Category: Entrepreneurship

My Keynote Speech For Sellers Summit 2017 And A Peek Behind The Scenes

When I first launched the Sellers Summit last year with my partner Toni Anderson, I was terrified. I was scared that I wouldn’t be able to sell tickets. I was scared that…

Content Creation

Amazon Affiliate Store Vs Blogging Vs Ecommerce – A Comparison Of 3 Online Business Models

One of the biggest advantages of running an online business is that it’s inexpensive to start. For as little as $5 per month, you can launch a business that can potentially make…

Entrepreneurship

Why Good Grades Often Lead To Failed Businesses

Growing up as an Asian American with strict parents, I was expected to get good grades in whatever subject I took. There were no exceptions. And even though I haven’t taken a…

Entrepreneurship

How To Get Lucky – 3 Ways To Improve Your Luck In Business And Life

Every business requires a little bit of luck in order to succeed. And often times, success depends on timing and being at the right place at the right time. But do you…

Entrepreneurship

How To Become An Entrepreneur: Convincing Yourself To Take Action And The Key To Behavioral Change

I’ve been helping would be entrepreneurs for nearly eight years now and one thing I’ve discovered is that you can’t really push someone to take the entrepreneurial plunge. Either you have the…

Entrepreneurship

5 Habits Of Successful People That I’ve Witnessed Personally In Business

As someone who writes about entrepreneurship and teaches others how to sell physical products online, I make a habit of following as many successful people as I can. It doesn’t matter if…

Case Studies

A Sneak Peek Inside Our New Warehouse And The Story How We Got Here

As part of running my blog and my podcast, I often get questions from readers who want to know more about the early years of our business and how it has evolved…

Entrepreneurship

The Lazy Mans Guide To Starting A Successful Online Business

When you put yourself out there by writing blog posts about your successful online business, interviewing popular guests on your podcast and throwing ecommerce conferences, there’s a tendency for people to put…

Entrepreneurship

Why Running A Business Is Always A Sh!t Show In The Beginning

One of the reasons I love documenting my online business ventures is that I have the ability to go back in time and re-live some of my experiences running a business. And…

Entrepreneurship

How To Find What Makes You Happy And My Reflections On Life After Quitting My Job

It’s been a solid 4 months since I resigned from my day job so I wanted to take a moment to reflect on my experiences with unemployment and how to find what…

Entrepreneurship

Read This If You Are Hustling Hard But Not Seeing Results With Your Business

There’s a saying that entrepreneurs are willing to work 80 hours a week to avoid working 40. And if you’re spending 80 hours per week on your business, then power to you.…

Entrepreneurship

My First Keynote, The Future Of Ecommerce, And How I Convinced My Wife To Go Out On A Second Date

People often ask me what keeps me motivated to sell handkerchiefs online. And it’s a fair question to ask because… I’m not particularly into handkerchiefs, linen napkins or linen towels. I don’t…

Entrepreneurship

Behind The Scenes Of My First Ecommerce Conference – The Sellers Summit

Most of you probably don’t know this, but I’ve always dreamed of giving a keynote speech at a conference. In fact, it’s been on my bucket list for quite some time. But…

Entrepreneurship

Why I Finally Quit My Job And 8 Life Lessons I Learned In The Process

For the past 5 years, I’ve been asked the following question over and over again… Steve, why do you still have a day job? Why do you work when your businesses generate…

Entrepreneurship

A Peek Into The Glamorous Life Of A Small Business Owner

Everyone knows that starting and running a small business is glamorous. In the past few weeks alone, I’ve read at least a half a dozen stories ranging from “How I made $1027.53…

Entrepreneurship

You’re Going Out Of Business…But Did You Really Try? Or Did You Just Give Up?

“Oh yeah, I tried being an entrepreneur a few years back but it was just too hard and I went out of business.” “I tried the whole blogging thing but couldn’t get…