Dashboard: Yes, It’s Time to Worry about the Debt Ceiling

This week, Gene Marks tells Loren Feldman that businesses should be making contingency plans in case there’s a default, especially if they rely on government contracts. Be careful how you spend and how you stash your cash. Plus: Gene gloats a bit about the end of the age of the worker (and then has some second thoughts). He also says reports of the death of the metaverse are greatly exaggerated and that it wouldn’t be so terrible if the government loses the ability to regulate.

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The 21 Hats Podcast presents an authentic weekly conversation with small business owners who are remarkably willing to share what’s working for them and what isn’t. Unlike many business podcasts, which tend to talk to highly successful entrepreneurs whose struggles are in the past, the 21 Hats Podcast features a rotating cast of business owners who are still very much in the trenches fighting the good fight. Every week, our regulars gather to talk about the kinds of important issues many owners won’t even discuss behind closed doors: whether their businesses are as profitable as they should be, whether they are willing to give up some control to an investor in order to grow faster, why they had to lay off employees, how they wound up with way too much inventory, why they don’t have a succession plan, and even why they are concerned about their own mental health. Visit 21hats.com to hear all of our podcast episodes, read episode transcripts, and learn more. The show is produced by Jess Thoubboron, founder of Blank Word.