I wrote this guy. He was opening a night club in town. I wanted to be a part of it. I said, “hello, my name is Paul. I’m a heck of a marketing guy. I don’t want any money, I just want to own a piece of the club. I’ll do everything for you”. I…
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How Penn and Teller Kill It
I’m watching Penn & Teller Fool Us. I don’t watch TV unless it’s NASCAR or football. Sometimes I watch nothing just because. This is one of those nights. This is nothing. But it does elicit some questions. It makes me think, “how honest is even the most honest of honest person?” My hope is to…
My Roommate (Allegedly) Stole Something, And Then His Girlfriend Robbed A Bank
I had no where to go. I was sleeping on the couch of a friend. I was almost finally making money again. It was still a struggle. I was talking to a friend of mine, “I need a place to live, a room to rent”. He was standing next to a mutual acquaintance who wasn’t…
The Real Reason We’re Doomed When It Comes To Global Warming
Bill Gates said if he could have just ONE WISH, it would be this. Ted Turner said if we don’t do something about it that we’re going to start eating each other. John Doerr, a prominent investor said he feared for what his daughter was going to inherit if it wasn’t fixed and he cried…
Mark Cuban And The Art Of Pivoting
I used to talk to Mark Cuban once a week or so. He might not know me now but in 2001, we were frequent email friends. I had met a guy named Jim Griffin. He started a listserv called Pho. Pho was all about the entertainment business. Books, music, movies and TV. It was a…
How To Go From Hero To Zero In 2.4 Seconds
I had 15,000 fans of my radio talk show on Facebook. I was popular. Everyone knew me. I was on TV all the time. The news mostly. I ran the largest entertainment venue in southwest Florida. Hosted the largest and most out of control parties anyone could ever imagine this side of Mardi Gras. Thousands…
From 01-07-2007 – VCs Plus Record Labels Equal Failure
SUNDAY, JANUARY 07, 2007 VC’s + Record Labels = Failure It’s astounding to me that VC’s are set up just like record labels are – To fail “most of the time”. What kind of business does that? Build themselves in a way that it’s expected you will fail 90% of the time? People with money,…