Back when I was a freshman in college, I picked up Ready, Fire, Aim by Michael Masterson (a pen name) while falling down a very specific rabbit hole — the world of 1980s South Florida hustle-culture business people. Mail order, media, direct response marketing. Not exactly the role models section of a business school syllabus. But it’s one that I picked up – and stuck with me.
Fascinating business case study -> https://davidoks.blog/p/why-japanese-companies-do-so-many
I picked up Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferriss after getting so much value from The 4-Hour Work Week. That book did an excellent job helping me reframe and understand the world of business and productivity, so I figured this would be another solid read.
Main Street Millionaire by Cody Sanchez is one of the better business books I’ve read in the past few years….
Mail processing automation killed off mailcars…a major source of revenue for US passenger rail.
I’ve read a lot of business books and talked to business-owners, but I wish I had just seen this illustration years ago. Very smart, worth a thousand words…or thousands of dollars.
Motion Invest offers strong support and quick sales for buying and selling websites but has lower-quality listings and a basic interface.
Flippa is a popular marketplace for buying and selling websites, offering diverse options but has issues with low-quality listings and trust.
In September 2021, I sold the shivarweb.com website on the Empire Flippers marketplace. Shivarweb.com was a website that not only…
Short & sweet context post on WordPress drama -> Private Equity Ruins Tech Companies
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I’m Nate Shivar from Atlanta, Georgia, USA. I love nature, public lands, books, and the old-school Internet.
