We all know that being a skilled negotiator pays dividends in business. Learning about the intricacies of negotiation, including the nuances of human psychology, how to shape your environment, and understanding how you are being impacted is a complex art. Question: What are some movie scenes...

We’ve learned this the hard and expensive way. When we first started we were developing custom software for clients. We wanted to get money coming in and so we were afraid of saying no. What did that lead to? A lot of bad deals. By being so willing to say yes we were ground down on price and...

OK I'm F*cking stupid or something. THere's this guy I've known for several years. He's a theatre actor and director, extremely narcissistic, the kind of guy that asks for a small favour and once you agree, keeps increasing it more and more. Recently he's started to work making theatre shows...

This month's book discussion is here as voted on by the forum, Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss. I have not read it, but it is a repeated favorite here at Fastlane. To get: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062407805/?tag=tff-amazonparser-20 To review: Please use the following format!

I see this all the time with people "wholesaling real estate", they find an undervalued house and they tie up the rights of the contract. The "option to purchase" contract allowing them to purchase the real estate by some point in the future. Then they then either find someone to sell it on to...

Hi all, Really enjoying the advice and ideas in this forum! Great community here I have 2 months of holiday before university starts again and I was wondering what I should do. My end goal is to freelance and then eventually a tech startup but I know I need to do something fast - to prove my...

Hi All, My name is Carlos and I'm a recovering sidewalking slowlaner. I'm nowhere near fastlane, however, I've managed to maintain a decent Freelance lifestyle working as a strategic marketing consultant and copywriter assassin for hire. Generally, I work with local small business types, but...

I am having difficulty executing part of my long term plan; I have several key contacts in various parts of the world that source important high end raw materials and products that the west primarily needs but my dilemma presently is finding a buyer. Are there resources or databases and how to...