PricePlow Blog Page 5 (Return to Page 1)
My Mission Statement
There are several industries that are dominated by companies, individuals, and even government agencies that spread false and/or unverified information that is unfit for the average consumer. They promote products and services that serve no purpose beyond creating profits without benefit to the end-user. Moreover, these companies often plague the industry with anti-competitive practices, further hurting consumers through high prices and lack of choices.
It is my mission to use my … Read the rest →
Week One in the Books
…well, kinda. I just concluded my first three days of reporting to nobody and no one. Honestly, I didn’t think it’d feel that much different, as I already worked from home. But it did. In fact, it felt GREAT.
The greatest thing was the lack of distractions. On Wednesday, something [good] came up on one of my sites and I needed to put in a serious 3 hours of grunt work*. I turned the … Read the rest →
Two Paths From Here
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. –Robert Frost
Tomorrow is the big day. My first day as a fully self-employed entrepreneur.
Over the past few months, as I’ve seen this time coming, I asked myself who I was going to be in the foreseeable future. And the more I thought and talked about it, the more clear it became.… Read the rest →
Quitting a Job is Hard
Wow. Ever since Shit Got Real, I’ve been one busy guy. You’d think it was because I’ve been working on my own business, but I wasn’t. I was transitioning my sales territory to the new guy. It’s kind of funny, but since quitting my job, I’ve worked harder for it than I have for years.
I never realized how many people I’ve met over the past four years, and how hard saying goodbye would … Read the rest →
What I Learned From Being a Reality TV Character – Part 1 of 3 – On the Set
This is part 1 of a 3 part series. Part 1 is about being on the set of a Reality TV Show.
Exactly a year ago, I was thrown into a reality TV pilot titled Crash Test, which aired on Spike TV on April 27th, 2010. On Crash Test, we used top-notch stuntmen and stuntwomen to recreate accidents and crime scenes to see who was really guilty or innocent.
I was the “biomedical scientist” … Read the rest →
IT JUST GOT REAL: Quitting My Sales Job to Start My Own Business
This week, I tendered my resignation to my employer, National Instruments, in order to focus on my own internet marketing business that I started.
I spent 1.5 years as an Applications Engineer at NI Corporate in Austin, TX, and almost 4 years as a technical sales manager in the South Bay / Aerospace Corridor of Los Angeles (where I currently plan to stay).
There is never a good time to leave a sales job. It … Read the rest →