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Grow Consciously So Your Business Doesn’t Eat You Alive

September 25, 2007 in Growth & Strategy | No comments

We all know people who created a business which turned into a monster and ate all their time and energy. This is lame and it doesn’t have to happen to you.
As you become successful, you enter a potentially dangerous time. In our culture, it is easy to get caught up in the myth of More [...]

Listen to Your Business: It Will Tell You What It Needs

September 14, 2007 in Growth & Strategy | No comments

This morning, I nervously contemplated this question: “If I asked my business what it really needs right now, what would it say?”
The answer came back:

a bookkeeper
a tax advisor
a full time programmer

Oy. Well you can guess why my business isn’t getting these. All my issues!
Letting people look at all my money dirty laundry is scary. Trusting [...]

How to Spot and Develop Niche Markets

September 4, 2007 in Getting Started, Growth & Strategy | No comments

The last time I moved, I was looking for boxes on craigslist. I saw a guy posting an ad “$1 per box, I deliver anywhere in Portland”.
I thought to myself “Yeah–but there are all these postings for free boxes, why pay $1 if I can get them for free?” So I jotted down the time [...]

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