Published in The 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. I was so desperate to fit in, but I also thought it…Entrepreneurship4 min readEntrepreneurship4 min read
Published in Yard Couch·1 day agoMember-onlyHow To Build Wealth In Your Teens and 20sThere’s a reason why the rich get richer — K-12 schools may be teaching us rudimentary financial literacy, but there's a huge gap in investing and personal finance control. You have to teach yourself the most basic shit, and the stock market is so intimidating that nearly half of Americans regret not investing more in stocks over the last…Investing8 min readInvesting8 min read
Published in The Startup·2 days agoMember-onlyNow that Google Search is Dying, Here Are Better AlternativesNot Bing or ChatGPT — When I took the plunge into the tech scene three years ago, it was clear that search engines rewarding ads über alles led to skewed incentives. It’s why I invested in Ethereum (and never left). For the simple reason that Google is a million ads in a trenchcoat. You may…Artificial Intelligence5 min readArtificial Intelligence5 min read
Published in Yard Couch·3 days agoMember-onlyYard Couch New Update: 2023Big changes coming — What’s New With Yard Couch? Yard Couch used to be the go-to publication for experienced offbeat writers, brazen professionals, industry experts, and those who understood how to convey their philosophy through their prose. But we fell astray. We didn’t have enough editors to give this publication the dedication it deserved. That’s all changing. With a…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Published in Runner's Life·Mar 17Member-onlyHow to Make Yourself a World-Class Athlete10 Commandments of healthy joints — In 2020, I ran 30 miles straight without stopping from New Jersey to the soapy ocean water of Coney Island, NY. Honestly — I felt like I could’ve done more. My body was in sync, my thoughts were lucid, and I felt a supreme power like He-Man. One week later…Health6 min readHealth6 min read
Published in Yard Couch·Mar 17Member-onlyTwo More Banks Bail Outs— What Happened, and What Now?Ask yourself: why is Bitcoin going up? — In three years of covering the markets, my favorite quote is a prophetic statement from George Bush: “Wall Street is drunk,” predating the 2008 financial crisis. Yup, Wall St. was drunk — and they’re drunk again. But the bartender is the US government. The government liquored banks up with historically…Cryptocurrency5 min readCryptocurrency5 min read
Published in Yard Couch·Mar 13Member-onlyA New World Currency is Shaping, And Now it’s One Step CloserWe’re going to go to war, aren’t we? — This weekend was a cruel one. A stomach virus from undercooked Chinese food stole my strength, two banking giants collapsed, and the Middle East grew more complicated than ever, with Iran-Saudi ties forming. You’d think the world was ending. But while the banks get bailed out, many people are missing…Money5 min readMoney5 min read
Published in The Startup·Mar 10Member-only7 Passive Income Ideas — How I Earn $350 A Day#7: Artificial Intelligence Outsourcing — “Passive income” is a buzzword. It’s BS. If four years of blogging and two years covering the financial markets have taught me anything, it’s that there are no free lunches. You always have to put work in to achieve passive income: If you make money on the financial markets, you…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Published in In Fitness And In Health·Mar 8Member-onlySugar Now or Cocaine Later, You’re Better off with BlowSugar is more addictive than snow — I watched the film “The Menu” last night. Man, was it brilliant. Brilliant and wildly f*cked up. I won’t spoil anything, but the head chef played by Ralph Fiennes — of “Schindler’s List” and “Grand Budapest Hotel” fame — says this, “Over the next few hours you will ingest fat…Health5 min readHealth5 min read
Published in Yard Couch·Mar 4Member-onlyThe New Right: How 4chan Changed Society ForeverTrolls, Pepe, techno-anarchists, and the meme wars — 4chan is like a nightmarish netherworld of social deviants, populated by an eclectic mix of techno-anarchists, foulmouthed miscreants and memes spouting subversive dark humor. A fountainhead for all things cyberpunk. If you’re not familiar with 4chan, it’s a decentralized social media site created in 2003 where all the users are…Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
