Hello friend, Why you’re getting this: this is my Friends Newsletter, a brain dump of interesting things that I send to interesting people I've met and friends I want to stay in touch with. Zero pressure to stick around—just click unsubscribe if you don’t want to get it (don’t worry, I won’t be notified). Here’s what I’m thinking about… I just went on My First Million for the 20th time (kind of crazy).We talked about:💰 The world’s best and worst business models😡 Why you should want to be...
24 days ago • 16 min read
Hello friend, Why you’re getting this: this is my Friends Newsletter, a brain dump of interesting things that I send to interesting people I've met and friends I want to stay in touch with. Zero pressure to stick around—just click unsubscribe if you don’t want to get it (don’t worry, I won’t be notified). Here’s what I’m thinking about… How to succeed by failing (over and over again).I’ve started over a dozen companies.I’m not bragging—most of them have failed.But here’s what I learned after...
about 1 month ago • 15 min read
Hello friend, Why you’re getting this: this is my Friends Newsletter, a brain dump of interesting things that I send to interesting people I've met and friends I want to stay in touch with. Zero pressure to stick around—just click unsubscribe if you don’t want to get it (don’t worry, I won’t be notified). Here’s what I’m thinking about… Your business shouldn't do good…It should maximize profit and forget the kumbaya stuff.In fact, trying to help people might be the most selfish thing you can...
2 months ago • 11 min read
Hello friend, Why you’re getting this: this is my Friends Newsletter, a brain dump of interesting things that I send to interesting people I've met and friends I want to stay in touch with. Zero pressure to stick around—just click unsubscribe if you don’t want to get it (don’t worry, I won’t be notified). Travel Bulletin: I'm in Toronto at TIFF this week. Anything cool happening? Here’s what I’m thinking about… I want you to hate me.I want you to read my newsletters and seethe.To think, "God,...
3 months ago • 15 min read
Hello friend, Why you’re getting this: this is my Friends Newsletter, a brain dump of interesting things that I send to interesting people I've met and friends I want to stay in touch with. Zero pressure to stick around—just click unsubscribe if you don’t want to get it (don’t worry, I won’t be notified). Here’s what I’m thinking about… She pushed the needle into my arm. A little poke, a second of discomfort.No going back now. My palms started gushing sweat.I lay down on the couch and the...
5 months ago • 19 min read
Hello friend, Why you’re getting this: this is my Friends Newsletter, a brain dump of interesting things that I send to interesting people I've met and friends I want to stay in touch with. Zero pressure to stick around—just click unsubscribe if you don’t want to get it (don’t worry, I won’t be notified). Here’s what I’m thinking about… A few months ago, this guy from the Netherlands emailed me asking if I'd come on his podcast.Ughhhh.I didn't want to do the interview, but I'm also bad at...
7 months ago • 10 min read
Hello friend, Why you’re getting this: this is my Friends Newsletter, a brain dump of interesting things that I send to interesting people I've met and friends I want to stay in touch with. Zero pressure to stick around—just click unsubscribe if you don’t want to get it (don’t worry, I won’t be notified). Here’s what I’m thinking about… Last month, I made $20,303 power washing driveways.There's a sentence I never thought I'd write. Here's how it happened.It was a chilly October afternoon and...
7 months ago • 6 min read
Hello friend, Why you’re getting this: this is my Friends Newsletter, a brain dump of interesting things that I send to interesting people I've met and friends I want to stay in touch with. Zero pressure to stick around—just click unsubscribe if you don’t want to get it (don’t worry, I won’t be notified). Here’s what I’m thinking about… We just bought a majority stake in Serato, the leading DJ software company.If you've ever been to a club, festival, or wedding reception in the last couple...
8 months ago • 13 min read
Hello friend, Why you’re getting this: this is my Friends Newsletter, a brain dump of interesting things that I send to interesting people I've met and friends I want to stay in touch with. Zero pressure to stick around—just click unsubscribe if you don’t want to get it (don’t worry, I won’t be notified). Here’s what I’m thinking about… People think business is math.Numbers. Spreadsheets and P&Ls.But that’s only 10% of it. While the numbers are critical to get right, I think the other 90% is...
9 months ago • 16 min read