Entrepreneurship isn't easy. But the blueprint is simple. It has existed for 400,000 years. And time after time it's lead to survival and success. What is this holy grail of entrepreneurial blueprints? The evolutionary blueprint of the human species. Say what?! Think about it. Our paleolithic ancestors lived in a world rife with entrepreneurial challenges. In fact, … [Read more...]

How bad do you want to live an untemplate lifestyle? Live life purely on your own terms and make your own rules. Work where you want, live how you want, and ultimately be who you want to be. How bad do you want it? Seriously ask yourself those questions. I asked myself those questions and I'm grateful I did. I'm slowly approaching my graduation date and I'll be honest you, … [Read more...]

There is one single, golden moment that will change your life as an entrepreneur. No, it has nothing to do with finishing your product -- though having something to sell never hurts. No, it's not the day you move out of the hovel you have been holding up in into a place with desks and chairs and running water. No, it's not even when you get your first customer -- … [Read more...]

Last time, I introduced a concept and framework for selecting and building businesses to support an Untemplater lifestyle. After some great questions in the comments, it was clear that we needed to dive deeper into each component. We'll start with the planning and business selection topicsin this post. From my experiences and research, these four concepts are critical to the … [Read more...]

Being in business is about being unequivocally right every moment of every day. Except when you aren't. Let's think about this for a moment. When you start a business you are basically saying to the world that some idea that you came up with mostly off the top of your head is sufficiently interesting that people will pay you money in order to see it produced. Further, you … [Read more...]