“Don’t Say You Are An Entrepreneur” published in The Mission by James Altucher

Medium Weekly Digest Published by authors and publications you follow Don't Say You Are An Entrepreneur I stopped sleeping for fifteen years the first day I left my full-time job to go to my own business, which had been operating already for… 18 months. ¶ I worked all day at my full-time job and then all night at company, along with my dozen or so employees. ¶ I stopped having friends for at least eight years. I lost two houses and a… in The Mission, by James Altucher 3 min read We don't fight the talent war We're happy pacifists when it comes to finding great people. The best are everywhere, hiding out in all sorts of quiet places. in Signal v. Noise, by Jason Fried 3 min read Recommended by Medium Staff In Defense of Black Women and Loving Black Children (Please forgive me for treading into this subject matter. If there are any black women's writings you find authoritative on this issue… , please privilege their voices over mine. 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