Why Men Are Awful: On the pussy-profit paradigm

Men Are Awful: The Pussy-Profit Paradigm

I came up with this about a week ago. Like any not-really-developed theory, it has a lot of holes in it and is based largely on stereotypes. For these things, I do apologize upfront. I do think there’s a bit… Continue Reading

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What you feel for a brand is essentially “rational love”

Rational Love For Brands

Kinda interesting, via here: The researchers first approached the question with structured interviews of 60 study participants about brands and people they loved and liked. They noticed some similarities in the way participants discussed humans and items: those that were… Continue Reading

Here’s a good way to explain what “design” is in a business context

Simple Design Is The Key To Companies

In the “new business world” — where maybe product and inventory matter less — you can make an argument that the No. 1 thing any company needs is simple, easy-to-use-and-understand design. You could make a similar case that this basic idea — simple interfaces… Continue Reading

Baby Boomers’ final act: Save entrepreneurship

Baby Boomers and Entrepreneurship

Alright, so … it’s possible that entrepreneurship is dying. We’ve been seeing stats about that for years, give or take. You can choose to believe that or not believe that. Let’s say, for a second, that you do. If so, what or whom can save… Continue Reading

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Senior management: Values the same, personalities different

Jobs Wozniak and the Key to Management

Since almost the dawn of time, people have been trying to figure out the exact right combination of leaders/managers to make a company or idea successful. Extroverts? Introverts? Hard-chargers? Listeners? Etc. For almost the same amount of time, people have been breathlessly trying… Continue Reading

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Future of Work: Clarity leads to empowerment

Just came across this article on Harvard Business Review about “prioritizing your life before your manager prioritizes it for you,” which seems like a good idea for an article — hell, I clicked on it — until you stop and realize the employee-manager relationship is… Continue Reading

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How about “simplicity” as a business strategy?

Simplicity as Business Strategy

Here’s one potential reality: everyone running around talking about how busy they always are might someday lead to a focus on Essentialism (whereby people instead focus on what matters, as opposed to always talking about how busy they are). That might happen. It might… Continue Reading

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The four things you need to understand to follow through on plans

How To Follow Through On Goals

Follow-through is a huge deal in life. Core example: the gym on January 1 vs. the gym on March 1. See a difference? You probably do. People always have ideas about improvements, both individually and within broader networks they belong… Continue Reading