It appears the entrepreneurial seed has sprouted. At summer’s start, my eldest son was taking his first steps into a larger world. I had challenged him to make some money by any (legal) means he chose over the summer. While his first choice was a lemonade stand, he quickly saw its drawbacks. He asked me […]
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While I’m generally happy with how I’ve turned out, I do have one regret: I wish I had embraced entrepreneurship far earlier in my career. I’m trying to remedy that with my children. If I can plant the seed of entrepreneurship at an early age, I will consider it one of my greatest gifts to
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Last week was a blur. I met up with the family, who had preceded me by two weeks, in Japan, and we made a quick visit through Tokyo for 6 days until we returned on the 4th of July. A number of observations: 1 week is the optimal trip length to Asia to maximize jet
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Stampylonghead has started to play a role in my life. He and his friends are required characters in my bedtime stories to my boys. It’s not a problem, since I can roll with just about anyone in my stories – I’ve been able to seamlessly weave Skylanders, Octonauts, Godzilla, Woody and Buzz, my two sons,
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Late last month, we lost one of my most admired entrepreneurs. Felix Dennis, a billionaire publisher and ex-crack addict, passed at the age of 67. Felix Dennis was best known to me for his excellent book, How to Get Rich. Contrary to the suspicious sounding title, which seemed to hint at get-rich-quick schemes and a
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