One of the legendary names in the tattoo industry is a century-old woman. Yes, she’s still alive, and it can take over 8 hours on a bus plus a hike to get a tattoo from her. — Her culture had a belief: upon death, all our jewelry and accessories will be removed, but tattoos will remain. Thus, her father Oggay encouraged her at 13 years old to learn how to tattoo, which became the best part of her childhood.

Not every business is ready for franchising. Save time, relationships, and resources by using these five simple tools to determine if you are ready to become a franchisor. Before we get started, a simplified explanation of franchising terms: Franchising: system where the owner of a brand (franchisor) allows others (franchisees)…

Most beginners simply choose a supplier by going for the one with the lowest price they can find. This is how to find the best suppliers in Alibaba. Perhaps you’ve decided on a product, and now you want to look for the best supplier on Alibaba. The website is intuitive…

This is for law students who have absolutely no background in intellectual property, and are about to take up the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines. Here are a few things I wish I knew before taking the class (+ links for further reading), as someone now practicing intellectual property…

Loyalty is a strange thing. Is it transactional? A competition for the highest bidder? Rooted in some form of love? My mind has been turbulent as of late. …

NFTs give what the space calls “F- you money.” What does it all mean and why are people buying them? — A couple months ago, an NFT artist earned over 90 million USD after hosting a sale. To buy a collectible NFT from Bored Ape Yacht Club, one of the most popular NFT collections right now, you’d need to spend almost 200,000 USD to own the cheapest, which was once priced…

Here’s how to get things done, from the Long Game and Ego is the Enemy. Right now, there are 20-year-olds saying they will be millionaires before they turn 30. Then there are deflated 30-year-olds saying their lives are over and it’s too late to start. Yet, there are successful 80-year-olds…

And earned 20%. Here’s how I invested in international stocks, cryptocurrencies, and commodities without staring at charts all day. Turns out, investment doesn’t have to be scary. — I used to have a steady stream of income, so I never had to worry about money. But the pandemic came, so I was forced to look into investing, which I initially dreaded because it was all jargon and gatekeeping. Turns out, I didn’t have to stare at charts all…

There are three kinds of people in the world of fame: the mythical, the human, and the crowd. We weren’t meant to be all three. — There are three kinds of people in the world of fame. First, the mythical: we know them, they don’t know us. They include gods, celebrities, and persons of authority. Think influencers, politicians, and all the big people we dream of meeting one day. …