HIT Piece 09.29.2015

Referrals used to be the ‘redheaded stepchild’ of the sales process. Back in the day (and even with some organizations selling products and services even now) referrals were philosophically relegated to the back bin of the sales pitch. They were (and still are) seen as the fallback position of a Read more…

[Advice] Reasons to Forgive

How many times do you have to forgive the other party in a conflict? Well, if certain books are to be believed, quite a lot. In a world of instant messaging, instant gratification and instant stimulation with instant reactions, the long, slow, deliberative act of forgiving someone else for something Read more…

[Advice] Content Commitment

The thing that destroys most content creation efforts is not lack of talent, ability, or innate skill. The thing that destroys most content creation efforts is not lack of resources, lack of time or lack of money. The thing that destroys most content creation efforts (from live streaming via Periscope Read more…

[Strategy] Access to the Means of Production

There is a growing chorus from the progressive parts of the US economy, concerned that many historically marginalized race and class groups may not be benefiting from the fullness of the revolutions occurring in high technology, economics, and communications. This chorus centers in the world of high technology startups of Read more…

HIT Piece 09.22.2015

You probably don’t have “what it takes” to found a start-up. You probably don’t have “what it takes” to learn how to play an instrument. You probably don’t have “what it takes” to build a business. You probably don’t have “what it takes” to write a book. You probably don’t Read more…

[Opinion] Ok…So Ad Blocking is Here…

Ok…so ad blocking is here…. From browsers to mobile hardware, the drive is on (whether from the creators of ad blocking software or just from us all talking about it now) to empower consumers of content to block advertising they don’t want to see via software based means. This advertising, Read more…