Author: Daniel Martins

Answering the question “what does it take to be an entrepreneur?” as succinctly as possible has always been a challenge for me. A short list of relevant traits might include adaptability, confidence, and innovativeness. Another common idea that gets tossed around often is that an entrepreneur...

I can't pinpoint exactly when I decided to take the plunge and become a location-independent entrepreneur. But I remember very well the circumstances around that very important moment in my life. I was an equity researcher working at a mid-tier bank in midtown Manhattan in 2013....

I used to own a plane. Not a real one, but a remote-controlled, 5-foot-wing-span, dual-prop, styrofoam airplane. I bought it online on a Sunday afternoon, back in 2012, when I was probably exhausted from the work week and bored out of my mind. I flew that...