Pain. Pure pain. Recently, one of my favorite employees, my coffee roaster, left Chazzano Coffee to live a calm happy life in another state. Before she left, I wrote a job description to teach her about all of the crazy roles that she has held. While looking for someone to replace her, it was also […]
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The preacher at my nephew’s wedding talked about two ingredients for a successful marriage: Showing up and Sacrifice. He taught my nephew and his new wife that one needs to show up in their marriage. When one spouse has difficulties, don’t say: “You figure it out. And when you figure it out, then come back […]
Pascal’s Wager and Business Ethics
When business ethics is discussed, I immediately think about Pascal’s Wager. The 17th century philosopher, Blaise Pascal, is famous for his wager about the existence of G-d. With so many theologians before him attempting to prove the existence of G-d, Pascal came up with the Wager. Here is a summary: If you wager that G-d […]
Starting a new business. Do these things first.
So, you’re starting your own business. Congratulations. You, hopefully, have an elastic, well thought out business plan. However, there are a few essential steps that you need to complete first before you hang out your proverbial shingle. 1. Find a business lawyer that you trust. Are you an LLC or S-Corp? Have you registered everything […]
