2015 Entries
✦ December
#6 The season for
Hello friends,
The period from Thanksgiving to the end of the year marks an interesting time
for businesses. Many people
Archives, Notes, etc.
2015 Entries
✦ December
The biggest challenge of website redesigns
A few weeks ago I wrapped up a significant user experience (UX) and wireframing
effort for a large brand’s
2015 Entries
✦ November
#5 The roll off
Hello friends,
I hope your week is getting off to a smashing start. Mine is starting a little
slower since
2015 Entries
✦ November
Distilling your ideas
Recently I was working on a pitch deck for my project Ketch Statistics.
Every time I do one of these,
2015 Entries
✦ November
#4 The distilled idea
Hello friends,
For the last few days I've been working on a pitch deck for my project Ketch
2015 Entries
✦ October
Good habits take focus
A few weeks ago I attended a conference where James Clear
[http://jamesclear.com] spoke. If you’re not familiar
2015 Entries
✦ October
#3 The simple focus
Hello friends,
A few weeks ago I attended a conference where James Clear spoke. If you're not
familiar
2015 Entries
✦ October
Surfing lessons
My brother yelled, “Go! Go! Go!”
I thrashed my arms. Paddling at full speed, I found the wave’s momentum.
2015 Entries
✦ September
#2 I Don't Know What You Did Last Summer (but I'd like to)
Hello friends,
I hope your summer was amazing.
On my end there have been several developments over the last few
2015 Entries
✦ September
Daves I know
I’d like to tell you about the Daves I know…
David Deasy [https://twitter.com/DeasyDesign]
David Deasy un-blanks
2015 Entries
✦ September
#1 Notes from the field
Hey friends.
I hope you had a great summer. You may notice the newsletter is a little
different than from
2015 Entries
✦ June
Two kinds of people
I trust everything is well in your world. Last week I stumbled across the fun
blog 2 Kinds of People.
2015 Entries
✦ March
Slow Is the new black
I’ve been thinking a lot about the role web applications play in our lives
today. For starters, think about
2015 Entries
✦ February
Conversations: Nathan Kotny
Not too long ago I had a fun conversation with Nathan Kotny
[https://twitter.com/natekontny]. We talked about his
2015 Entries
✦ January
What I use
As you know, I don’t get in many arguments with people about what technologies
they use. My stance has
2014 Entries
✦ November
Talking shop on Digital Marketing Radio
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of speaking with Digital Marketing Radio
[http://www.digitalmarketingradio.com/] creator David
2014 Entries
✦ November
Script treatments: Final Pitch and Level 7
I’ve been working on a few short film ideas. After pitching them to a few folks,
I narrowed down
2014 Entries
✦ July
How to get out of a slump
Have you ever found yourself in a slump? It’s a horrible feeling. You feel as if
you’re at
2014 Entries
✦ July
3-step marketing field guide
The goal of any field guide is to lead you in a desired direction. In the late
1800’s the
2014 Entries
✦ June
By doing
In the last year I’ve seen dozens, if not hundreds, of courses offering to teach
you anything from axe
2014 Entries
✦ April
Startup lessons on branding
Sorry I’ve been a little out of touch recently. Having never launched a business
like this [http://getfanpack.com]
2014 Entries
✦ March
Ego: the most expensive thing you own
> “Your ego is the most expensive thing you’ll ever own.”
One of the biggest obstacles for success (in
2014 Entries
✦ March
Starting matters
We talk a lot about finishing without giving starting its due credit.
Starting matters.
A lot.
I’m not talking
2014 Entries
✦ February
Ira Glass teaches us to fight through the gap
I’ve seen Ira Glass’ YouTube interview on storytelling several times. I was thrilled when I watched this video clip
2014 Entries
✦ January
Lighting up the dark
A few weeks ago, I alluded to a new project [https://davidhorne.me/teams-need/]
I’m launching soon. A lot
2014 Entries
✦ January
What teams need
In a few weeks I’ll be launching a new project that’s far different from
anything I’ve done
2013 Entries
✦ December
Movie Lessons: Aim Small. Win Big.
“Aim small, miss small” is one of my all-time favorite movie quotes. It’s from
the film The Patriot. These
2013 Entries
✦ December
Whispers on the Other Side
Zim heard whispers on the other side of the door as he put his key in the lock. He stopped. A chill crept down his back like tentacles from an icy jellyfish.
2013 Entries
✦ October
What Superpower Do You Wish You Had?
I read an interview recently where someone asked Warren Buffet what superpower
he wished he had. His response was one
2013 Entries
✦ October
Five things to do before you attend your next conference
The ConvergeSouth conference is coming to a close. All that’s left on the post
conference checklist is sending out
2013 Entries
✦ October
Improve Your Value Propositions By Understanding Your Customers
I’ve written about creatingbetter value propositions
[https://davidhorne.me/secret-creating-better-value-propositions/]before. At the
heart of the process is understanding
2013 Entries
✦ September
Going To The Cloud
Let’s assume you have made the leap, you have gone all in, and are ready to move
your business