2019 Entries
✦ September
#78 The Great Ideas
Hello, friends.
Last week this time, my family and I were prepping our family place in Atlantic
Beach for Dorian.
Archives, Notes, etc.
2019 Entries
✦ September
The delta between price and value
> Any damn fool can put on a deal, but it takes genius, faith, and perseverance to
create a brand.
2019 Entries
✦ August
Nail your brand voice and tone with these questions
Questions you need to answer to nail your brand voice and tone.
Brand Voice Questions
Brand voice doesn’t change.
2019 Entries
✦ August
#77 The Mindset Rumination
Hello, friends.
I’m writing this from near Grand Rapids, MI. A few friends and I just wrapped up
the
2019 Entries
✦ August
Receive, apply, advance
Not too long ago, I took the CliftonStrengthsFinder assessmen
[https://www.gallupstrengthscenter.com/]t. My scores came back to say
2019 Entries
✦ August
Company culture is like patina
One of the companies in Greensboro that I’ve had the opportunity to get to know
is Thompson Traders [http:
2019 Entries
✦ August
#76 The Learning System
Hello, friends.
Now that my kids are of school age, summer no longer recedes with the daylight.
It just stops.
2019 Entries
✦ July
#75 The Effective Leader
Hello, friends.
It's Wyndham week in Greensboro, NC. I'm sure I'll find myself walking
2019 Entries
✦ July
Expert simplicity
Bain & Company finished a study recently aimed to identify the key indicators of
business success. It concluded that “narrower
2019 Entries
✦ July
How to build software without getting in your own way
One of the “books” I’m reading [https://basecamp.com/shapeup?] is the new one
from Basecamp, penned by Ryan
2019 Entries
✦ July
#74 The One Question
Hello, friends.
I was on vacation last week. It’s the first week I’ve taken off in 2019. My
2019 Entries
✦ July
Great software is...
Read an article [http://lloydtabb.com/great-software-is-an-act-of-empathy] this
week that made this statement:
> Great software is an act of
2019 Entries
✦ June
#73 The Simple Game
Hello, friends.
It’s a holiday week in the US as everyone is getting ready for the 4th of July.
2019 Entries
✦ June
For the customer or at the customer
An old Peter Drucker quote came to mind this week as I read through our CrewPay
product update.
> Is
2019 Entries
✦ June
Candid about candor
Happy father’s day to all the dads out there. It was great fun with my boys and
even squeezed
2019 Entries
✦ June
#72 The Caring Challenge
Hello, friends.
Happy father’s day to all the dads out there. It was great fun with my boys and
2019 Entries
✦ June
Three questions for market
Three questions I’ve been asking myself as we begin to “market” CrewPay
[http://paywithcrew.com] publicly.
1. Why does
2019 Entries
✦ June
Leveling Up
The last few months have been challenging. The responsibilities of running the
teams at Honestly and having significant roles at
2019 Entries
✦ June
#71 The Next Level
Hello, friends.
Finishing up the weekend at my hometown in eastern NC. This place never gets
old.
What I’m
2019 Entries
✦ May
Strategic Vs. non-strategic expenses
We’ve been making changes to our budgets and expenses over the last few weeks.
Some of these are marketing
2019 Entries
✦ May
#70 The Apology Note
Hello, friends.
It's been way too long since my last note. My apologies. This is a relatively
small
2019 Entries
✦ March
#69 The Multiplier Effect
Hello, friends.
NFTF on a Sunday night? Yep! Going to try change it up for a bit.
It's
2019 Entries
✦ January
#68 The Annual Theme
Hello, friends.
Welcome to the first NFTF of the year. I've seen dozens of "annual report"
2018 Entries
✦ December
#67 The Wrong Way
Hello, friends.
I've been working my way through the book "Bad Blood". It's about
2018 Entries
✦ November
#66 The First Decade
Hello, friends.
This week marks the 10th year I've been out on my own. It's crazy
2018 Entries
✦ November
10 years in
This week marks the 10th year I’ve been out on my own. It’s crazy to think how
fast
2018 Entries
✦ October
#65 The System Trip
Hello, friends.
Recently I've been working through Jame's Clear's new book Atomic Habits. While
2018 Entries
✦ October
#64 The Money Question
Hello, friends.
Recently I've been getting a taste of my own medicine.
How you ask?
With this question:
2018 Entries
✦ September
#63 The Next Storm
Hello, friends.
Growing up on the outer banks you get used to hurricane season. It's the time of
2018 Entries
✦ September
#62 The Definition Alignment
Hello, friends.
Just getting back from Drift's HYPERGROWTH conference
[https://hypergrowth.drift.com/] but wanted to start sharing
2018 Entries
✦ August
#61 The Brand Journey
Hello, friends.
Last week a show was playing in the background while I was cleaning up my
office. I wasn&
2018 Entries
✦ August
#60 The Last Goodbye
Hello, friends.
On July 20, my dad passed away. He had been battling dementia and aphasia for
several years so