With so many different things you can work on in business, it can be easy to lose sight of the fundamentals. At the end of the day business is an exchange of value. I give you money and you give me value. A huge part of that is customer service. Today I called a tyre […]
What I learnt about Growth Hacking from listening to Sean Ellis
A few months ago I went to a ‘fireside chat’ event with Sean Ellis. He’s an entrepreneur, angel investor, and startup advisor. He is the founder and CEO of Qualaroo. He was the first marketing hire at Dropbox. He is also known for popularizing the term product/market fit, and coining the term growth hacking with […]
3 Major lessons from listening to 11 hours of Napoleon Hill
Everyone knows Napoleon Hill from his classic personal development book, ‘Think and Grow Rich’. He’s one of the father’s of the modern personal development world. He’s sold millions of books worldwide and he’s basically a legend. What made him special was his access to some of the most successful and powerful people of all time. […]
Are you playing the game or staring at the scoreboard?
Warren Buffet once said “Games are won by players who focus on the playing field –- not by those whose eyes are glued to the scoreboard.” I love this quote. A few thoughts on this below. Worrying about how much money you have or don’t have doesn’t change the number – I’ve been north of […]
5 Parallels between business and running
So I love running. I run between 20-40k per week. It’s amazing for clearing your head and getting away from distractions. Obviously it’s also great for cardiovascular health, and I’ve found it helps me have stamina to work long hours where required (though this is rarely needed). My brother recommended I read the book ‘What […]
The law of micro-commitments
Often when I speak with business owners about their website, they say it isn’t doing much for them. It isn’t generating enquiries. People are aren’t taking action on your website. You get frustrated because you’re putting in all this effort to get traffic to your site but they’re not doing what you want them to […]