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I create a newsletter called GrowthCandy. Each issue shares one idea to help build and spread your work, delivered as a short comic. Fast to read. Easy to apply. Hard to forget!
The best “growth hacks” remain a secret, because those looking for them cannot see them.
I planted some trees this year.
The web doesn’t have a content shortage problem.
You can grow by getting the fundamentals right (earning growth)
“What if lying was banned today?”
Animals keep evolving into like crabs (carcinization).
We get to be around three types of people in the marketplace:
People argue online about what makes greatness.
If you got down on one knee in front of your beloved, and said…
There are a few lenses to think about ‘content’…
If someone overcame something, you can overcome that thing too.
The only real ‘competitors’ are those who aren’t prepared to think bigger.
The toy industry powers the cartoon industry. Great cartoons are made, because they’re propped up by merchandising that lets us explore the worlds we enjoyed watching so much.
There are (imo) two groups people fall into (finance-wise):
Show people what you did, they’ll copy the outcome without understanding how you did it.
There’s a lack of care and honor going on.
Before the first day of school:
Put your focus on actually helping people.
Big orgs don’t (or won’t) listen. To customers. Not truly.
We like to talk about how bad subscription services are.
These days, most days, “why don’t people care more” comes up in conversation.
I’ve drawn for over 30 years, but I still buy books.
“Don’t quit!” “Never surrender!”
When driving back from feeding the ducks with my son this morning, I felt a keen reminder:
Large companies often have layers of beaurocracy designed to prevent any feeling being hurt, any responsibility being taken, or any brave decisions being made.
The owner does the owning.
The leader does the leading.
The sales guy does the selling.
The manager does the managing.
The administrator does the admin.
Some work hard on things they hate so they can show up at dinner parties and boast, the cry of the insecure.
I create a newsletter called GrowthCandy. Each issue shares one idea to help build and spread your work, delivered as a short comic. Fast to read. Easy to apply. Hard to forget!