by Jason Long | Oct 27, 2015 | People
For you techies out there, there is one piece of advice I offer to almost every young person who asks me: Mix it up. If you have been working in the private sector, try a stint in a nonprofit. These sectors — as well as social enterprises and non-governmental...
by Jason Long | Jul 30, 2015 | Management, News, People
“I am the master of my fate/ I am the captain of my soul”. For many people, these last two lines of William Ernest Henley’s best known poem offer hope and encouragement. To me, they are a reminder that we must never become complacent; that we alone...
by Jason Long | Feb 25, 2015 | Clients, Contracts, Management, People, Running a Business
These days it seems like everyone in America loves to sue each other. It’s not uncommon to feel the threat of this looming – not only because something actually went wrong or they’re upset, but often just to bully you into doing what they want when they want it....
by Jason Long | Feb 16, 2015 | Branding, Clients, Development, People, Running a Business
A guest post by Wouter Admiraal The King Is Not Always Right “Make my logo HUGE!” Ouch! Here we go again. We all know the rule: The Client Is King. He’s the one paying the bills, so what the King wants, the King gets. But sometimes, the King requests things you know...
by Jason Long | Feb 6, 2015 | Branding, Clients, Content, Management, Marketing, People, Press, Sales
Let’s meet our investor! – I remember Comperio.co co-founder’s excitement. There was an event called Venture Day. We thought that we will go there, rock the stage, get the fame, and we will be rich. All of that happened except for the last part. We didn’t get...
by Jason Long | Feb 2, 2015 | Clients, Development, Management, Marketing, People, Running a Business
A guest blog post by Menno Cramer. If you are a designer, a freelancer, or you are running an agency, you deal with people. People are humans and humans, obviously, have brains. Here’s what a neuroscientist has to say on how brains work: It is the deciding organism in...
