What does your daily quota look like? There are infinite tasks in your business. Which 4 areas are most important to grow your sales? When you break it down like that, it becomes pretty clear what you must do each day. What are your 4?
I would approach small, high-quality specialty shops with weak websites. Like this or this or this. And I’d offer some online craftsmanship that properly reflects their offline craftsmanship. These shops deserve a high-class feel to their sites. That’s great for me showing my design prowess. Their products cost a lot, so their customers have money. [...]
I have a rule: if the toilet seat is up, the phone remains in my pocket. I adhere to this with dogmatic loyalty. The upside of checking that email or having fun scrolling to nothing in particular is just too small, and the downside far too great. Sure, the likelihood of catastrophe is small, but [...]
We believe in the simple, not the complex. We believe that we need to own and control the primary technologies behind the products we make, and participate only in markets where we can make a significant contribution. (Tim Cook @ Daring Fireball) Emphasis mine. Apple doesn’t go into a market hoping to be “one of [...]
First he spent 2 years and $100,000+ getting a Stanford MBA. Then he spent the next 2 years and $10,000 learning the real thing. It is interesting to see what happens when one exits the classroom and consulting office and makes his way down to the trenches.
Through the lens of Silicon Valley: (HT: VentureBeat)
Scott recently described his experience with his back against the wall. Looks like he’s been doing pretty well, too.
I’ve been feeling serious heat lately to make things happen. (The kind where I can’t sleep until I’ve exhausted myself with effort, which, I think is how it should be when you’re trying to start several gigs at the same time (we’ll leave the wisdom of that “several” part for later).) The urgency I feel [...]
…we do have to work closer to the limits of our abilities [Joel] Most of the time we talk about taking too much risk. But, what if you’re taking too little?
This is a superb example of profiting from your passion. Take the time to stand out. Be more outlandish than the competition. And stick with it. Remember, you just might succeed, if you do.