How Small Businesses Are Innovating With 'Big Data' Business on Main. Disruptive Thinkers. USA_Inc.pdf (application/pdf Object) Seth Godin: This is broken. 589217_scale_of_universe_enhanced.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object) Duarte Blog. Just a couple more stops until the Death Star. @sean_voegeli Many of our employees live a long way from the office. One of our designers has a particularly hellish trek. Instead of whining about it — or just staring at his phone like the rest of us — he started making it a #creativecommute. Sean Voegeli* is a talented illustrator, avid Instagrammer, and loyal Star Wars fan.
He combines his passions into clever mash-ups of illustration and photography featuring some well-known characters, and a few new ones. First, where can we find your work? What tools do you use? I like Adobe Draw a lot. How has your #creativecommute affected your day? On the way home, it’s a good way to unwind and transition into dad-mode. How do you decide what to draw? Which comes first, illustration or photo? How long does each piece take to make? Why Instagram? Do you have a favorite piece? “All strollers and droids must enter through the gate please.” And this one. So we dare you. Asymco | Curated market intelligence. The Art of the Board Meeting. I've been on both sides of board meetings: as the entrepreneur (a.k.a., the “victim”) and as the board member (a.k.a., the “heavy”). I can't tell you that I've run perfect board meetings nor that I am the world's greatest board member, but I can provide some tips on the art of the board meeting.
These tips apply to startups, established companies, and--with very little modification--to school boards, church elders, and not-for-profits. Before we discuss board meetings, we need to discuss board composition. A board should contain five to seven members. “The Customer.” Collectively, your board should provide guidance, support, and connections. Start in the morning. Get the easy crap out of the way. Don't bull shitake your board. Let the CEO run the show. Observe the 10/20/30 rule. What's going right? This justifies the amendment of the 10/20/30 rule to the 3/20/30 Rule of Board Meetings. Don't surprise your board. Pre-sell as much as you can. Present solutions, not questions. Use them.