There are enough announcements and warnings about these that I initially thought it might be redundant to post one of my own, but these robocalls seem to have returned with a vengeance. In the past six months nine of my clients have reported them, with five having gotten multiple calls. So yeah, we’re cracking our knuckles … [Read more…]
All things considered I’ve had an astonishing track record with the crowdfunding projects I’ve backed. Shadowrun: Hong Kong, the first project I ever backed, distributed release codes on the exact date that Harebrained Schemes promised in their pitch. This is particularly noteworthy because video game crowdfunding projects not being subject to at least some delays is almost … [Read more…]
A few weeks ago I received a business inquiry in my personal Gmail. These days I use a professional, grown up domain-based E-mail address, but I still get the odd business E-mail in my personal Gmail from when I was starting out. The subject line “Can we meet next week?” was in the Promotions tab … [Read more…]
I hesitated for a long time to publish this article. I’m aware that this could be construed as me slagging off on a vastly larger competitor for the attention, even though I’m under no illusion about how many people actually read my writings. I’m also aware that criticizing competitors goes against professional courtesy. I do … [Read more…]
I’ve long maintained that no, Amazon is not killing brick-and-mortar stores or offline commerce. Neither is the Internet at large. The Internet is just another byproduct of what business has been dealing with since the dawn of time: Disruption. Granted, the Internet is a particularly massive disruption, but it merely shifts rather than kills. Business models, … [Read more…]
This may feel like preaching to the choir to you if you’re reading this and you’re savvy about how “free” smartphone apps work. Yet for the majority of people the cost of “free” apps is usually a distant thought in the back of their minds. They might even consider it an acceptable tradeoff, but people … [Read more…]
Disclaimer time: Yes, I will be unleashing both barrels on unpaid internships again. Let me state in advance that if you’re a political campaign or a nonprofit or otherwise a student looking to work for the preceding, you are exempt from this. These the types of organizations that generally live or die based on their volunteers … [Read more…]