There are two pieces of business advice that I recall being the worst advice I’ve ever gotten to date. The one I immediately called foul on was “Be like Steve Jobs!” Unless you’re the CEO and chief rainmaker of a hugely profitable and influential tech company speaking like this generally results in you clearing out your … [Read more…]
A year and a half ago in the comparatively ancient era of 2016 I wrote a blog post emphasizing that in lieu of freaking out about Facebook’s algorithm change, the best approach was to simply create good content that people wanted to enjoy and partake in. This also came with a massive caveat: Specifically that you … [Read more…]
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…]