Category Archives: Business

Most people think of solopreneurs as a one-person machine. The solopreneur (according to social media) sends invoices, juggles client calls, manages marketing campaigns, and troubleshoots their own website—all before lunch. It’s a compelling narrative because it celebrates endless hustle and grit. But it’s also a myth. Solopreneurship simply means you make the business decisions. YouContinueContinue reading “Solopreneurship doesn’t have to be a one-person operation”

The Cold War lasted 45 agonizing years. Daily life in the Soviet Union was a mixture of dread and horror—children taught to report their parents’ whispered doubts, families queuing for hours for bread, dissidents vanishing in the night. November 8, 1989, was just another day of knowing World War III might pop off at anyContinueContinue reading “What the Berlin Wall teaches urban reformers”

While American workers face “forever layoffs” and struggle to find work in today’s tumultuous job market, some are reframing this era of unemployment and finding a silver lining in their personal economic meltdowns.  “Laid off in June and the job market is so bad I decided to have a funemployed summer,” one TikTok creator postedContinueContinue reading “On social media, everyone’s in their funemployment era”

Under President Trump, it’s becoming clear that doing business with China is fine — under the right, lucrative conditions. In a post on Truth Social, the president said this week that his administration will allow Nvidia to sell one of its most powerful AI chips, the H200, to China. The H200 is said to beContinueContinue reading “Nvidia’s Washington charm offensive has paid off big”

Some days, starting feels effortless. A clear challenge or opportunity presents itself, an idea crystallizes, and then contracts into a single coherent thought. Today, frankly? That’s not happening. I’m staring at a pristine white canvas while the cursor mocks me. That uncomfortable space—the blinking cursor, the first messy draft, the false starts—isn’t a nuisance. It’s whereContinueContinue reading “The beauty of a blank canvas —and other secrets of creativity”