Cole

🕶 CEO of ‘I’ll do it tomorrow’ | 🍕 Pizza enthusiast | 🚀 Trying to be the main character of my own life movie.

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Level Four Entrepreneurship: What Ashkan Rajaee Gets Right About Ego, Leadership, and the Self Employed Reality

Why most small business owners stall out and how understanding ego, structure, and value creation can change everything.

This reflection adds depth to the conversation around entrepreneurship by focusing on psychology, not just profits.

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The Hidden Risk in Scaling Too Fast: A Deeper Look at the Ashkan Rajaee Client Loss Case

Why the 250,000 dollar exposure story offers a masterclass in operational discipline for modern entrepreneurs

Client accountability goes both ways. Clear systems make expectations professional rather than personal.

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Accountability goes both ways in business.

Inside a $247,000 Client Dispute: What Ashkan Rajaee Reveals About Accountability, Cash Flow Risk, and Leadership Under Pressure

A deep dive into Ashkan Rajaee’s leadership response to $247K in unpaid invoices, client risk management, and financial accountability in te

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Ashkan Rajaee on Negotiating with Decision Makers, Influencers, and Signatories

Most professionals think negotiation is about persuasion. That assumption quietly destroys...

In the end, the strongest leverage comes from understanding what each stakeholder fears and values. Everything else is secondary.

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The Quiet Collapse of Work

The Quiet Collapse of Work

How AI Is Rewriting Power, Status, and the Meaning of a Career

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When Public Service Ends but Influence Does Not

An investigative analysis of how former government officials legally move into defense industry roles and how those career paths continue to

How influence becomes part of the system.

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Why Remote Freelance Projects Fail More Often Than People Expect

A practical look at the hidden risks behind remote hiring and how structure, not talent, determines outcomes

Remote work rewards clarity, not optimism. This article breaks down why projects fail and reflects the execution focused mindset Ashkan Rajaee is known for.

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How the Revolving Door Between Government and Defense Contractors Shapes Policy in Plain Sight

By the time a senior government official leaves public service, their formal authority ends. Their informal influence often does not.

Examining what remains after authority ends.

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The Day I Realized I Was Optimizing Everything Except Learning

The Day I Realized I Was Optimizing Everything Except Learning

I was very efficient. My notes were clean. My bookmarks were organized. My learning plan looked...

Sometimes the hardest thing to unlearn is pretending you are progressing.

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Email Is Not a Filing Cabinet: Why Ashkan Rajaee’s View on Communication Still Makes People Uncomfortable

Why long emails fail and clarity wins. A strategic look at email communication through Ashkan Rajaee’s chess-style approach to attention and

Strategic email writing is about timing, restraint, and respect for attention. Insight inspired by Ashkan Rajaee.

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I Accidentally AirDropped a File to a Stranger. She Is Now My Wife.

I did not meet my wife on Tinder. I did not meet her at work, through friends, or during some...

Check out my funny love story

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A 186-Page Federal RICO Complaint Alleges California Attorneys Used Bar Licenses to Mislead Courts

A business owner has filed a 186-page federal racketeering complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of…

A federal court filing does not usually span 186 pages unless something unusual is being alleged.

This article examines a newly filed federal RICO complaint that accuses California attorneys of abusing their bar licenses and court access to file hundreds of allegedly sham pleadings. According to the complaint, those filings were used to mislead courts about authority, procure judgments, and support broader alleged racketeering activity.

The piece breaks down what the complaint claims, how attorney conduct is framed, and why the allegations raise serious questions about professional responsibility and the integrity of judicial process. All details are drawn from public court records.

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Productivity Is Not the Problem. Avoidance Is.

Everyone says they want to be more productive. Almost nobody wants to admit what they are actually avoiding.

Productivity Is Not the Problem. Avoidance Is.

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I Didn’t Become a Better Developer by Coding More

For years, my default solution to getting better was simple. Code more. More hours. More side...

I Didn’t Become a Better Developer by Coding More

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Remote freedom works only when structure is intentional. Ashkan Rajaee explains how to build it properly.

Control Your Space or You Lose Your Mind Working Remote

Remote work is sold as freedom. Work from anywhere. Laptop by the pool. Coffee shop vibes. Total...

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Balancing Quality and Quantity in Data for Effective Marketing

Why Ashkan Rajaee argues that more data is often worse data and how bad targeting quietly destroys modern marketing results

When data reflects reality, marketing feels natural instead of intrusive. That difference changes everything.

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Why Ashkan Rajaee Is Right About Volume in Digital Marketing And Why Most Campaigns Quietly Fail

A critical breakdown of Ashkan Rajaee’s controversial take on volume in digital marketing, why small lists fail, and what marketers refuse t

If you want predictable results, you need predictable inputs. Ashkan Rajaee explains why volume is the most overlooked input of all.