From the category archives:
Entrepreneurial
5 Reasons Not To Go To University
March 24, 2012 - 4 Comments
Now as a graduate myself, I’ve got nothing against university, but it’s not the only option. To prove it, here are five powerful, productive and profitable alternatives.
Read moreSteve Jobs: A True Business Visionary
October 7, 2011 - 7 Comments
RIP Steve Jobs, a true business visionary. This graduation speech provides more common sense business and life advice than I ever got out of sitting through a lecture – it’s 14 minutes well spent.
Read moreBe Your Own Career Counsellor
July 8, 2011 - 16 Comments
Your greatest wealth-building asset is not your fancy degree but your character and your ability to forge relationships.
Read moreThe Bankrupt Businessman
June 3, 2011 - 16 Comments
My life changed forever twelve months ago when I made the decision to put my business into voluntary liquidation. To tell my staff of twelve that the business we had built from scratch over the last decade had ceased trading was the hardest day of my life.
Read moreThe Secrets Behind Online Success
October 22, 2010 - 17 Comments
What if I were to tell you about an investment of less than a thousand dollars, that returned six figures each year that you could operate in your Spiderman undies…
Read moreSir Richard Branson Interview – Video
August 26, 2010 - 4 Comments
Scott met with legend entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson to discuss his new brand launch in Australia, Virgin Money, and to ask a few entrepreneurial questions on behalf of the wider Barefoot community.
Read moreHanging Out With Sir Richard Branson
July 30, 2010 - 14 Comments
Seven years ago I sat down and recorded my first episode of the Barefoot Investor. It was for community radio and the only guest who didn’t turn me down for an interview was a mild-mannered suburban accountant.
Read moreWhat Would You Ask Sir Richard Branson?
July 16, 2010 - 23 Comments
In the next few weeks I’ll be hanging out with Richard Branson for the day. Among other things I plan on taking a handicam and asking him some of your questions. Ask your questions here:
Read moreBuild a Business You Can Be Proud Of
February 26, 2010 - 4 Comments
Chelie Jones has a thriving business. Apart from making money, it creates work for people with disabilities. It’s a win-win-win. It was nearly two and a half years ago that I first met my golden retriever, Buffett, in some nondescript pet store in the outer suburbs. He chose me as much as I chose him. [...]
Read moreCapitalism: A Love Story
December 5, 2009 - 6 Comments
My old university roommate Jimmy was always hardcore. Not in the “chug 50 beers then run around the quadrangle with your unit out” fraternity-style hardcore, but more in a deep, passionate, thinker sort of way.
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