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[[Otto greets a small business owner warmly.]]
Otto: Listen, Darren. I’m so impressed with your own success.
Otto: The way you’ve turned your passion for badminton into a flourishing Etsy business!
Otto: Merged with your keen eye for 1930s near-Eastern kitsch, you’ve really isolated a NICHE MARKET for ataturk-adorned racquets and sweatbands!
Otto: Who knew?

Darren: Well, it’s a HOBBY, really
Otto: NONSENSE. You have to start VALUING yourself.
Otto: I’m charging $500 a head for a seminar on ‘starting your dream home business’. I’d love if you could come share your story! Really PULL BACK THE CURTAIN and EXPLAIN the SECRET RECIPE!
Darren: uh

[[Darren stands before a large crowd, looking somewhat uncertain.]]
Darren: I
Darren: uh

[[Darren is speechless.]]

Darren: W-work hard

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#1023; The Counsel of the Expert (Part 3) transcribed by in

[[Otto greets a small business owner warmly.]]
Otto: Listen, Darren. I’m so impressed with your own success.
Otto: The way you’ve turned your passion for badminton into a flourishing Etsy business!
Otto: Merged with your keen eye for 1930s near-Eastern kitsch, you’ve really isolated a NICHE MARKET for ataturk-adorned racquets and sweatbands!
Otto: Who knew?

Darren: Well, it’s a HOBBY, really
Otto: NONSENSE. You have to start VALUING yourself.
Otto: I’m charging $500 a head for a seminar on ‘starting your dream home business’. I’d love if you could come share your story! Really PULL BACK THE CURTAIN and EXPLAIN the SECRET RECIPE!
Darren: uh

[[Darren stands before a large crowd, looking somewhat uncertain.]]
Darren: I
Darren: uh

[[Darren is speechless.]]

Darren: W-work hard

{{header: tell me about WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: worth every penny}}

#1023; The Counsel of the Expert (Part 3) transcribed by in

[[Otto greets a small business owner warmly.]]
Otto: Listen, Darren. I'm so impressed with your own success.
Otto: The way you've turned your passion for badminton into a flourishing Etsy business!
Otto: Merged with your keen eye for 1930s near-Eastern kitsch, you've really isolated a NICHE MARKET for ataturk-adorned racquets and sweatbands!
Otto: Who knew?

Darren: Well, it's a HOBBY, really
Otto: NONSENSE. You have to start VALUING yourself.
Otto: I'm charging $500 a head for a seminar on 'starting your dream home business'. I'd love if you could come share your story! Really PULL BACK THE CURTAIN and EXPLAIN the SECRET RECIPE!
Darren: uh

[[Darren stands before a large crowd, looking somewhat uncertain.]]
Darren: I
Darren: uh

[[Darren is speechless.]]

Darren: W-work hard

{{header: tell me about WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: worth every penny}}

worth every penny

#1023; The Counsel of the Expert (Part 3)

  — April 25th, 2014

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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