Work harder on what you believe — What you become is far more valuable than what you get. In challenging economic times, people are always looking for who to blame for their financial problems. And the media jumps on the bandwagon. They swiftly create an enemy to take all the blame. But you are 100% responsible for…

Fame translates to riches these days — The fastest business model online today is to become famous for something and then sell stuff to people who care about that thing. Oftentimes people ask me, “David, if you are rich why do you keep writing on Medium”. Well, there are several reasons. But the main one is that…

I sent this text to 3 friends and this is what I learned — You will be surprised at the outcome of this. This is a raw psychological experiment at its best and the results are somewhat conclusive. Yes, there are several other factors at play but this test of giving and receiving will show you how to make people feel good about giving…

Choose this one thing over career — There is one thing you must consider and choose before going all-in on an entrepreneurial career. It might seem trivial initially, but it gets very important later in life. This one thing is the lifestyle you want. One thing led to another, and I was in a conversation to take…

Consequences of being able to print the global reserve currency — Most Americans have no idea about the economic situation of the world. It is one thing to see what is happening financially elsewhere, it is another thing to be able to explain it in monetary terms. There are no rich or poor countries in the real sense. Wealth is measured…

The necessary addition — Ideas do not rule the world, people with financial power do. It is the ideas that these people (with financial power) fund that rules the world. To the average person, the idea was great and the genius was the inventor (or innovator). But those of us who understand (how the…

The one word that can make anyone anywhere internet famous today — I will share examples of 3 people with you today who are not Hollywood celebrities or anything like that who have built an influencer-size following. Three people from three different walks of life. Three people from three different continents. Perhaps the only thing they all have in common is that…

Dear Coach Tony, — Congratulations Tony Stubblebine on the new position of CEO and my sincere condolences too. This is a pivotal time in the history of this platform. So while this is an honor, it is also not an easy task at all. I would like to remind you of the 3 big…

Super-rich investors understand this — The derivative market today is worth over 600 trillion dollars (notional value). Stop and think about that. These derivatives are nothing but people betting on real economic value or production. It is more like a casino built on top of the real economy. To illustrate for clarity, there are more…