Among investors themselves, there is no clear understanding of what should be considered an investment and what should not. For example, some believe that buying and reselling assets is speculation, not investing. Some also believe that loans cannot be considered investments.
Personally, I disagree with these opinions.
Let me remind you that, in the classical sense, investment is any placement …
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Sometimes people surprise: “Why did they appoint this or that person to a high position? For what qualities? After all, everyone knows that he is a superficial specialist, a tyrant for subordinates, an arrogant snob and a despicable person. Can not the authorities see this? “
And the whole point is that the bosses look …
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Recently, I discovered a new meaning to the saying: “I’m not rich enough to buy cheap things.”
Indeed, only a wealthy person can afford to wear cheap clothes and use cheap services.
Do you know why?
Because they don’t need to prove anything to anyone. They are established. They have proved to the world and themselves that they can do …
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One of my acquaintances asked me to express my opinion on bookmakers, which have recently flourished in Kazakhstan. He is actively fighting against betting shops because he considers them to be an absolute evil. Moreover, he himself has suffered from them: his son is addicted to gambling and has spent significant amounts of money from the family budget, practically bankrupting …
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Some startup founders don’t understand what meaningful messages they need to convey in their presentations to different audiences.
For example, if you’re presenting your project to a government agency: the city administration, or ministry, you should emphasize the project’s governmental and social significance, for example, indicate how many jobs are planned to be created, how much tax revenue will be …
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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 …
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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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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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Recently, a friend told me that he accidentally woke up in the middle of the night and saw some thieves trying to steal jewelry at the entrance of the shop on the ground floor of their apartment building.
Most people, seeing this, would yawn and go back to sleep. But my friend stuck his head out of the window and …
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