This week
has been crazy; I have learned so much that I almost forgot about school!
I just had
the unfortunate experience of firing the driver I had for my Uber account. I
learned what not to do next time I hire somebody and lost quite a bit of money.
I need to have everything on writing, be inflexible with the agreements and
conditions I set at the beginning, and separate some personal feelings from
business before they create unfortunate situations.
Also, a few
minutes ago, I just finished filling my first annual tax return by myself (most
employers in Mexico do it automatically for the workers, but since now I have
additional sources of income besides employment then I need to do it myself).
In the last few months I have also been filling bimonthly tax declarations for
my Uber business after realizing that accountants were overcharging me for
something I could easily learn how to do.
Right now I’m
reading the book ‘’The Lean Startup’’ by Eric Ries. I have learned about how a
business project executed perfectly can be a total failure if it’s going in the
wrong direction. The Lean startup methodology focuses on rapid learning,
experimentation and adaptation in order to create value in a context of extreme
uncertainty. I remember seeing a class on Lean Startup offered in Coursera; I
will probably take that class one of these days.
I have also
realized how difficult creativity can be for me. I really need to make an
effort to come up with ideas and dreams the way I was able to do a couple of
years ago.
