What might seem crazy to others might be the right move for you. — Yes, it is really true that I paid $2,700 to spend 5 minutes with serial entrepreneur and prolific content creator Gary Vaynerchuk (Gary V) on a FaceTime call. Yes, that’s $540 per minute. Yes, a lot of people think it’s ridiculous, stupid, and overvalued [insert how your word of choice…

With a new domain and zero SEO experience Less than 6 months ago, I decided to take action and build a blog around a rapidly growing topic: NFTs. The site grew to 10,000 views in less than 30 days (I wrote about how I did that here) and has continued…

With a new domain and zero experience 4 weeks ago, I spotted an opportunity to build a blog around a topic I thought would explode over the coming weeks, months, and years: NFTs. After writing for Medium and other publications like ONE37pm, I decided to take the chance on building…

Collectible Card Game History — 👋 Hi there, Jon here! It’s been over a year since I wrote this article and Gary Vaynerchuk shared it across all of his socials. A lot of what’s in this article has already played out in the NFT market, but it also playing out in the wider market with…

And why failing to meet my goal can motivate you in 2021. — In the Fall of 2019, I gained 18 pounds in 3 weeks. I went from ab definition to rotund in 21 days. I looked like a completely different person. My diet didn’t change. I didn’t exercise less. I didn’t recklessly consume alcohol and snack on extra-large pizzas at 2 am. …

You can start right now — “Would you take $10 for the fire truck? I lost my job because of the pandemic, and my 5-year-old son loves fire trucks.” This is a real message I received on Facebook Marketplace after listing a piece of my childhood for sale:

It’s not as daunting as you think — In the spring of 2009, on the heels of an economic crisis, I sat down to lunch with a start-up founder offering the most promising internship opportunity I had seen in over a year. What I couldn’t get over in that meeting is how a 28-year-old with a tongue-ring had…

And how you can do it, too. — During my twenties, there were two things I wasn’t very good at: Having self-awareness about my spending habits. Following through on ideas, side projects, and side hustles. As I entered my thirties, I put more of a focus on these two things and I went from averaging $2,500 in my…

Just in time for the holidays — Out of pure boredom, I decided to make two TikTok videos featuring a going away gift my former roommate had left behind after moving across the country. I hadn’t seen anything like it before and I couldn’t get over how perfect of a gift it was for a ketchup lover. …