Britt Gage
@brittfgage
Founder, of All Trades. Building a new type of company for generalists and the founders we seek to serve.
Britt Gage
weofalltrades.com
Hindsight is 2020
I don’t mean “hindsight is 20/20.” I’m talking about the year 2020.
See, early in 2023, I wrote an article about starting and growing a business in 2023, and in that article I referenced this very same seismic shift in startup dynamics — a shift that, no surprise, began all the way back with the pandemic in 2020.
That’s the tricky... See more
I don’t mean “hindsight is 20/20.” I’m talking about the year 2020.
See, early in 2023, I wrote an article about starting and growing a business in 2023, and in that article I referenced this very same seismic shift in startup dynamics — a shift that, no surprise, began all the way back with the pandemic in 2020.
That’s the tricky... See more
Joe Procopio • Starting a Business Looks Drastically Different in 2024
On building of All Trades and Startup Advice
How startups changed since 2020:
-Consumer fell out of love with technology
-Business & Venture OverIndexed on AI
-Money went from Tight to Scared
What’s happening now:
-self founded, funded & reliant
-Profitable out of the gate
-solving problems and building with slower burn rate
-Innovating strategically alongside technical innovation
How do generalists help? Taking a broad approach gets you further faster
I believe that anyone who has to work on a holiday should be paid double. I believe corn on the cob should be put on the grill in the husk. And I believe that fireworks are so fun to shoot off and also should be totally banned.
Superhuman
Can design make work, work? | Figma Blog
figma.com
Be brutally honest: What do you do all day, and how neatly does it align with what your boss, or your boss’s boss, thinks you do? Executives tend to think managers focus on high-level tasks, such as leading institutional change and helping employees chart their personal growth. Managers, meanwhile, tend to find themselves tackling more mundane problems, like how (or whether) to hold meetings and find talent. Start taking back your time by using collaboration tools and visualization strategies to streamline your meetings—or better yet, get rid of them altogether. Moving work forward doesn’t always mean “let’s meet.” When you do, think about how you can make that time more about building interpersonal connections—starting with conversations that are less about substantive "outcomes" and more about an attitude or philosophy towards the work.
Startup Systems and
The year of everyday risks
How does one live more alive ?
The concrete way I will try is taking more risks.
Not Bet the farm on red, or Climb Mt. Everest -type risks, but rather, the everyday ones.
Everyday risks — the small actions that come with a twinge of discomfort.
How does one live more alive ?
The concrete way I will try is taking more risks.
Not Bet the farm on red, or Climb Mt. Everest -type risks, but rather, the everyday ones.
Everyday risks — the small actions that come with a twinge of discomfort.
The Looking Glass: The Year of Everyday Risks
On attempting to build extraordinary things and Startup Advice
For me, 'big' means having the ability to take a chance on an idea that others may not understand or even see as valuable. My team was excited about the idea of using artificial intelligence to help us develop web content and make it more engaging for users. Others in the company were skeptical, but we took a chance on it."
“Energy management beats time management.”
― Katherine Morgan Schafler
I am aware that I shouldn’t judge how people try to escape the 9-to-5 grind. I am aware that a job’s purpose is money, not emotional enrichment. I know!
What I am instead arguing for is something more expansive. The thing you should work hard at is everything . Finding ways to imbue each moment with meaning and purpose and effort is the only path... See more
What I am instead arguing for is something more expansive. The thing you should work hard at is everything . Finding ways to imbue each moment with meaning and purpose and effort is the only path... See more
Evan Armstrong • Devote Yourself to the Cause of Your Life
On becoming and