Category Archives: Free Market

I, Pencil Redux

Here’s a redo of Lawrence Reeds “I, Pencil” in video form describing an economy and it’s many complexities. It’s short, but very important to understand as an entrepreneur. Watch, enjoy, and learn, your business life depends on it.

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South African teenager invents dry bath

A young teenaged student named Ludwick Marishane invented a water-less bathing lotion — all because he didn’t feel like taking baths. Oh, and he was named the 2011 Global Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

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Ethics of the Entrepreneur

Here’s a great video regarding entrepreneurship. Israel Kirzner is an Austrian economist and one of the world’s foremost experts on Ludwig von Mises’s methodology and thought. In this lecture given at a seminar in Aix-en-Provence, France in 1993, Kirzner talks … Continue reading

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What kind of CEO do you want to be?

A few years ago I found a comment by a millionaire that at first I thought was a great idea, how do you define what a CEO is and does? Not a bad question, right? Especially when it comes to … Continue reading

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“Too big to fail” from the 1850s

When you hear about entrepreneurs who start up new companies, you may not realize that our US history has stories to tell of entrepreneurs and what they went through. Below is an hour long speech about the supposed “Robber Barons” … Continue reading

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What do the rich pay for?

As an startup entrepreneur using a Mac there is one thing that puzzles me: How does one figure that the rich do not pay their fair share of society? It really boils down to this: What do the rich really … Continue reading

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Overcriminalization of Americans

What most people do not realize is that to start a business can be easy, but a government with laws and regulations can hinder and even prevent you from following your dream. It’s called the barrier to entry. How much … Continue reading

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