I learned that you can often make a lot more money by not chasing it directly. Any chance you get to trade some capital for a better relationship or network, y

I learned that you can often make a lot more money by not chasing it directly. Any chance you get to trade some capital for a better relationship or network, you should seriously consider it. Being completely inflexible with others regarding direct and immediate exchange of value for labor is not a good way to get in deep with revenue sharing and ownership agreements. This is also colloquially known as "being an asshole". Building a reputation sometimes means doing great things for free.