The Startup

The Simple Math You Need to Manage Unpredictable Income Press enter or click to view image in full size Photo by Mikhail Nhilov from Pexels Freelance writing was just a side gig I didn’t take seriously until I started earning five figures a month. From writing for peanuts to becoming a hired business writer, I scaled my small gig to attract stable clients.

These Countries Offer Real Estate Visas and “Easy” Foreign Mortgages You might qualify for a foreign mortgage. You also might hate the terms. Move abroad and buy a home. Live the property ownership dream where you can afford it. You might even be able to procure a swell visa that grants you long-term residency or even citizenship. All of that sounds great. At least until you consider how you’re going to actually pay for the property.

My Consultant Spent 83% of Her Time Helping Clients Sleep Better. I Almost Went WTF. When necessity can become irrelevance Press enter or click to view image in full size Difficult discussions are absolutely necessary. Photo by Vitaly Gariev on Unsplash It was completely serendipitous. I saw the meeting invitation in my calendar. I had no client site meetings yesterday, so I decided to join the client delivery call set up by my consultant. Well, well. Surprise, no surprise. It was a 2-hour session.

The 12 Best MBA Alternatives & Online Business Courses Under $500 In 2026 (I Tested All Of Them) Spoiler — the best one costs less than your weekly grocery run. Press enter or click to view image in full size Credits: Editorial illustration MBA programs are quietly dying. Not because of AI. Not because of layoffs. Not because of the $200,000 price tag. They’re dying because something cheaper, faster, and frankly better is replacing them.

My Boss Accidentally Taught Me Why Most Startups Fail A pantry chat that changed everything. Press enter or click to view image in full size Photo by Corporate Board Member. The Most Intimidating Man In The Office Most people in the office were terrified of him. Not because he shouted. Ironically, it was the opposite. He barely spoke. He would walk through the office in silence while everyone suddenly found new enthusiasm for typing very aggressively on their keyboards.

How Everyone Can Tell You Write With AI Forget AI detection tools. There are telltale signs anyone can use to sniff out machine-generated text. Press enter or click to view image in full size The more I work with large language models, the more I see patterns. Not just vague impressions; specific, repeated writing habits that show up with almost mechanical regularity. Once you see them, you can’t unsee them. Like an novice poker player, AI has tells. Some are obvious. Some are subtle.

I Evaluated 158 AI Sales Tools Here’s What I Learned about the State of Sales in 2026 Press enter or click to view image in full size Get JD Miller’s AI Handbook for Sales Professionals Thirty years ago, as a freshman at the University of Illinois, I was among the first to receive a standard email address as part of my enrollment.

On the dream before the dreams. How I Came Back to Medium After an 18-Month Hiatus and Stopped Pretending I Did Not Care Life got in the way. Then I remembered the dream that came before all the other dreams. Press enter or click to view image in full size The dream I had before any of the other dreams. It was a Tuesday in mid-2024 and I opened my Medium dashboard for what would turn out to be the last time in over a year. Two articles published that month. Both under 100 views.

6 Countries With The Cheapest Real Estate Visas (When You Can’t Afford A Home In The U.S.) With photos and examples of what you can get for the price. Press enter or click to view image in full size Photo by Random Institute on Unsplash Have you priced real estate in the United States of late? It’s bonkers. According to Forbes, the national median price for a home in May 2026 is $436,523.

How Benas Leonavicius Is Building a $30K/Month Personal Branding Agency I’m his second hire, so you’ve got front-row seats Press enter or click to view image in full size Image from indiehackers.com In February, I joined Deya’s DBM Bootcamp.