May 2012
3 posts
“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.”
– Henry David Thoreau (via themadeshop)
March 2012
1 post
February 2012
1 post
AAPL Orchard: Not Everyone Copies Apple →
aaplorchard:
“[Apple is] going to continue to make the best products in the world that delight our customers and make our employees incredibly proud of what they do.”
- Tim Cook in his first email to Apple employees as Apple’s new CEO sent August 25, 2011
“The path [Sony] must take is clear: to drive the…
January 2012
1 post
December 2011
1 post
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November 2011
8 posts
“Designing a product is keeping five thousand things in your brain and fitting...”
– Steve Jobs
“I hate it when people call themselves ‘entrepreneurs’ when what they’re really...”
– Steve Jobs (via tmblg)
October 2011
8 posts
Planet Logo Redesigned →
It’s no secret that the business world has changed. The more we become connected, the more human we need to make our businesses. Our design decisions for the new Planet Logo site were simple: Bring…
A Dent in the Universe →
It’s very rare that an individual makes an impact on the world like Steve Jobs did. Yesterday the world lost one of its most Jenius people, “one of the crazy ones”. Steve Jobs is THE inspiration for…
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via Frank: For Steve →
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The world gives us so few who provide a way for us all to see in new ways. It always hurts when they leave. The effused sadness that has spread through the internet from the news of Steve Jobs’ death is to be expected. We lament when things are taken from us, and I’d say that Jobs’ death (like…
September 2011
1 post
August 2011
8 posts
Seeing Things Differently →
As business owners, we have to look at the same problems that our customers, industries and competitors have been looking at for years, and see them differently. In my line of work, I’m hired to…
Recipe for Making Things →
Stuck trying to figure out what to make next? Maybe you’re looking for something new to add to your company, products or services? The recipe for discovering and making new things is simple. If you…
Crazy, Sexy, Cool. →
An interesting thing to always remember about clients and customers is the fact that they’re irrational. As much as we would like to think it’s smart to give them logical reasons for buying from us,…
Vision and Reality →
Everything that you want to accomplish in life and in business, rests between vision and reality. You set out to create something greater than yourself in order to make people’s lives better and to…
July 2011
23 posts
Happy →
The thing we all want more than anything is to be happy. Without happiness there is no point in having a business, no point in doing the same things over and over. I don’t know many people that I…
Discipline →
To many, discipline is a dirty word. It paints a picture of pain and makes people think about drill sergeants. It’s always presented to us from a father figure or someone trying to act bigger than…
WatchWhat’s cuter than this!?! I’ve probably watched this 700 times. I’m not partial or anything:)
The Connected Mind →
In business and in life, chance favors the connected mind. We all have great ideas, but without people to bounce them off of and hold us accountable, many of our great ideas never see the light of…
Uncomfortable Meets Important →
Want to know where to look when thinking about innovation inside of your company? Target the things where uncomfortable meets important. The reason for this is two fold. On the one hand, the best…
Curation →
Some business owners and entrepreneurs have created a good living and a good business. It affords them the lifestyle they want and the platform they desire to “play the game”. But what about that…
Giving Gifts →
We get a lot from the communities we are a part of. We get support, new ideas, new friendships, positive peer pressure, and criticism among other things. Since we get so much from our communities, I…
Extreme Users →
We all would love to have some great insight into where we can find a new and powerful competitive advantage. We would love to be able to read the minds of our customers so that we could add immense…
Pick a Side →
Our tendency as entrepreneurs is to want to serve every person in our marketplace. We see open market share out there, so we try to adjust our products and services to reach the masses. I call this…
Solve Simple Problems →
I’ve had some pretty interesting insights as of late. One of them has come from dissecting what it truly means to be simple. Simplicity is a hot commodity these days, so I wanted to take the time to…
No One Gives Initiative →
The funny thing about initiative is that no one can give it to you. You have to take it. Many times we find ourselves waiting for a sign, a moment, or a little help from someone before we get…
Skosh →
Skosh is a japanese word meaning “a little bit”. I love this word because it’s a constant reminder to me that success in business isn’t about multi-million dollar, two-year-long changes. It’s about…
WatchI am absolutely humbled and grateful for these kind words from Chad. It’s great people like him that make me love what I do. Not only does he care about his clients, but he immediately implements what we talk about so they can benefit as soon as possible. I’m proud to have Chad as a client and I’m so pumped to do more work right now! Thanks Chad…
I Will →
I believe we are living in one of the biggest epidemics in history. It’s a silent killer. One that has crept up to us over the last one hundred years. This epidemic has left us feeling meaningless,…
Brand Clarity →
One of the most important tools that a business has is it’s brand. In the old days, the companies that had the greatest advantage were the companies that could build the biggest factories. Then it…