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What Is Design?
Episode 276
Design is creation. Easy enough. Now put teeth to it to make it a business. Why does it matter? Which would you rather have: the straw house or the b…
8 hours ago
Understanding Both Sides
Episode 275
Too often creative businesses devalue themselves and overvalue client relationships. Case in point: giving a discount to repeat clients. It goes agai…
1 week ago
Hibernation
Episode 274
What happens when there is a lull when it seems like everyone else is busy? What does it mean for your creative business and what should you do?
Orig…
2 weeks ago
The Value Of Design
Episode 273
We are at an inflection point. The public recognizes the value of design and is willing to pay for it. To what end leverage then? What are you willin…
3 weeks ago
Interpreting Data
Episode 272
It is fifty degrees one day, ninety the next. On average it is seventy degrees so no need to buy a coat or a swimsuit. You can use information to ju…
4 weeks ago
Who Do You Serve?
Episode 271
Why does your business exist? To serve you, your clients? Or for you to serve it? My guess is you think the former but act like the latter. No better…
1 month ago
The Little Mermaid and Creative Business
Episode 270
Fairness matters and if your client is acting poorly, you do not get any brownie points for sucking it up. Only adults in the room please.
Original E…
1 month, 1 week ago
Kill Hope
Episode 269
When you think about it, the statement "I hope…" is almost always about something external happening that may or may not directly affect you, but is …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Vulnerability
Episode 268
Creative business is about being vulnerable. Vulnerability is the fuel for trust. The question is where, when and why should you be vulnerable?
Origi…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Greed Is For Fools
Episode 267
Knowing what you need to live the life you wish is the key to your success as a creative business. How much do you need and how much do you want to w…
2 months ago