Entrepreneurial Endeavours
5 x Why, 5 x Who
You may have heard about the 5 Whys [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Whys].
It was originally developed at
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Tools, templates, and things that might actually be useful.
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Employee of the Month
It’s really easy to let our inner critic run riot.
The negative self-talk, the comparison trap, that nagging feeling
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Workshop Slide Deck (guided): Lifecycles in products, companies, and careers
Introduction
This is a workshop session I designed and facilitated in Summer 2018 (annotated
and abbreviated version, with some classroom
How-To Guides
My Podcast Gear: recording, editing, and publishing
I’ve learned a lot from creating a podcast series
[https://www.howardgray.net/podcast/]: from asking good questions and
Podcast
Tickets Podcast: Adobe's Andrea Rosen on creativity and the future of work
Listen now:
Apple Podcasts
[https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tickets/id1336642615?mt=2&uo=4]|Castbox
[https://castbox.
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Trend Spotting: How to identify what's coming next
A workshop session I designed and facilitated in Summer 2018 (annotated and
abbreviated version, with some classroom exercises and notes
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Undertaking an Annual Life Review (a Guide & Template)
This Medium post by Steve Schlafman
[https://medium.com/@schlaf/how-to-conduct-an-annual-life-review-that-will-catapult-you-into-the-new-year-d5aaffebac1f]
hit my Twitter feed earlier this week.
I’ve
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2018 List: Podcasts
Like a lot of people, I’ve listened to a lot of podcasts this year.
It’s too distracting for
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How to create your own personal investment thesis
The term ‘investment thesis’ is a now a fairly common sight on the internet,
particularly in the world of venture
Portfolio Career
3 elements for making deals as a freelancer or consultant
Today my pal Tom came over to my place for lunch. [1]
Tom is a digital marketing & strategy consultant,
Mindsets & Growth
Mind the Gap: A primer on Biases and Mental Models (slide deck)
Here’s an annotated and somewhat abbreviated version of a talk I did back in May
for Hyper Island’s
Mindsets & Growth
3 circles for managing control, influence, concern, and anxiety
A concept I came across earlier this Summer is that of 3 circles.
I first used it in a business
NYC
How to survive your first year living in NYC
At the time of writing I’m approaching the end of my first year living in New
York City, more
Storytelling
Tall Stories - the importance of storytelling
Here’s a summarised narrated version of a talk I gave to an entertainment
company in NYC on the importance
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Jiu Jitsu, Influence, and Persuasion for creative businesses
This summer I’ve been working with Hyper Island as part of the program team
running the AMP NYC accelerator
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Introducing the Operator's Handbook
TL;DR: The Operator’s Handbook is a collection of resources for operators and
business builders.
Over the past few
Battle Scars
Your customer list is worth nothing
A few years ago I heard a prominent figure was leaving one of my company’s big
competitors.
He wasn’
How-To Guides
How to rent an apartment in New York
In mid June this year my girlfriend and I were looking forward to a balmy few
months in our beloved