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Omar Faruc Being Good At Your Business Is Useless ↓ There was a moment I remember very clearly. I had just finished a job I was genuinely proud of. The client was happy. The work was solid. I knew, objectively, that I was good at what I did. And yet, later that same week, I watched someone who was clearly worse than me get booked back-to-back. Same type of service. Same kind of clients. Lower quality work. More demand. That bothered me more than any low price ever did. Because it forced a...
Omar Faruc Service Businesses Are Modern Slavery ↓ This might sound weird coming from me. Especially if you’ve seen my content before. Where I’ve said more than once that if someone wants to make money, starting a service business is usually the fastest way. And I still believe that. But only in a very specific context. If your goal is to make money quickly, service businesses make sense.Low capital. Low barrier to entry. Skill in, cash out. But if your goal is to scale, to stop feeling stuck...
Omar Faruc You’re trying to save the world on an empty stomach ↓ I want you to imagine something. Someone hasn’t eaten dinner. Not because they’re fasting. Because money is tight. They’re sitting on their bed, phone in hand, stomach noisy, thinking about how to pay rent. And in that same moment, they’re tweeting about how they want to “build the next OpenAI” or “change the world.” This isn’t ambition. This is confusion. There are two very different reasons to start a business, and mixing them...