When I left my fulltime job on January 6th, 2012, I didn’t really know anyone in Chicago. When I say no one, I really mean it. I knew no one. It made sense that one of my 2012 goals was to get more connected. The people I talk about below are all extremely driven people and [...]
I have meant to go to a Jelly Chicago event for probably around 2 years now. As described from Jelly’s website: Jelly is a casual place for freelancers, entrepreneurs, etc. to meet and work together. We meet at the Whole Foods in Lincoln Park on Thursdays from 12pm-4pm. I originally reached out to Willy from OneDayOneJob to bounce [...]
This post originally appeared on Technori. —— Have you sent an important e-mail to someone recently and are still waiting for that person to e-mail you back? Has it been over 3 days since you sent the e-mail? It was probably a question about a business relationship, job application, coffee meeting, or a request to [...]
Next time you are with someone who is starting a company and is working on it full time, ask them this question verbatim: Have you ever thought about getting a real full time job? A salary paying corporate job. Has it ever crossed your mind? This is going to result in one of two responses: [...]
This post originally appeared on Technori. ——– My friend sent me this post by Jason Fried, which is a must-read. In it, he writes: “When you look back on events, it’s pretty incredible how things come together. Nothing happens independently. Everything is tied to something before it. Sometimes the links are more obvious than others, but it’s healthy to [...]