In the work I do, almost everyone knows who Tim Ferriss is. However, when I go talk to my friends from college, almost none of them know who he is. In the work my wife does, everyone knows who Nathan Fowkes is. However, when I talk to anyone who doesn’t […]
Category: business
What does value look like?
What is more valuable: The actual work, or making sure the work gets done? Creating the experience for the customer so they tell their friends, or creating slick ads for social media? Engineering the product, or raising the capital to hire the engineer? We can choose to pay people based […]
“Political” Posts on LinkedIn
You might not want to talk about things like racism, sexism, fatphobia, lookism, classism, homophobia, ableism, or transphobia on LinkedIn. You might say that LinkedIn is for networking, professionalism, and focusing on business opportunities. Why, in your mind, aren’t any of these things appropriate for networking, professionalism, and business opportunities? […]
Everything Costs Something
Often when we look at an issue, like a manager who hasn’t ever been taught how to lead, we think about how much it’ll cost now. When faced with the financial and emotional cost of taking action now, it can be tempting to put it off for a later time. […]
Birdcalls
If you take up the activity of mimicking bird calls, there’s an important question you should ask yourself before you start. Are you trying to get good at sounding like a bird, or are you trying to get good at sounding like a specific bird? Most businesses are started with […]
Giants
There’s a saying that goes “the bigger they are, the harder they fall,” which I always took as a rallying cry from someone at a disadvantaged position. It’s there to showcase how while there might be huge adversity, you can overcome it. Especially in the landscape of entrepreneurship, when you’re […]