Reading Time: < 1 minAs GreenMellen has grown over the years, one of the challenges that Ali and I have faced is figuring out what our roles should be at various stages. Early on it was easy; she was the designer and I was the developer. Once those roles were filled by others, where did that leave us? It’s […]
Know, respect, trust
Reading Time: < 1 minWe’ve all heard the saying that we buy things from people that we “know, like and trust”, and I agree with that. I’d much rather purchase something from someone that I know, who I find likable, and who I trust. In recently reading the book “How Clients Buy“, the authors worded it slightly differently every […]
The Sunday Summary: Rising standards, big egos, and accumulating little notes
Reading Time: 2 minIn an effort to help me keep up with everything I post each week, here is my latest “Sunday Summary” of my posts from the week. Mon, July 29: Our standards are risingIt’s easy to think that the world is falling apart, and while there are certainly many things we need to improve, things are […]
The algorithm can make social media really weird
Reading Time: 2 minWhile it seems the digital world is becoming more real-time, traditional social media is becoming more algorithm-driven and can lead to some weird posts. For example, here is a post from a friend that I saw earlier this year. The post appeared for me a few days after it was posted, and I have literally […]
What will AI collide with?
Reading Time: 2 minI was at a recent event where Rich Beaudrie posed an interesting question: what will AI collide with? There are many examples of collisions from the past. At one point 15 years ago, we had cell phones with large screens + 3G networks + compact GPS chips and Google Maps was born. Or you can […]
Accumulating little notes
Reading Time: 2 minI recently shared the question of whether meta work is worth the effort. It’s certainly situational, but I’m finding that it often can pay off quite well in the long run. In that previous post, part of the thought was around tracking books from lists that people suggest. Similar to the list that I shared […]
Big egos that look small can be super valuable
Reading Time: < 1 minIt take a big ego to run a big company, but most people aren’t fans of those with big egos. The solution? Keep your ego in check. In an episode of the Passion & Pain podcast, they had David Senra on as a guest and David put it this way: “I don’t think that you […]
Creating “zero click” content
Reading Time: 2 minAs I mentioned a few weeks ago, a growing problem with Google is the number of “zero click” searches on there — searches that don’t lead to another click, because Google answered the question for you. It’s generally a good thing for users, but it’s a bad thing for companies wanting to get more website […]
Our standards are rising
Reading Time: < 1 minIt’s easy to think that the world is falling apart, and while there are certainly many things we need to improve, things are really going pretty well. Crime is down, medical care is always improving, and even things like sex trafficking are far less pervasive than we’re led to believe. The problem is our standards. […]
The Sunday Summary: Sunk costs, meta work, and attention spans aren’t really getting shorter
Reading Time: 2 minIn an effort to help me keep up with everything I post each week, here is my latest “Sunday Summary” of my posts from the week. Mon, July 22: Movie tickets are sunk costs“If you purchase a movie ticket, you have the ability to occupy a seat in the theater, but you don’t have to […]