Over the past several years, we have traditionally given out some custom made gifts to some clients, colleagues and friends during the holidays. While every year, it seems to get harder to come up an interesting memento, this year we teamed up with Oxford Pennant to create a one-of-a-kind pennant. As a sports fan, these vintage-style […]
In the seven years that I have run my private investigation business, I have come to the conclusion that I have the best job in the world. I am fairly certain that others might fight me for the claim to that title, but I would challenge (pretty much) anyone. So why do I have the […]
In the summer of 2013, we received a call from a local law firm with what appeared to be a simple request – they wanted to determine the identity of the owner of a property in the Hudson Valley of New York, where hordes of wealthy New Yorkers had been collecting property over the past […]
I am a private investigator because I fell into the business. Truth be told, it was not my first choice. I hear people say, “You were born to be an investigator.” That’s not true at all. I was probably the most awkward greenhorn private investigator you will ever find. I hated being put in awkward […]
I’ve been thinking about private investigator training quite a bit lately. In part because I just spent a week with Hal Humphreys of PI Education, recording dozens of hours of video for an upcoming master class on conducting open source and public record investigations (more on that below). But what I’ve really been thinking about […]
Angela Lee Duckworth was a high-flying consultant for McKinsey until she left her job to teach math in public schools. After five years of teaching seventh-graders, she went on to complete her Ph.D. in psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, where she studied students, West Point cadets and corporate salespeople to determine what made them […]
Quite frequently, someone asks me, “Brian, what do you recommend I use for ________?” Behold, (most of) those things that I recommend appear below, in one place for your review. There is something here for everyone including productivity tools, web hosts, social media tools, online backup options, accounting programs, etc., that I have personally used […]
1Check your privacy settings on your social networks (Insiders Tip: Your privacy settings on Facebook are only as good as your friends). 2Don’t re-use usernames on the web. 3Don’t ever use your real telephone number when communicating with someone on the web. Instead, use something like Burner or Hushed. 4Use shitty passwords at your own […]
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