Greetings From the Belly of the Whale
Somewhere in the thick of the journey, a hero finds himself in what Joseph Campbell calls “the belly of the whale.” In this metaphorical dark place, our main character is forced to die the death of who he was before.
Are we there yet?
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Proceed With Caution
Proceed with caution: Discover the significance of factoring in today’s financial landscape. Smaller institutions fill the gap when big banks neglect struggling businesses. Factoring provides capital for growth amidst tighter credit & higher interest rates. AFA advocates for small businesses and preserving factoring as an option. Dare Capital is here to help.
Epic Victory Lap
Epic Victory Lap Brisket’s on—and not just because it’s officially summer. As you might have heard, there’s good news from the Lone Star State. A few months ago a doozy of a disclosure requirement bill (modeled, of course, on a similar law in California) was slithering through the Texas legislature. A few weeks ago, that […]
Sure is Quiet Now
Sure is Quiet Now Are the fireworks over? Sure seems that way on the banking front. This side of no man’s land, I’m inclined to agree with finance writer Joseph Politano’s cautious, optimistic take. With FTX, SVB, First Republic, Signature, Credit Suisse (and for a hot minute, PacWest) all dwindling behind us like a T-Rex […]
Really, Elon?
Really, Elon? Bear with me. I rarely take umbrage with successful entrepreneurs. If they’ve made a name for themselves with killer EV’s, better and cheaper rockets than NASA, and hauling a kitchen sink through the Twitter lobby, then hey…more power to ‘em. But when Elon Musk throws up a ridiculously dumb clay pigeon, you best […]
Breathe In, Breathe Out
Breathe In, Breathe Out The fight or flight instinct can save your life. But short of skydiving, or finding yourself in the warpath of a cocaine-ingesting bear, daily adrenaline is no bread and butter. In the wrong situations, (that is, and if you’re not buying crypto or swapping NFT’s for a living, most of them) […]
How and How Not to Trust
How and How Not to Trust There’s a trust fable so caked with dust that no one knows its origins. You’ll find variations of it in Russia, Central Europe, ancient Greece, Sanskrit, scrolls from the Persian Empire… and you might even remember it from grade school. A scorpion, stranded at a river, asks a frog […]
Resistance and the Starting Block
Resistance and the Starting Block Striving for the best version of yourself isn’t easy… and it’s not the same as playing taskmaster with a thick binder of New Year’s Resolutions. You know how that goes. Mid-January finds most people right back where they started. Come Valentine’s Day, even more holdouts are hoping no one catches […]
There and Back Again… and Why We Do It.
Hero’s Journey – There and Back Again… and Why We Do It. Long before he was a nineties comedian, Sinbad was a sailor and on a hero’s journey. A famous part of One Thousand and One Nights, the chronicle of myths compiled from the Islamic Golden Age, his story begins when he’s already retired. […]