There are always copycats. But the last 10 years or so have been a particularly vicious period of time. The “what’s working now” changes so rapidly in this environment that to “catch the wave” you must move fast. But what happens when the wave breaks? A few lucky ones...
Sometimes it’s good to reflect back on why you made a decision, started or stopped doing something, or made some other significant change to the way you do life or business. I thought about this today while my mom was over visiting. I was watching the UFC fights when...
Yesterday was a terrible day. There were 50 mph winds and heavy, heavy rains here, and our basement is prone to flooding during exceptionally bad conditions. Yesterday was one of those days. My basement is not finished in, but my wife’s craft room for her business and...
There are two business leaders — not gurus, note — whom I quite admire. On the one hand, it seems they could not be any more different. And yet on the other, they are aligned on the fundamentals of what makes people want to buy your products or services. Jason Fried,...
In the software world, there are two types of business: Those that ask you to use the software a certain way, and those that provide a set of tools that let you custom configure to suit your needs. It’s tempting to think the latter option is always better. BK, “Have...
