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b/_share/media/sass/_variables.sass new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d80ec7a --- /dev/null +++ b/_share/media/sass/_variables.sass @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +@use "sass:map" + +// Color Variables +$primary-color: #c0392b // Darker red for main headers +$secondary-color: #2c3e50 // Darker navy blue for headers +$tertiary-color: #27ae60 // Darker green for subheaders +$quaternary-color: #7d3c98 // Darker purple for smaller headers +$link-color-primary: #d35400 // Darker and more saturated orange for primary links +$link-color-secondary: #1f618d // Darker and more saturated blue for secondary links +$background-color: #e5e5e5 // Slightly darker background +$text-color: #2c3e50 // Darker text color for better contrast +$table-header-bg: #b9770e // Even darker shade of orange for table headers +$table-border-color: #aaa // Darker border color + +// Header Sizes and Colors Map +$header-styles: (h1: (size: 2em, color: $primary-color, border-size: 2px)) +$header-styles: map.set($header-styles, h2, (size: 1.75em, color: $secondary-color, border-size: 2px)) +$header-styles: map.set($header-styles, h3, (size: 1.3em, color: $tertiary-color, border-size: 1px)) +$header-styles: map.set($header-styles, h4, (size: 1.25em, color: $quaternary-color, border-size: 1px)) + +// Font Variables +$body-font: 'Fira Mono', monospace +$header-font: 'Roboto', sans-serif + +// Table Style Variables +$table-padding: 10px +$code-bg-color: #d3d3d3 // Darker code background color +$code-font-color: $text-color +$code-border-radius: 5px +$list-padding-left: 20px + +// Link Style Mixins +@mixin link-primary + color: $link-color-primary + text-decoration: none + + &:hover + color: darken($link-color-primary, 10%) + text-decoration: underline + +@mixin link-secondary + color: $link-color-secondary + text-decoration: underline + + &:hover + color: lighten($link-color-secondary, 10%) + +@mixin link-inverse + color: white + background-color: $link-color-primary + padding: 2px 4px + text-decoration: none + border-radius: 3px + + &:hover + background-color: darken($link-color-primary, 10%) + color: white diff --git a/_share/media/sass/theme-business.sass b/_share/media/sass/theme-business.sass new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c12f8f9 --- /dev/null +++ b/_share/media/sass/theme-business.sass @@ -0,0 +1,105 @@ +@import 'variables' + +// Base body styles +body + font-family: $body-font + font-size: 16px + line-height: 1.6 + color: $text-color + background-color: $background-color + +// Headers +@each $header, $props in $header-styles + #{$header} + font-family: $header-font + font-weight: bold + color: map-get($props, color) + font-size: map-get($props, size) + margin-top: 20px + margin-bottom: 10px + +// Default Link Style (Primary) +a + @include link-primary + +// Specific Link Styles +a.secondary + @include link-secondary + +a.inverse + @include link-inverse + +h3 + border-top: solid 1px $tertiary-color + +h4 a + margin-left: 2em + @include link-secondary + +// Tables +table + width: 100% + border-collapse: collapse + margin: 20px 0 + font-size: 14px + +th, td + padding: $table-padding + text-align: left + border-bottom: 1px solid $table-border-color + +th + background-color: $table-header-bg + color: white + +tr:nth-child(even) + background-color: lighten($table-border-color, 20%) + +// Special Classes +.positives-negatives + th, td + text-align: center + padding: 12px + tr:nth-child(even) + background-color: lighten($tertiary-color, 30%) + th + background-color: $tertiary-color + color: white + +.tax-bracket + th, td + padding: 8px + text-align: right + th + background-color: $primary-color + color: white + +.ip-recap + th, td + padding: 10px + text-align: left + th + background-color: $quaternary-color + color: white + +// Code Blocks +pre, code + background-color: $code-bg-color + padding: 10px + border-radius: $code-border-radius + font-family: $body-font + color: $code-font-color + overflow-x: auto + font-size: 14px + +// Lists +ul, ol + margin-left: $list-padding-left + padding-left: $list-padding-left + list-style-position: inside + +li + margin-bottom: 5px + +img + width: 20em diff --git a/mba-main.org b/mba-main.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bcab8a3 --- /dev/null +++ b/mba-main.org @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +#+title: An Entire MBA in 1 Course - Chris Haroun +#+HTML_HEAD: +#+HTML_HEAD: + +* Table of Contents +** Section 1 - Launching a new company +*** [[./mba/ch05.org][Ch 05. How to Legally Protect Your Company]] +*** [[./s01-launching_a_new_company/ch07-networking.org][Ch 07. How to Network]] + +** Section 2 - Business Presentations +*** [[./s02-business_presentations/ch13-present_like_steve_jobs.org][Ch 13. Present Like Steve Jobs]] diff --git a/mba/ch05.org b/mba/ch05.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..47746ba --- /dev/null +++ b/mba/ch05.org @@ -0,0 +1,182 @@ +#+title: How to Legally Protect Your Company +#+HTML_HEAD: +#+HTML_HEAD: +#+HTML_HEAD: + +[[./../toc.org][Business TOC]] + + +* how to legally protect your company + +** what kind of legal entity should I set up? + +*** Overview +There are a few legal fromeworks: +1. Proprietership +2. General Partnership +3. Limited Partnership +4. Corporations +5. Limited Liability Company + +*** Proprietership +#+ATTR_HTML: :class positives-negatives +| Positives | Negatives | +|--------------+----------------------| +| cheap | personal liability | +| quick set up | tough to sell it | +| no politics | tough to raise money | + +*** General Partnership +Notes: + - similar to sole proprietership + - involves more people + +#+ATTR_HTML: :class positives-negatives +| Positives | Negatives | +|--------------+----------------------| +| cheap | personal liability | +| quick set up | tough to sell it | +| 2+ members | tough to raise money | + +*** Limited Partnership + +#+ATTR_HTML: :class positives-negatives +| Positives | Negatives | +|-------------------+------------------| +| cheap | passive investor | +| limited liability | tough to sell it | +| 2+ members | tough to raise money | + +*** Corporations + +use it if you are a large company +there are legal laws requiring protecting investors + +#+ATTR_HTML: :class positives-negatives +| Positives | Negatives | +|----------------------+---------------------------| +| access to capital | board meetings | +| easy to sell | expensive to set up / run | +| corporate governance | dealing w/ shareholders | + +*** Limited Liability Company + +- this is what he want us to use when you get big. +- for some reason the LLC is more likely to get sued than the founder +- costs around 800$ to set up per year +- there is a reason everyone uses delaware + +#+ATTR_HTML: :class positives-negatives +| Positives | Negatives | +|----------------------------------+--------------| +| cheaper than a coroporation | expensive vs | +| limited liability | | +| if loses money, helps with taxes | | + +** Taxes + +1. minimum tax rate is 10% for anyone making under 9000$ +2. corporate taxes: + + if a corporation makes 100k what is the tax rate? + + #+ATTR_HTML: :class tax-bracket + | bracket | formula | result | + |------------+--------------------------------+--------| + | 0 - 50k | 0 - 50k * 15% = 50k * 15% | 7.5k | + | 50k - 75k | 50k - 75k* 25% = 25k * 25% | 6.5k | + | 75k - 100k | 75k - 100k * 34% = 25k * 34% | 8.5k | + | total | | 22.5k | + + total tax: 22.25k + tax rate = 22.25% + + + but if you break it down by percentages and weights + + where the percentage is the percentage of the money that is in that bracket. + ie, 50 out of 100 is half. + + (money in that bracket / total money made) * bracket-percentage = percentage to be paid on total taxes + + + #+ATTR_HTML: :class tax-bracket + | bracket | formula | result | + |------------+--------------------------+--------| + | 0 - 50k | 50k/100k * 15% = ½ * 15% | 7.5% | + | 50k - 75k | 25k/100k * 25% = ¼ * 25% | 6.5% | + | 75k - 100k | 25k/100k * 34% = ¼ * 34% | 8.5% | + | total | | 22.5% | + +3. Dividends get taxes twice + - taxed on the companies income + - taxed on the shareholders income from the company + +** How to Protect an IP + +*** Overview +1. patents, copyrights, trademarks +2. NDA - Non Disclosure Agreement +3. Employee Contract / No Compete Clause + +*** Patent +- Product is 'protected' once filed +- costs between $1k - $100k to do +- takes less than a year to set up + - 'patent bending is almost as good as pantent + +*** Trademark ™ +- name, brand, slogan +- registers at the State or patent office + - at the patent office you can register it at a couple of States + - and you get the Trademark symbol - ™ +- if not used for more than 3+ years you can lose it + +If you register the trademark at the federal level + - it is called "Registered Trademark" + - it then gets the registered 'r' symbol - ® + +Small companies will generally go for the Trademark ™ + +*** Copyright © +- tough to patent software or media +- the solution is Copyright +- protected for up until 50 years after you die + +used for non physical things such as stories, code, or music + +*** IP Recap + +#+ATTR_HTML: :class ip-recap +| Symbol/Term | Description | +|-------------+-----------------------------------| +| ™ | brand registered at state level | +| ® | brand registered at federal level | +| © | brand registration of text/media | +| patent | registration of thing/process | + +*** NDA, Employee Contracts + +**** Trade Secrets +- secret +- contractually restrained + +**** Read employment contracts before signing +- the company may like you, doesn't mean the lawyer does + +** Unicorns +- about 0.07 percent +- 39 unicorns between 2003 and 2012 + - 4 every year +- as the DOW goes up, the unicorns go up +- 1 / 1538 odds of VC investment becoming a unicorn +- top VCs have 1% of their investments in unicorns + +cheaper to set up a company today than in the late 90s + +|-----------------------+--------------------------------| +| computing & storage | aws, azure, google | +| office productivity | dropbox, google, etc | +| sales and marketing | youtube, twitter, facebook, ig | +| recruiting | linked in | +| video, voice, texting | skype, whatsapp | diff --git a/mba/ch07.org b/mba/ch07.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4b807f3 --- /dev/null +++ b/mba/ch07.org @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +#+title: How To Network +#+HTML_HEAD: +#+HTML_HEAD: + +[[./../toc.org][Business TOC]] + +* Do at least one information meeting per week +** Helps you + - get a job + - close deals + - know your industry + +** How + leverage linkedin + +*** Dont + - send emails + - don't call people + + +*** InMail +- use the advanced search +- send inmail +- less is more + + +** Email Composition Notes + +*** Template 1: Same City Connection + +#+ATTR_ORG: :width 90% +#+BEGIN_QUOTE +Hi , + +I’m also from and currently live in . Please let me know if you have time to meet for a coffee. + +Thanks a lot, +#+END_QUOTE + +- **Key Point:** Always mention the common element (e.g., same city). + +*** Template 2: Same University Connection + +#+ATTR_ORG: :width 90% +#+BEGIN_QUOTE +, + +Hope all is well. I am also a graduate and I am visiting . Please let me know if you have time for a coffee. + +Thanks a lot, +#+END_QUOTE + +- **Key Point:** Always mention the common element (e.g., same university). diff --git a/mba/ch13.org b/mba/ch13.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dc1654f --- /dev/null +++ b/mba/ch13.org @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +#+title: How to Present +#+HTML_HEAD: +#+HTML_HEAD: +#+HTML_HEAD: + +[[./../toc.org][Business TOC]] + +* section 2: Business Presentations + +** inspire people + +*** practice a lot +- watch steve jobs +- you can become good at this +- jobs sucked at first + +*** speak from the heart +- don't do scripts +- tell a story + +*** Less is more +- people can only pay attention for 10-15 minutes +- break it up with a video or something + +*** 3 words or 3 items on a slide Max. + +**** examples: +#+ATTR_HTML: :class quotes + |-------------+-----------------------| + | amazon | and you're done | + | nike | just do it | + | obama | yes we can | + | cisco | tomorrow starts here | + | al gore | an inconvenient truth | + | the stooges | the three stooges | + +**** photos +- the best photos have three background layers +- [[file:../_share/media/img/png/background_layers_3.png]]