Five Thought Friday

Favorites Friday – Nov. 13

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As we head into the fall season, here are a few of the things I’ve found most interesting recently.


Politics and News

Why Donald Trump might just be the next president of the United States – Regardless of how you feel about Trump, this video breaks down his rock solid story telling framework. It’s worth a listen for sure.


Analytics

Measuring Social Media – For those of us who’ve always struggled to measure the effectiveness of our social media campaigns, this is by far the best framework I’ve found. If you do anything with social media, you should take a look at it.


Music

I really like the music WALK THE MOON has been putting out lately. Particularly this song. It’s fun, light hearted and full of energy. Well done folks.

Books

For reading, I can’t recommend highly enough ReWork by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. Fresh thinking and simple solutions for complex business problems. They really take a business and people first approach – which is rare in many startup circles.

Quote

Pulled straight from the Bible.

“Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.” – Matthew 10:39

 And there you have it. The best stuff I’m working on, have read, or seen recently. Happy Friday.

Five Thought Friday – July 31

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I realized that I needed to start updating this blog again. There are some amazing things happening, and I’ll be certain to keep you updated. In the meantime, I thought I would start by sharing what I’ve been reading and learning lately. Every Friday I’ll post five thoughts to share. Hopefully you’ll find some of these interesting.

  1. Leadership: I recently finished Team of Teams by General Stanley McChrystal. It’s fantastic book. The whole premise is that in a complex world, we have to rely on networks to defeat networks. Organizations that can deal with complex problems need to be structured as a network, not as a true hierarchical chain. To scale this network, we require a team of teams.
  2. Humor: This Youtube video will probably be one of the funniest things you see all week.
  3. Finance: This podcast on the Tim Ferriss show with Chris Sacca is one of the best podcasts I’ve heard in a while. In it, they discuss strategies for startup investing, personal development, and running businesses. It’s definitely worth a listen.
  4. Business: Currently, I’m looking to add one client to the Analytive portfolio. If you or someone you know could benefit from our digital marketing, analytics, and development efforts, please hit me up.
  5. Science/Interesting: Toyota introduces a hydrogen car. Elon Musk explains why hydrogen fueled cars are dumb.