MegaMaker - Ouch.

Well, this hasn't been the most fun week on my mountain bike. 😬

I was heading down to the chairlift at the downhill park, slipped on some gravel, and fell off my bike, and took a huge chunk out of my forearm.

I'll spare you the gory details, but all the emergency personnel winced when they looked at it—lots of stitches. 😅

I'm sore but mostly feeling fine. Trying to take it easy.

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"I wish I’d read this before starting my first business."

A reader, Tony, signed up for the newsletter and specifically mentioned this article:

​https://justinjackson.ca/the-market​

The article covers:

• How I define a "good market."
• Examples of market demand.
• Characteristics of a good business opportunity.

Please reply and let me know what you think if you read it. (Also, please share it!)

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Putting the kids to work

Over the summer, I hired all four kids to work with me. It's been amazing. They're doing some "not fun" stuff (cleaning the office, admin work), but they also get to work on fun projects of their choice. My boys have been editing videos for me. Here's a video we just published that my youngest edited.

My first jobs all came from my dad: helping at his office, networking computers, doing data entry, and cleaning the coffee room.

It's been fun to give my kids experience in the family business. Hoping to do more of that going forward.

Cheers,
Justin Jackson
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