Insights

The Challenge of Lessons Learned

Are “Lessons Learned” Real? I’ve spent the week talking with business owners at CaboPress. One of the things that constantly surprises me is how much we know collectively that we don’t apply to our own, or each others’ situations. It…

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Be The Same You Everywhere

We Started CaboPress Tonight… You know I publish daily. You know that each post is meant to help you – whether you’re an eCommerce merchant, an online learning or membership person, a product developer, an agency owner, or just looking…

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The Way To Hire Right

The Truth in Technology Hiring right now is crazy. I’m not talking about people who don’t want to work, or anything like that. I’m talking about the fact, in technology, that it’s crazy to try to find talented folks right…

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Did You Hear the LearnDash News?

The other day I wrote about the changing dynamics in the online learning and LMS space. I’ve been watching and working in that space since 1995, when we called it Computer Based Training (CBT). The Good Old Days Back then,…

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Keep Learning, Keep Trying

The Age of Punch Cards When I was a kid I would go with my dad to his work at night sometimes. The room – something like 1500 square feet – was filled with cabinets that were computers. We’re talking…

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Day 249 of Daily Blogging

Can You Believe It’s Day 249? On December 31 of 2020 I decided to start hitting the blue “Publish” button again. It’s not like I hadn’t blogged at all in 2020. But I had written 28 posts in the whole…

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There is No Perfect Moment

Can we talk about products, product launches, entering a market and all that? I’m someone who likes to plan. I have spreadsheets. I’m not Tony Perez (the guy who says forget the plan, let’s just do this!). But after years…

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On Lifetime Licenses

Today I bought a lifetime license to Infinity. If you use Asana, Trello, Notion, or Airtable, then Infinity will likely feel somewhat similar. One of the differences is that I could buy a lifetime license for 15 people for a…

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