Brian Hamilton

Entrepreneur
On @EnterpriseonABC
Founder, @BHFoundationusa | Inmates to Entrepreneurs | @Sageworks
Chairman, @LiveSwitchInc

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AI ain't that smart. The height of intelligence is the ability to say, “I don’t know.” In other words, to actually think.
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Hallelujah!

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How did it come to be that our political leaders are now the dumbest, weirdest, and least capable people among us?   What happened to Abe Lincoln.

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Our country is $36 Trillion in debt. That is a capital T. The SBA, which is the only agency that is dedicated to helping small businesses, only spends $900 Million. Yet, the SBA just got its budget cut by 31%. Makes no sense. Entrepreneurs rule - help them!

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Josh is a good dude. More, he has a great business- screen printing- does tees. Buy from him. He only hires justice involved people. Make your dollars count.

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There's probably no relationship between education and judgment. You need intelligence to have good judgment, but the presence of intelligence does not guarantee good judgment.

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Sean’s a big baller now in NYC.

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Zoom is down. We are not. Plus, we are better and quicker...and easier. Visit us. https://t.co/TibPCnGhKI

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I’m less confident as I get more experience. You become very aware of the things you don't know as you build your knowledge.

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I have found that Occam's razor to be very true assuming you do your homework: the simplest explanation is often the right one.

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For real, the best branding/artist/content creator I have every worked with by far - Alex Bell. He and me and his lovely wife, Heather, in Salt Lake City.

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There is a huge difference in technology between a finished product and a product done 99% of the way. Very few companies get to a finished product.

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Business plans are a waste of time in emerging companies. They should be used only for large corporations that are incrementally declining.

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This weekend on Free Enterprise, Rachel Williams shares her story and is ready to turn her passion for designing succulent wreaths into a business. #EntrepreneurshipForAll #SecondChances

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Banks loan money to people who don’t need it. You cannot rely on banks-period.

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Brian offers words of encouragement when Chris opens up about his social anxiety. #FreeEnterprise #EntrepreneurshipForAll

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Hey CEOs, having a client issue? Get on a plane and knock on their door to sort it yourself, even if they aren’t a “big customer”. You will learn important things that will improve your company’s bottom line.

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Ode to Scott Jennings, who is on this week's @EnterpriseOnABC episode. Scott is on our Inmates to Entrepreneurs Board.

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Although the business model of higher education is upside down — with an expensive product (degree) meeting an uncertain market (job) — I’m not sure forgiving student debt is the long-term option. It simply enables higher education to not fix itself.

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She’s a heck of an obstacle on my jogging path at the farm.