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Posts about #business

Some say I have a unique perspective on business. It’s served me well, and many seem to find it both useful and refreshing!

This collection includes my full back catalog of articles about business, marketing, money, funding, scaling, and more.


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Remember that 10k Independents manifesto thingie?

business
8 minute read

Hey there. If you want to jump to the punchline of this piece, my original 10k Independents manifesto is now an organization, with a leader who isn’t me, and a real plan for the next 18 months.

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ISO: Freelance marketer to ride with me & take the wheel

business
13 minute read

I wanted to provide as much transparency as possible into why this role and why now, and where my head is big picture, so this “job post” is a little strange and longer than I would normally consider.

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rant: business support isn't built for the self-employed

business
10 minute read

Despite being in business for 15 years, and loving communities, I’ve never felt like I “belonged” in most business communities.

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A Mid-Pandemic Meditation

business
2 minute read

This one is for my high-performance type-A friends who are feeling helpless, like every day is a fight to be even a little bit productive.

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How to talk to your commercial landlord during COVID19

business
3 minute read

I’ve written THOUSANDS of words across dozens of emails to our members since making the decision to close our coworking space during the COVID19 outbreak, most of which has been met with resounding affirmations and appreciation for how we’re handling things.

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📼 Video: Business Ethics, Coworking, and COVID-19

business
1 minute read

Each spring I guest lecture students at a business school on the topic of business ethics.

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Emergency Video Event: Surviving the COVID19 Outbreak

business
3 minute read

So now, in addition to coworking and community building, there’s another thing that you have in common with me and the thousands of people who get my emails.

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An Upside-down Job Fair for Freelancers & Consultants (and clients who want to hire them)

business
3 minute read

If you run a solo service business or hire consultants/contractors to help with your business, I’m working on an event designed just for you.

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Think you need investors for your coworking space? Here are four alternative ways to get funded.

business
12 minute read

I’ve been where you are.

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How to hire the best people to run your coworking space

business
2 minute read

Hiring sucks. Finding great people for your team is tough in any industry, but staffing your coworking space is extra tricky.

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Scaling community, avoiding burnout, & leading from within

business
1 minute read

This video is from a sit down conversation with my buddy Ryan Chatterton during a visit to Malaysia for my favorite coworking conference, CUAsia .

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Nearing the end of construction…

business
2 minute read

If you’ve ever been a part of a construction or renovation project, you know that there’s an “arc” of how things appear to be going.

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Proximity & behavior in coworking spaces

business
1 minute read

As a rule I try not to link to FastCo and instead to the original research that they synthesize.

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The OFFICIAL Indy Hall #newhome calendar!

business
3 minute read

Even though we’ve been working on this move for over a year, and even though construction has been going on for a couple of months, it didn’t really feel real until we put together this calendar to help us keep track of the next few weeks.

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Indy Hall finally has an OFFICIAL move-in date

business
3 minute read

FridayAugust19th

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the keys to making a coworking space feel like home

business
5 minute read

There’s this amazing video from Indy Hall’s 5 year anniversary party. People are reveling and reflecting. Some of them may have had a few drinks before the camera turned on. But I love it because it’s so honest, and a beautiful snapshot of what a coworking community can mean ...

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“I’ve been going to this coworking space but…” 😫

business
10 minute read

My buddy Sean Fioritto has been craving a community of likeminded people in Chicago for a while, and he’s been struggling to find it.

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What it’s like to have an internet provider that actually cares

business
3 minute read

Philadelphia is home to one of the largest internet providers in the country. So it’s not without irony – or controversy – that we don’t get any hometown love from our hometown provider.

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Tough Love & Oxygen Mask Coworking

business
5 minute read

Let me save you from a hard-earned lesson in being helpful

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Who’s speaking at the People at Work Summit?

business
6 minute read

Howdy, friends!

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