FieldNotes

Feel free to share with someone who needs it. [gem_social_sharing alignment="center" icons_size="small" pinterest="" tumblr="" reddit="" telegram="" whatsapp="" viber="" xing="" threads="" icons_color="#1E73BE"] Lacy talked about spending hours designing homepage visuals in the early days of Willow… only for the final version to never even make it live. That’s when the lesson hit hard: being perfect isn’t...

Feel free to share with someone who needs it. [gem_social_sharing alignment="center" icons_size="small" pinterest="" tumblr="" reddit="" telegram="" whatsapp="" viber="" xing="" threads="" icons_color="#1E73BE"] Entrepreneurs love to talk about mindset, but Amanda Taylor said something during our conversation that hit harder than any mindset quote I've seen online: "You can't read the label from inside the jar"  Most...

Feel free to share with someone who needs it. [gem_social_sharing alignment="center" icons_size="small" pinterest="" tumblr="" reddit="" telegram="" whatsapp="" viber="" xing="" threads="" icons_color="#1E73BE"] We talk a lot about marketing automation like it's a set of tools — HubSpot, Mailchimp, Marketo, Klaviyo. But what Perry Sheraw reminded me is that automation is really about attention. Are you paying...

Feel free to share with someone who needs it. [gem_social_sharing alignment="center" icons_size="small" pinterest="" tumblr="" reddit="" telegram="" whatsapp="" viber="" xing="" threads="" icons_color="#1E73BE"] We celebrate growth like it’s oxygen.The startup that raised $50M? Genius.The agency that just merged into a holding company? Crushing it.The founder who added 20 new hires this quarter? Rocket ship. But what if...

Feel free to share with someone who needs it. [gem_social_sharing alignment="center" icons_size="small" pinterest="" tumblr="" reddit="" telegram="" whatsapp="" viber="" xing="" threads="" icons_color="#1E73BE"] Let’s talk about survival mode. Dr. Eugene Choi said something in our conversation that hit me hard: “If a sabertooth tiger isn’t in the room with you right now, it’s probably not life or death.”...

Feel free to share with someone who needs it. [gem_social_sharing alignment="center" icons_size="small" pinterest="" tumblr="" reddit="" telegram="" whatsapp="" viber="" xing="" threads="" icons_color="#1E73BE"] Christian Boucousis, former fighter pilot and now CEO of Afterburner, said something today that really stuck with me:“Entrepreneurs need off-ramps. Not as a way to quit — but as a way to adapt.”When a strategy...