I used to be incredible at math. My Economics coursework in college was filled with so much Calculus that my dreams were filled with differentiation and derivatives rather than drunken divas. Isaac Newton used to text me frequently to see what I thought about his laws. But that was the old me. The …
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5 People That Will Make You Smarter
There are very few people I think are smart. No offense to anyone reading this, but you aren’t smart. If you’re reading my blog, you’re not smart. I’m not smart, so no one that cares about what I have to say is smart. This might be a little harsh but my view of smart is different than most. I have …
Future of Funancials: Blog Goals
At the beginning of this month I posted my first blog update. To follow up, I wanted to let everyone inside my head on what I hope to achieve this month. Alexa The Yakezie Challenges you to drop your Alexa Ranking below 200k in 6 months. My goal is to hit this number in 2 months. Finishing …
The Psychology of Free (Finale)
If you have been following The Psychology of Free Series, I thank you. I have learned so much over the past week regarding companies offering freebies that I want to throw up. In order to prevent any potential projectile vomit, the series comes to a conclusion today. How’s that for a fancy …
The Psychology of Chic-Fil-A (Part Free)
It couldn’t have been any more perfect. I’m getting ready to write my third installment to the Psychology of Free Series and the example I was going to use struck again. I have given you examples of the new Freemium Model, and now it’s time to touch on the more traditional Cross-Subsidy Model. Who …
The Psychology of Free (Part Deux)
Now that we have learned what free is, let’s take a look at how companies are using free. There are primarily two different ways companies can afford to offer goods and services for free. The first is the “Freemium” Business Model, which I will discuss further today. The second (more traditional) is …
The Psychology of Free (Part One)
If I were to write an E-book called “101 Things To Do With 1 Hour and 33 Minutes,” I highly doubt watching the video I assigned for homework would make the list. I think it’s safe to assume 90% of you clicked on the link and 100% of the 90% closed the link after realizing how long the video was. If …
