Published inThe Startup·PinnedMember-onlyI Got Fired From My 9–5 For Having a Medium AccountI was abruptly fired from a very nice 75k-a-year job — Everything is a competition, even if it doesn’t look like it, especially when it doesn’t look like it. Tempted by the prospect of success writing in Baltimore’s fintech market for over two years, I forgot that crucial lesson. …Entrepreneurship4 min readEntrepreneurship4 min read
Published inYard Couch·3 days agoMember-onlyThis Stops 95% of Medium Writers From GrowingPlease bring back the early 2010s… — My Medium algo is on the fritz again. Several articles I see often bombard me with the same question: Are we witnessing the slow and painful death of blogging? Melissa Gray posited in April if “everyone is leaving Medium?” and her inquiry exploded like a supernova. Meanwhile some of my…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Published inThe Startup·4 days agoMember-onlyHow to Monetize Any Hobby, Skill, or PassionMy 5 hacks to make it happen — From the get-go, you were fed bullshit: “You can be anything you want, even President of the United States” or Gary Vee’s “Do it, fuck it up. It’s your time to crush.” The truth is that the dishonesty and disillusionment about what it takes to monetize a dream or passion…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Published inYard Couch·May 26Member-only1984 Tried to Warn You, But Did You Listen?Being labeled an “Enemy of the State” will be a badge of honor — Orwell said the future was a boot stepping on a human face over and over. I see it more as a Nike Air Force 1 parkour shoe stepping on us and the face is smiling. We’re in deep totalitarian shit, but it’s not pain that controls us. It’s pleasure. It’s…Politics7 min readPolitics7 min read
Published inEntrepreneur's Handbook·May 26Member-onlyWhy Are You Holding Crypto? It’s Dying a Slow DeathTime to take profits in tech? — Bitcoin is the past. Haircomb token is the future of money and finance. In all seriousness, interviewing people at NFT.NYC week and Consensus has taught me that the message coming from normies on the outside looking in is, “Bruh, you stuck in 2021 or sumtin? Even the AI shit is…Cryptocurrency6 min readCryptocurrency6 min read
Published inYard Couch·May 22Member-onlyA New Movement to Ban Cars in AmericaFuckCars is growing at the same speed r/WSB did — FuckCars is a subreddit growing at the same speed WallStreetBets did; within a year, it will be a mainstream sub. So, Fuck… Cars? What do they want? In their own words: This subreddit is dedicated to discussion about the harmful effects that car dominance has on community, environment, safety, and…Technology4 min readTechnology4 min read
Published inYard Couch·May 20Member-only10 Steps to Protect Your Money from Massive, Coming ChangesThe most ‘boringest exciting’ economy — So there I was, in some run-down bathroom around Gavelston reading graffiti on the walls. “Only the paranoid will survive.” An astute observation, especially in these turbulent economic times. As one of my investing mentors said, “I have not seen a cloudier economic future in my 50 years.” Many chickens…Business6 min readBusiness6 min read
Published inYard Couch·May 17Member-only9 Documents The Government Doesn’t Want You to ReadIt’s no longer left vs. right; we’re beyond that — At the White House Correspondents Dinner, Biden started his speech by begging for the freedom of imprisoned journalists and demanding the world take notice of the dire need for safeguards to protect the press. “Tonight, our message is this: Journalism is not a crime!” Sooo what about Julian Assange? No…Politics7 min readPolitics7 min read
Published inYard Couch·May 13Member-onlyCreepy Deepfakes That Shook the Web to Its CoreThis is the one that scared the sh*t out of me — A lie makes it worldwide before the truth can put its pants on in the morning. We need to discuss the political and social implications of “deepfakes.” Right now, people are using the technology to faceswap their favorite celebrity or Twitch streamer into porn, but last year Russia used it…Technology5 min readTechnology5 min read
Published inYard Couch·May 6Member-onlyWhy Millions Are Now Leaving California and NY — for TX, FL, AZPeople are fleeing blue cities for red states — Last year, I embarked on a savage journey to find the American dream. I wanted a tolerable life, a fat wallet, and an endless parade of beautiful, creative people — so I scoured 40 states in pursuit of this fantasy. And what did I find? A goddamned horror. Arizona is…Business4 min readBusiness4 min read
