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Blitzscaling – the Chaotic, Sometimes Grueling Path to Success
We love the idea of Blitzscaling — rapidly growing your business to market dominance and crushing the competition — and for AirBnB, PayPal and LinkedIn it's been the right thing to do. But if there are no rules to...
Zoom Back to Business
In our new age of social distancing meetings on Zoom, FaceTime, Skype, Google and Facebook* are nearly commonplace. As you re-reopen and re-build your business, you may have considered virtual meetings to reconnect...
How to Succeed at Content Marketing Without Really Trying
Let’s face it, for most of us creating authentic, quality content is hard. It takes attention, time, and, well, trying. But if you can’t make the work go away, you can at least systemitize and tame it so it doesn’t...
Customers’ Pain Points Are Changing — Here are Five Ways 👮♀🔒 👨👩👦👦🏅💵 You Can Adapt
A few days ago an illustration of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs showed up in my Facebook feed and caught my eye. It was marked up with a crayon pointing out “we are here" which I thought really cut through the fog of...
5 Ways to Grow Your Business During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Now what? Unless you're working on the medical front lines or another essential business, sales are probably way, way down if they haven't stopped entirely, which means you have time on your hands. But the good news is...
“Missile Attack” Text Message a Classic UX Fail
The recent "Imminent Missile Attack" alert in Hawaii shows the importance of investing in User Experience design. Take a quick look at the 'dashboard' where these alerts were triggered and it's amazing this never...