Jesse Meijers

It is good to make mistakes

Most people are affraid to make mistakes. This is only logical. After all, no one likes it when they look bad. Because of this, they will often refrain from doing certain things where they feel the chance of success is small. Or rather: they don't take action. So I wanted to share with you an amazing story that explains how you can increase your success, by not worrying too much about mistakes.

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The difference between value and price

All successful entrepreneurs know that there is a distinct difference in value and price. But most people don't fully understand this difference. If you want to build a successful business, understanding this distinction is simply crucial.

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Work smart, not hard!

"Work smart, not hard". Isn't this a big cliche? Doesn't everyone dream of working smart and not hard? And doesn't it turn out differently all the time? Let me explain how you too can work smart instead of hard, and make more money while you're at it! Here's how I did it...

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How to identify great business ideas

You are going into business with a partner, who has developed 2 fantastic products. The first product is a prevention against cancer, that people have to take every day. The second is a cure for cancer, which you take once when you have cancer and heals you. If you have only enough money to market one of these, which would you choose?

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The OTOM principle: Other people’s Time, Other people’s Money

There is a principle that is widely used amongst successful entrepreneurs, and especially those with the aim of making money. This principle is called the OTOM principle: Other people's Time and Other people's Money.

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Getting Real – The smarter, faster, easier way to build a successful web application

A friend of mine recently recommended this book to me. The book discusses the down to earth methods that the people at 37signals used to build their massively popular web applications, used by hundres of thousands of users world wide. With only three people!

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The 4 Hour Work Week – Tim Ferriss

The Four Hour Work Week (4HWW for short) has been a New York Times and Wallstreet Journal bestseller, and isn't doing too shabby worldwide either. This book was recommended to me by a friend when we were working together for a big project of mine. I remember thinking 'well, sounds lame' and actually almost forgetting all about it. But I decided to pick up a copy anyway because he so highly recommended it. Well that turned out to be a total winner of a choice!

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Why traditional freelancing doesn’t make you rich

In the book 'The brand you 50' by Tom Peters, one could be forgiven to conclude that freelancing is the way to go. High payment and a dynamic working environment provide a continuous stream of interesting possibilities. Every couple of months you switch employers or, if you have multiple assignments at once, you have the luxury of a new working environment every couple of days. And Tom Peters really puts it in fabulous writing as well. If you live for these sorts of projects and you thoroughly enjoy it, by all means do not give it up. But if you are like me and you are wondering whether this will make you rich, the answer is no. Simply having a high paying position isn't going to get you rich. You will need a better business model.

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