Jason Fried isn’t shy about his disdain for meetings. In fact, one of his chapters in “Rework” is dedicated to condemning meetings but he then goes on to share tips for making them better: The worst interruptions of all are meetings. Here’s why: They’re usually about words and abstract concepts, not real things. They usually convey an …
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Brilliant Book Bit: Building an audience from ‘Rework’ by Jason Fried
Jason Fried Customers are great. Fans are cool. But the best companies have audiences. Jason Fried proves it with “Rework” , his wonderfully simple book on building a world-class company. Fried doesn’t spend millions on PR and marketing, he gains attention with good ideas. He writes them down and shares them through his blog, books, tweets, …
Brilliant Book Bit: Focus on what won’t change
Jason Fried It’s easy to chase the next big thing. it’s exciting and thrilling, and it also means you can set aside the boring stuff for a while. In “Rework” by Jason Fried, he makes the point that chasing the next big thing can also cause you to take your eye off the ball, your customers, …
Roll with the punches: Learning to handle life’s ups and downs
It’s graduation time and commencement speakers around the country are giving advice, inspiration and perspective on what it takes to succeed and be happy. Dicky Fox, the “late, great mentor” of Jerry Maguire from the movie of the same name, may have been a fictitious character but I think he would have made an excellent …
Brilliant Book Bit from ‘Rework’ – Take a deep breath
Jason Fried Change of any kind can be controversial. Even the smallest changes can provoke big reactions. New features, new policies, new places and new people often cause knee-jerk reactions and undo irrationality. It’s normal, and it should be expected. But if you make it through that first rough week, things should settle down. Jason …
Moms make it happen – Why moms make great entrepreneurs
When you look at family life and compare it to entrepreneurship, there are some interesting parallels. Running a successful family is more similar to running a successful business than you might think. Jill Salzman Jill Salzman started The Founding Moms in 2011. It’s a collective of offline meetups and online resources for mom entrepreneurs. She gave a Ted …
Out-teach your competitors – Brilliant book bit from ‘Rework’ by Jason Fried
Brilliant Books Series: ‘Rework’ on Teaching Rather Than Selling Jason Fried “Instead of trying to outspend, outsell, or outsponsor competitors, try to out-teach them. The Hoefler Type Foundry teaches designers about type at Typography.com. Etsy, an online store for things handmade, holds entrepreneurial workshops that explain “best practices” and promotional ideas to people who sell …
Embrace constraints – Brilliant book bit from Jason Fried and his book ‘Rework’
Brilliant Books Series: ‘Rework’ on Working with Less Jason Fried “I don’t have enough time/money/people/experience.” Stop whining. Less is a good thing. Constraints are advantages in disguise. Limited resources force you to make do with what you’ve got. There’s no room for waste. And that forces you to be creative.” That’s from Jason Fried, the …
Hire great writers – it pays off big in the long run
Brilliant Books Series: ‘Rework’ on Writers Jason Fried Last week we started our Brilliant Books Series featuring Jason Fried’s “Rework.” In this series we pull out and share pieces of great books. Fried is dedicated to simplicity and economy in all things. He published “Rework” in 2010 but the ideas are timeless. In his section on Hiring, …
Rethinking work – Brilliant Books Series begins with ‘Rework’ by Jason Fried
‘Rework’ Brilliant Books Series Begins We like to highlight authors and their books in this weekly note, but it’s impossible to include all their best points in this small space, so we’ve created the Brilliant Books Series. The idea is to share more great parts of Brilliant Brooks we like, still in bite size pieces …