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 …
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Recently, a startup founder approached me asking for help in setting the price for his product. The thing is, many IT products are introduced to the market for the first time, especially by startups, and sometimes the founders themselves are lost and don’t know what price to offer to their first customers. The cost of such a product can vary. …
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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 …
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For many years, I’ve been driving myself around Europe on vacation. Driving on the autobahn there is not a chore but a pleasure.
During this time, I’ve learned several lessons that I’ll share with those who are about to travel the expanses of Europe:
This is a story from an acquaintance of mine. I have no reason to doubt her.
She is from Western Kazakhstan, but it so happened that she fell in love with a guy from the South and married him. They now have a daughter. They live with her husband’s family in Astana.
Here’s what her life looks like now: every …
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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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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 …
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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.…
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Some people have a consumerist mindset and attitude towards money. They dream of getting rich quickly and buying a huge villa, and an expensive car, and lounging on the beach all day sipping cocktails. These are the extent of their dreams. This is their happiness.
Then there are people with a creative mindset. Money for them is not an end …
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