Eric Piccione

The Side Hustles That Survive a Recession (and the Ones That Quietly Don’t)

The keep-or-cut test for picking a side hustle that holds up in a downturn, five that fade first, and the…

1 month ago

Should You Pay Someone to Find Your Customers? The Break-Even Math

A vending locator charges $400 to $1,500 a site. Doing it yourself costs hours. Here is the break-even hourly rate…

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What a Car Wash Really Costs, and the Cheaper Way I’d Own a Piece of One

Car washes look recession-proof until you see the loan payment. The real cost of self-serve, in-bay and tunnel washes, and…

1 month ago

Sending Business Profit to Bitcoin: The Case, the Crash Math, and the Guardrails

Why some owners send a slice of business profit to bitcoin, how an 84% crash really works out, and five…

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The Rejected Dollar: What a Vending Machine’s Bill Validator Teaches About Friction

A bill validator that spits back your dollar is a lost sale nobody records. How validators work, what rejects cost,…

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Selling Index Funds to Buy a Business: What You’re Really Trading

Why some investors sell index funds for a cash-flowing business, the four prices they pay, and five questions to answer…

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Before You Sell a Rental to Fund a Business, Run This Tax Worksheet

I sold a rental and moved the money. If you want to sell one to start a business, here is…

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The Ice Cream Machine and the Trouble With Empty Niches

Frozen vending has little competition for real reasons. The math on one ice cream bar, and the three questions I…

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I Made 50-75 Cold Calls a Day. Here’s the Sales Reading List I Wish I’d Had

The seven sales and cold-calling books I'd read, in order: rapport, rejection, volume, then the conversation and the offer. What…

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The Cheapest Income Is the Next Machine at a Stop You Already Visit

Why adding an ATM to a vending stop you already service beats adding a new stop, with the per-hour math,…

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