by Jason Long | Jul 2, 2015 | Development, Management, Running a Business
So you want to build a website? Or perhaps an app? Have you done this before? If not, there are a lot of things you need to know. One important thing to know is that building a website is a lot like building a house, or hotel, or skyscraper… depending on your...
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 4, 2015 | Development, Management, Running a Business, Sales
Time is Money Everyone knows the saying “time is money.” In start-ups, I think the reverse is more relevant: money is time. Limited money is what determines the time available to complete a project. The burn rate is the ticking time bomb against which we race....
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...
by Jason Long | Jan 30, 2015 | Events, Management, Musing, People, Running a Business
A guest blog post by Katja Staring This week, I attended my local business women network meeting. It was the last event of the year and the organization had asked me to come up with a concept that would make the members think about the past year and their goals for...
