Defending the Castle When the Moats Are Drained
One characteristic of our industry is disappearing moats. After a brief overview of the fourteen moats we've lost from 1965 to today, we'll look at what turf we really have left to defend and what the...
19 Nov 202530min
The Four Priorities of Winning New Business
What do we do in those situations where we have to pitch? Blair simplifies some important principles from his books into a sequence of four precepts we can follow when the sales process doesn't progre...
5 Nov 202527min
Understanding Earnouts
If/when you sell your firm, it'll likely be the largest transaction of your life, and so it makes sense to understand it! In this episode David gives a crash course in everything earnouts. LINKS "Un...
22 Okt 202525min
Grow or Die?
Blair recognizes growth opportunities in every area of life and business, yet sees many people chasing metrics while unknowingly resisting genuine progress for various reasons. LINKS "Chief Growth O...
8 Okt 202532min
You're Cheating Clients Unless You're Repetitive
David recognizes that the fear of repeating ourselves in our client work is motivated by the right things: "am I delivering value?" LINKS "Repeating Yourself as an Expert" by David C. Baker for punc...
24 Sep 202521min
How to Get $500M to Build a Website
Blair tells the story of recreation.gov and how its performance pay deal has been nothing but wins for every party involved, with plenty of lessons for buyers and sellers of all kinds of services. L...
10 Sep 202530min
When a Key Employee Wants Equity
David provides a framework for one of the most important conversations in a creative agency principal's life. LINKS "When A Key Employee Wants Equity" by David C. Baker for punctuation.com "Pros + C...
27 Aug 202521min
SpamHack Your Way to Growth!
Instead of railing against AI-generated spam, Blair decides to "get in on the action" with his brand new SpamHack AI Growth System™️ in this spoof episode.
13 Aug 202519min
