Softwarestan: “We have a saying, 'Move fast and break things.' The idea is that if you never break anything, you're probably not moving fast enough.” Hardwarestan: “Measure twice, cut once.” Choices.

How good would the Internet be if every home page answered Steve Krug’s 5 questions? What is this? What can I do here? What do they have here? Why should I be here (instead of [...]

Your chances of making the sale improve when you offer your prospect: A quality product That does what they want it to do At a price they can afford to pay. Tick these 3 boxes, [...]

Pareto, in real life. 80% of what you produce will be okay, and 20% will be good. Of that 20%, 80% will be great and 20% will be awesome. So, of every 100 actions: 80 [...]

Every business I've watched fail had the same problem: the owner thought it was one thing but it was always something else. Usually they blame cash flow. But low cash flow is the symptom, not [...]

How to get your business back on track. This: Attention + consistent effort + time. Want new stuff? Want it today? Want it easy? That's 99% of people. But that's not you, is it? You're [...]

Every function in your business does one of these three things: It creates revenue It enables revenue It consumes revenue. Simple but uncommon perspective. All are necessary but only one brings home the bacon.

Cash velocity matters. If you manufacture to order (MTO), your costs accumulate but you don't get paid until it's delivered. If you manufacture to stock (MTS) those finished items just sit on your shelves, waiting [...]