Who says it’s not a good time to start a company?
“My phone is ringing off the hook,” said Roxanne Usleman, a psychic in Manhattan.
Ms. Usleman, who says she channels angels to advise her clients on interpersonal and financial matters, reported both a spike in traffic on her website and a significant surge in private consultations. She used to see comfortably 15 to 20 clients a week, she said. Now she meets with more than twice that number. “I’m having trouble squeezing in appointments,” she said.
That’s from Sunday’s New York Times, in a Style story called “Love, Jobs and 401(k)s.” See, it’s a blanket bad time for business; and it’s a matter of what business you have. The Times story also notes this about a Los Angeles psychic named Tori Hartman:
“In what is perhaps a sign of the times, the $70 moss-scented prosperity candle offered on her website has become her best seller, she said.”
She can’t make them fast enough.
Tim Berry is the founder and chairman of Palo Alto Software and Bplans.com. Follow him on Twitter @Timberry.
