Author name: TJ

Engineer and Entrepreneur

The Entrepreneurial Employee: 5 Skills from Your Side Business That Benefit Your Day Job

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Most people think of a side hustle as a "distraction": a secret project that pulls focus away from your 9-to-5. If you're a working professional, you might even feel a twinge of guilt, like you're cheating on your employer by building a service-based business on the weekends. I’m here to tell you to stop that […]

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7 Mistakes When Starting a Business While Working Full Time

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Starting a business while working full time is harder than most side hustle content admits. Not because it requires unusual talent or exceptional risk tolerance — but because it requires a different operating model than the one your W2 job runs on. Most people don’t fail for lack of effort. They fail because of specific,

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I Ran an AI Audit on My Own Solopreneur Business. Here’s What It Found.

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Product Designer, Machinist, Inventory Manager, E-commerce Manager, Order Fulfillment Specialist, Content Creator, Content Strategist, SEO Specialist, Social Media Manager, Email Marketing Manager, Affiliate Manager, Digital Product Developer, Course Creator, Customer Service Representative, Marketing Manager, Domain Portfolio Manager, Property Manager, Bookkeeper, Financial Analyst, Operations Manager, Automation Engineer, Systems Administrator, Business Strategist, Legal/Compliance Officer. Read that list

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Top 10 Service Based Business Ideas for Introverts (with Zero Overhead)

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If you’re currently sitting at a desk in a 9-to-5 job, staring at a stack of paperwork and wondering if there’s a way out that doesn’t involve shouting on LinkedIn or networking in crowded rooms, I have good news for you. Most people think entrepreneurship belongs to the loudest person in the room: the charismatic

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What Is One Way for An Entrepreneur To Decrease Risk

What Is One Way for an Entrepreneur to Decrease Risk? (And Why Most Answers Are Wrong)

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Entrepreneurship comes with risk. That’s the deal. But ask most people “what is one way for an entrepreneur to decrease risk” and you’ll get the same recycled answers: write a business plan, validate your idea, start small. Those aren’t wrong. They’re just not the lever. The highest leverage risk reduction move an entrepreneur can make

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The Four Stages Of Wealth Creation; From Clueless To Capitalist.

The Four Stages of Wealth Creation: Your Complete Journey From Clueless to Capitalist

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Over the years of my practice and subsequent success/failures I have grown to appreciate the multifaceted reality associated with conducting business well. I have found that everyone puts their own spin on creating wealth or has a bias that bleeds through their approach to business. This isn’t bad it simply illustrates that there are many

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