Archive for December, 2009

(This is the second in a two part post.  You should probably start at part one which contains a framework for thought.  Part two contains recommendations and my philosophy for first-time entrepreneurship).
The most basic principle of business is that profit is revenue minus costs.  Try considering all fixed costs as a rate — especially a [...]

(This is the first in a two part post. Part one contains a framework for viewing the world.  Part two contains resulting recommendations).
Apple’s app store taught me that living in New York City is expensive.  How expensive? $1.25 an hour.
Consider that the rent for my (rather modest) Brooklyn apartment is roughly $900 a month [...]