Business & Marketing
Startup Gold
I’m not a big fan of using other people’s money (OPM). That’s especially true of starting businesses, which I’ve done a lot of. I prefer to get into businesses that fund their own growth from cash flow.
But entrepreneurs today don’t think that way. They see OPM as a standard part of “scaling” their companies. If I didn’t have enough money to start and grow a business, however, there are better and worse places to get OPM. Among of the best, IMHO, are small business grants. In a recent issue, The Hustle (a blog post I subscribe to) recommended some. Click here.
The Cost of Being Mark Zuckerberg
Zuckerberg’s company (Meta) spent $27 million last year on security for him and his close relatives. Click here.
A New Alternative Index
On Mar. 30, Yahoo Finance launched the Total Collectible Index to track the value of things like trading cards, cars, and comic books. Click here.