Stage two: The Deal

Sarah Lacy

04 Mar 2025 — 6 min read

When Evie and I are having a bad day, we go to a local arcade and play Deal or No Deal. We've agreed if we ever become VERY RICH we are getting one for the garage. In looking for a photo for this post, I've learned they cost $3,400.

The worst part of your proposal (or the part that will get you your huge deal)

“You should write about how you do proposals, because it’s really different from all the other ways I was led to believe proposals are done.” That’s what one of my clients– my first client to sell a six figure book at auction– said to me last week. And

Post of Shame(lessness)

The other day I was on LinkedIn. I am about to be in San Francisco uninterrupted for the summer, and it’s my big season of reconnecting with friends and business development. I have an unexpected opening for a few months in late summer, and I'm hunting for

Do you feel lucky, punk?

You have not heard from me for a while! My apologies. I had an absurd April. I traveled with one teen or another from April 6 until. . . well, I am writing this from a Dance Convention in Anaheim so NOW. So almost a month. Keeping up with work (not to