In perhaps their most revealing episode thus far, Shannon and Dave tell their stories about fear; how it’s motivated them, paralyzed them and eventually gotten them further along the path of life. Your two hosts learned something from each other in this show, and you get to hear all about it. Plus Read more
Shannon and Dave are joined today by John Gautereaux, email list expert extraordinaire, to talk promoting your business the right way (and making sure you don’t do it the wrong way!). Listen to these three chat about all things lists and beyond… plus a quick sneak peek at next week’s topic!
Episode lucky number 13 starts out with Shannon and Dave talking about how easy it is to let the fear of the known paralyze you and your business, and what to do about it. Dave shares an anecdote about Comscore (spoiler, he hates it) and why it was valuable to spend Read more
Shannon and Dave come together today to talk about setting goals, the importance of it as well as how hard they find it to do some of the time! The episode itself is a meta example of why it’s sometimes important to abandon one’s goals and go with the flow. Read more
Long-time Apple-industry veteran, Abbi Vakil, joins Shannon and Dave today to talk small business. Abbi shares some great stories with some fantastic lessons he’s learned from decades of running some very successful businesses. Learn why the good stuff is accidental, the importance of doing math in your head, and even moreso Read more
Shannon and Dave celebrate April 15th by sharing their favorite tax anecdotes (yes, they have favorites!) as well as some of the lessons they’ve learned over the years. You don’t need to check with your accountant before you listen, but you almost certainly will want to do so after.
Today Dave and Shannon talk through the benefits and techniques of telling your story all the time. Customers (existing and future) want to know who you are, what you do and what makes both you and your business interesting. Don’t be afraid to share, and always share with comfortable confidence.
Shannon and Dave hit the ground running and don’t stop. They both tell some great stories with some even better anecdotes. Listen to hear how you can learn the true purpose of your business from your customers that will help you find your niche. We also talk about how important it is Read more
Internships can be a great thing for your business on many levels, and are great for your interns, too. Shannon’s not only a user of internships at his business, but is a product of an internship himself. Listen to him and Dave talk through the benefits and how to get Read more
Shannon and Dave start today with a quick lesson for credit card-taking merchants on dealing with — and avoiding — fraud. Then it’s on to detachment, this time in a good way: what it takes to detach from the process and let your employees own the path to their results. Send Read more
Today Dave and Shannon talk through the benefits of using credit cards, both as a consumer and a merchant. GREAT stuff to digest and comment upon here. Stuff mentioned: SPG AmEx Card Flyertalk Credit Cards AmEx Plum Card AmEx’s 4 card limit Discount Rate Paypal Merchant Account
Shannon and Dave dive deep today, first talking about their logo and then chatting through a few life experiences about making sure you notice when your business is changing. Good stuff here, folks! Stuff mentioned: Fiverr 99 Designs Elance MLB Advanced Media (streaming spinoff) Asana came from Facebook