by Jason Long | Aug 13, 2014 | Contracts, HR, Management, People, Running a Business, Sales
How to Pay Salespeople: Base Plus 7-and-7 Formula I get it. You do design, not sales. Now we could talk all about how you never stop doing sales; how you’re always your best salesperson; how it’s extremely hard, if not impossible, to own a studio and not be involved...
by Jason Long | Aug 10, 2014 | Distance Working, Management, Musing, Outdoors
People in our industry spend a lot of time in front of the computer. It’s part of our job, but all that sedentary time needs to be offset with a reasonable amount of activity and healthy food. So, this week I want to share one of my favorite recipes that you can...
by Jason Long | Aug 7, 2014 | Running a Business, Sales, Scoping, Web Design
First, a quick quiz. What is a custom designed website? A) A PRODUCT B) A SERVICE If you picked B, you’re on the money. There is a big discrepancy in the web and app design and development industry between what a lot of clients think they are buying and what you guys...
by Jason Long | Aug 7, 2014 | Management, Musing, Random Things, Running a Business
As BrainLeaf beta re-launches, we plot our next venture. This week we re-launched beta (huge sigh of relief). While we sent the email inviting everyone into the system, the Tangent Solutions New Business Team was busy at work putting together research and a prospectus...
by Jason Long | Jul 28, 2014 | Development, News, People, Running a Business, Scoping
Time for another release! Time for some of that critical feedback and commentary that can be both vindicating and sometimes disappointing. I read a blog the other day about start-ups, funding, failure, dreams, and resilience; this a quote really stuck with me:...
