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Picasso and the Napkin or: ‘Be a Consulting Pro, Not a Consulting Ho’
Read more: Picasso and the Napkin or: ‘Be a Consulting Pro, Not a Consulting Ho’Are you offering free consulting without realizing it? Upon first reading this, a Silicon Valley episode (spoiler alert!) came to mind. In it, Richard, an entrepreneur, and his team are prospecting for investors and meet one particular group that seems very interested and excited about everything they have to share. A few days later they decline to invest and instead take all…
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The Necessity of Failure
Read more: The Necessity of FailureI would hope by now, that everyone understands that failure is nothing to fear. Also understand that getting to that point is a real trick sometimes. “There are very few black-and-white truths in management or in business, but one that I have found is that people either hire people who are smarter than them or…
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The Ultimate Guide to 150+ Google Analytics Resources
Read more: The Ultimate Guide to 150+ Google Analytics ResourcesOn Google Analytics – Originally posted on KISSmetrics. Are you ready to get the most out of Google Analytics? If so, we’ve collected the ultimate guide to over 150 Google Analytics resources you can use, including the top official Google Analytics channels, Google Analytics integrations, tools for Google Analytics, and articles about Google Analytics. Official…
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The Google way of attacking problems
Read more: The Google way of attacking problemsLiked this HBR post. What do you think of the Google approach? One Friday afternoon in 2002, long before his company became a household verb, Larry Page walked into the office kitchen and posted some printouts of results from Google’s AdWords engine. On top, in big bold letters, he wrote, “THESE ADS SUCK.” In most companies, this…
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12 social media tips for business
Read more: 12 social media tips for businessAh, social media. Still the wild west of marketing and populated with a mix of guns for hire and snake oil salesmen who, unfortunately, outnumber the authentic Gary Coopers out there. Sigh. I despise watching businesses that don’t have the time to understand what social can really do for their business get taken advantage of by folks promising more followers and…
