Time, life, work, marriage: The Frosts on starting and running businesses together
Laura’s note: I answered questions for Elisabeth Frost’s new blog, Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist, earlier this week. Now, she and her husband John are …Read More
Category Archives: Entrepreneurship
Turning time into money
Capital markets are fairly efficient. Every dollar is the same, so dollars can be moved around. You can buy small amounts of stock or larger …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Lazy Genius principles with Kendra Adachi
I know a lot of Best of Both Worlds listeners love The Lazy Genius, Kendra Adachi! And it makes sense. We all want to be …Read More
Investing in a different world
In light of the national conversation on racism and inequality, I know many people are looking for concrete actions to take. Just like service, money …Read More
Parents and the gig economy
Yesterday, the New York Times ran a piece by me and Dani Blum called "The Gig Economy Offers Parents Options and Obstacles." We write about …Read More
How to end an email (if you want a reply)
How do you end your emails? It turns out some closers are more likely to get a response than others. Boomerang, an email app that allows …Read More
The entrepreneurial dilemma: Do you really have to choose?
Over at Inc. yesterday, columnist Jessica Stillman focused on that perennial question of trade-offs. Randi Zuckerberg had tweeted a statement that seemed to encapsulate the …Read More
The hard truth about becoming a work-at-home parent
Crystal Paine is known online as the “Money Saving Mom.” The focus of her site is deals and sales, but her new book coming out …Read More
How to manage a full-time job, kids, and start a business too
I attended the Rock the World conference this past weekend, and got to meet a number of fascinating entrepreneurs. One of them was Emilia Prahin, …Read More
What is my time worth?
I always encourage people to think about the value of their time. But actually putting a dollar value on it? That’s complicated. That was my take-away …Read More