Posts by Toby Cryns
How We Use Slack
Experience in multiple businesses tells me that Slack creates more problems than it solves. Here’s how we use Slack at my WordPress company.
Read MoreWhat is a CRM, really?
Companies invest massive amounts of money in CRMs like Salesforce.com and SugarCRM, each of which leads us to believe that keeping up with leads & making sales is complex work. But the job of sales is simple and doesn’t require a complex & expensive system. What it requires is a human who is excited to do the actual work of sales!
Read MoreHow Jaim Does Business
Jaim is this exceptional person in Minneapolis whom I admire and who blogs about his experiences navigating the world as a freelancer/coder/business owner. Here are some choice tidbits from his blog:
Read MoreContracts Should Spark Joy!
Most contracts I’ve seen are difficult to read and don’t accomplish the primary objective: clearly defining the amazing work that’s about to commence! Here are some ways we spark joy during our contract-writing process.
Read MoreHow to Deposit Paper Checks Into Capital One Spark Checking Using Your Desktop Computer
Here’s how to use your desktop or laptop to deposit paper checks into your CapitalOne Spark Business Checking account:
Read MoreTech Stack Savings are Minuscule Compared to Human Productivity Improvement Savings
Would you rather save 15% on your tech stack or increase your team’s productivity by 15%? Sometimes more expensive tech tools make people more effective in surprisingly-human ways.
Read MoreWe're Closing For Christmas Week!
If you work for somebody else – be it a big company, small business, or non-profit – you are probably used to unplugged vacation time. But Freelancers generally do not set themselves up for that success. This year we’re taking Christmas week off!
Read MoreGrowing From 1 to Zero
A handful of years ago, we grew The Mighty Mo! from 1 to 8, and that was surprisingly-fun. But now we’re on a different quest – growing from 1 to Zero. The 1 being me. The Zero being growing the company without me.
Read MoreMicrosoft 4-day Workweek Experiment Yields 40% Increase in Productivity
Microsoft saw a huge 40% increase in productivity during a 4-day workweek test. How will Microsoft react to this empirical data moving forward?
Read MoreHow to Dominate a Product Category
How to Dominate a Product Category. tldr: Don’t try to dominate a product category. Instead, just try to survive.
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