Why Try To Get Out Of Your Box, When You Can Use What's In It?
There’s a story out there about a co-packer that tells a brewer, “on a scale of 1-10, 1 being the easiest beers to make and 10 being impossible, you’re all 9s.” That says something about both the co-packer (who is willing to do the beers) and the brewer (who is willing to ideate and pay […]
By all means, plan for success. But don’t stop planning there. The adage “failure to plan is planning to fail” holds weight, but it’s missing a piece: planning for failure can minimize the hurt the same way planning for success can elevate it. What does your team communicate when the power goes out? What design […]
The best leaders make decisions. Not just big ones, but many of them. There’s a lot that goes into making a great leader after a decision has been made. But there’s no leadership without a decision. Are you the one making them? p.s. if you’re in a situation where you’re more in a position of […]
That coffee shop doesn’t have to have custom drink carriers. They cost $1 each to get. That might sound cheap, but there’s a minimum order of 8,000 and after shipping, tax, and employee time to accept delivery, unpack, organize, and pre-open (because they arrive compacted and nearly stuck shut) it costs them around $11,000 to […]
One of the great disappointments I continue to hear about mask mandates being lifted is that now people will see their real facial expressions. No more hiding the smirk or hiding the frustration. (Aside, no more hiding oregano from that taco you ate that’s now stuck in your teeth either.) Of course, what you were […]
When you’ve surrounded yourself with geeks, you know you’ve hit your passion, found the edge and dove deep into the hobby or work. But, of course, it’s a small group and too many entrepreneurs get stuck thinking they are their smallest viable group to do business with. They might make great friends, great resources, great […]
There’s one way to make the journey a little easier. To make pitching easier. To make the project easier. To make the meaningful work easier. The key is to expect surprises. Surprising challenges and hiccups. Surprising speed humps and pitfalls. Surprising failures and obstacles. The more we can expect the surprises, the faster we can […]
