As a child, we often went to visit relatives in another city. There, of course, I helped my relatives with household chores. One time we went with one of my uncles to the market for fruits. We bought a big bag of apples. My uncle carefully checked each fruit while filling it. But when we got home, it turned out …
Read moreHow the Dutch disease ruins the rest of the economy.
- 12 November 2021 - 03:35

Imagine that you have five adult children, and they decided to engage in different activities. The eldest son chose the oil business, the second – agriculture, the third daughter – light industry, the fourth daughter – restaurant business and the fifth son chose furniture production.
You gave start-up capital to each of the children, and they began to work.
At …
Read moreRich and poor.
- 21 September 2021 - 03:37
- #государство #общество

With the development of market relations in any society, a stratification of the rich and poor is inevitable. It is natural as well as the fact that some of us are smarter, others are sillier, some are more goal-oriented, others are lazier, some are braver, others are more cautious. This is how it should be.
But the general atmosphere in …
Read moreAbout “language raids”.
- 14 July 2021 - 03:41
- #общество

In recent days, a scandal has broken out in the Kazakh and Russian Internet space over the “language raids of Kazakh nationalists”.
I watched videos of these raids. I also read the statements of officials of the Russian Federation.
I will express my opinion.
But before that, a few introductory theses.
At this stage of its historical development, the …
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Recently, I parted ways with a partner. I realized that our approaches to business and life principles didn’t align. The thing is, he’s an entrepreneur in a narrow business sphere. And recently, he got a strong competitor who started “eating up” the market share from my acquaintance by offering better service and a wider range of products.
So, my acquaintance …
Read moreCar repair in Italy
- 7 June 2021 - 04:09
- #общество

Once in Italy I talked to one local guy. He complained that he was given a small car at a service station for replacement.
“What does it mean to replace,” I ask.
– Well, I gave them my BMW X5 for repairs, and they give me a sedan 316 instead. Can you imagine? While they are …
Read moreSuccess bit by bit

When you carry one stone to one place every day, no one notices.
The daily price of big wins. Then the day comes when you find yourself on top of a mountain of your own stones.
Everyone is jealous of you and wants to get in your place.
But few people want to wear one stone every day.
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Read moreGreatness in relation to those below.

Today, many well-off people have helpers at home: housekeepers, nannies, drivers, security guards, etc.
Different relationships develop between employers and employees.
It happens that the newly-made rich think of themselves as feudal lords (bays) and treat the workers as serfs: arrogant, disdainful, consider them second-class people.
Others treat the assistants almost like family members: respectful, friendly, warm.
The same two …
Read moreWho is more important: the founder or the investor?
- 1 March 2021 - 03:51
- #общество

Recently, an entrepreneur (let’s call him Rasul) approached me for investment.
He worked for many years in a large company, thoroughly studied the business of this profile from the inside, learned how to manage people, and only then decided to open his own company.
I liked the idea of it, and the business plan turned out to be quite well-developed.…
Read moreCriticism from subordinates.

I recently had to fire an employee. It’s just that our approaches to work did not coincide. It happens.
So after the dismissal, she wrote me a long message, where she expressed everything that she thinks about me.
It turned out that I am too dry in my work, I do not pay attention to relations with employees, I often …
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