type of profitability is that you’re no longer at the mercy of [...]