Company of One

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How to become a total sell-out Jul 27, 2019

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Shaunna is a sellout in an actually positive definition of the term: she paints how and what other people want from her. but this gives her the freedom to work from home, take time off and travel, and that is more valuable to her than just painting whatever she wants.

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The magic of fostering business relationships Jul 20, 2019

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Ryan Oakes is a magician and mentalist who works with companies like Twitter, GE and Google. He’s been on Harry Connick Jr’s TV show and covered by Forbes and The New York Times and Wall St Journal. He’s also a smart business strategist who knows how to nurture business relationships to move forward in his niche.

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Using support to drive intentional growth Jul 13, 2019

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Support-Driven Growth is a business approach aimed at shifting the customer support channel from cost center to critical revenue driver, which makes sense, since support staff are in direct contact with customers, all day, every day. Mo McKibbon leads SDG at Helpscout.

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How to build a business you accidentally hate Jul 06, 2019

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When happens when you create a profitable business, but in doing so, you realize it’s something you actually want to be a part of? Margo Aaron explains what happened for her, how she dealt with it, and how she’s going to avoid doing it again. There’s a difference, of course, between the business you could run and the business you should run.

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The radical subversiveness of building a lifestyle business Jun 29, 2019

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Knowing what “enough” is for each of us, and for our work, is a very liberating thing. What happens when we push back against this dominant business narrative? Lauren Bacon explains.

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You aren’t a legitimate entrepreneur if you haven’t raised money, right? Jun 22, 2019

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Whenever there’s a single narrative or single truth in business, it’s typically only truth for one group of people, to the exclusion of everyone else. Kate Kendall and I discuss.

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Getting acquired by one of the biggest companies on the internet Jun 15, 2019

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Channing Allen runs a website called IndieHackers with his brother Courtland. They’re a two-person team who advocates staying small and intentional growth. Then, one day, they got an email from the billionaire CEO of one of the largest tech companies on the planet to be acquired.

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A conversation with Cait Flanders, bestselling author and friend Jun 08, 2019

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On the Pinterest generation and debt, enoughness, marketing and the changing face of expertise online.

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Finding space in business to niche Jun 01, 2019

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AJ is the enigmatic founder of Carrd. He runs a profitable software business that focuses on the space between business to consumer and business to niche.

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Building a company that you manage vs building a business that manages you May 25, 2019

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Abby Walker is the CEO of Vivian Lou. She runs a multi-million dollar physical product company from her home wearing sweats (and high heels).

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