Don’t Be Stupid. Build Smart.
If you're still clinging to the past like a drunk ex, the present is slipping through your fingers, and the future’s lining up to hit you in the face with a brick.
Rule #1: Don’t Start a Business If You Can’t Afford a Calculator
Calling yourself a boss but can't even handle basic accounting? What kind of operation are you running, a disaster relief fund? Accounting costs pennies compared to the cost of being laughed out of a bank, rejected by a PSP, or fined into oblivion by tax authorities. Yes, audits suck. But basic books? That’s not “oppression,” it’s breathing. If you can’t afford oxygen, maybe don’t climb Everest. Raise the damn money. Use OPM: Other People’s Money. Friends. Family. Angels. Banks. Seed funds. Private equity. Doesn’t matter. If you’ve got the hustle to dream, you’ve got the hustle to pitch. Just don’t steal it. That brings us to...
Rule #2: Don’t Start a Foreign...