Reading Time: < 1 min Last month I shared a bit about how I feel the web should be these days. As I pointed out in that post, my “should” is irrelevant. I can push toward that better web to a degree, and I’ll continue to, but I also need to spend most of my time dealing with the web […]
Your experience is someone else’s benefit
Reading Time: < 1 min Many of the best businesses in the world were formed to solve a specific problem that the founder had, and then they simply worked to help others solve the the same problem. I still love the quote from Rory Vaden that I shared a few years ago when he said “You’re most powerfully positioned to […]
Strategy lasts longer than tactics
Reading Time: < 1 min In recently reading Alex M H Smith’s “No Bullsh*t Strategy” he shared some interesting thoughts on strategies versus marketing tactics. In essence, his approach is that strategies should be something you set once and run for years, while the specific tactics may change quite often. Specifically, he says: “What you need to get comfortable with […]
Never stop doubting
Reading Time: 2 min I recently read the book “Superforecasting“, which shared the stories and processes of those that are able to make predictions far better than most people can. While there is a lot of nuance in the book, and it’s well worth reading, one theme that came up over and over was that the best forecasters never […]
The Sunday Summary: Tedious tasks and shady marketers
Reading Time: 2 min In an effort to help me keep up with everything I post each week, here is my latest “Sunday Summary” of my posts from the week. Mon, September 2: What do you like that other people find tedious?“One sign that you’re suited for some kind of work is when you like even the parts that […]
Unique shows for everyone
Reading Time: 2 min I recently watched the episode of “Black Mirror” on Netflix titled “Joan is Awful” and it opened up some interesting conversations. The quick summary of the episode is that Joan comes home from work one day, fires up “Streamberry” (a spoof of Netflix) and discovers there is a new show featuring her life from that […]
Of course other people can change us
Reading Time: 2 min We hear a lot about how “no one ever changed their mind because of a Facebook post”, something that I’ve disagreed with for years. While it’s very unlikely that a Facebook post will change my mind, if someone that I trust and respect posts something contrary to my beliefs, I will dig in to understand […]
Don’t ignore the shady marketers
Reading Time: 2 min I was hanging out with a friend a few weeks ago when they got an unknown call on their cell phone. With a few minutes of free time, I encouraged them to answer it to see what happened. It was a local lawyer that had seen a public record of them being in a recent […]
Nick Saban didn’t give out game balls
Reading Time: < 1 min One of the best things that Nick Saban did while coaching the University of Alabama football team was promote an unbelievable amount of team over individual. While they certainly had a ton of amazing individual athletes on his teams that have gone on to great success in the NFL, Saban made sure the focus was […]
We think that’s stupid
Reading Time: < 1 min Recently the “Art of Investing” podcast had the guys from the “Acquired” podcast on their show to discuss how Acquired has grown to be what it is (roughly 300,000 downloads per episode). There were a lot of great moments in the show, but one that stood out was when Ben and David were talking about […]