sepiabrown.github.io

3,573 Days On The Road

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Working With Founders Who Have Conviction and Taste

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Consulting can be easy money. Fleecing clients for cheap tricks. Clients have problems, you have powerpoints. It’s easy to flip a few quick slides into a chunk of cash and cackle off into the mountains.

LinkedIn is not a social or professional network, it's a learning network

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The world of work is changing.

A Lil' Website Refresh

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Welcome to sepiabrown.github.io version…. 19? 25? Honestly there have been so many iterations over the years who even knows. The point is there’s a new coat of paint.

Work is a Place

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

My buddy Luke recently started a band called Tattoo Mustache. While we were chatting, his eyes lit up talking about jamming in the studio with his bandmates - his arms were flailing and you could feel the energy coming off him like steam from a hot pan. These weekly jam sessions are something magical - “You can just rent a studio for 3 hours” he said “it’s like $116 and they have a drum kit and keyboard and everything!”.

How do You Cultivate Customer-Centric Executives?

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

summary

After consulting with ~40 companies across a wide range of industries and sizes, I ask the question: what have I observed about the most successful companies?

The answer is that the most successful companies have a key executive who is customer-centric - someone who has a rich mental model for what customers want and is able to step into the customer's shoes.

I theorize that beyond a culture of being customer-centric it's the ability to make key decisions with a customer-centric mindset that is important. But how do you cultivate this perspective for executives?

(Another) Quick Riff on Narrative Strategy

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve been ruminating on the idea of narrative strategy for a while now. The last time I wrote about it was in 2020.

Notes on my Remarkable Tablet

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

I love my Remarkable 2. I’ve been using it pretty heavily for almost a year now. It’s my every day companion device. Here’s some notes and ideas.

Notes on Search and AI

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

What to say about the future of AI and search?

Don’t Give Advice, Be Useful

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

“It is not enough for a professional to be right: An advisor’s job is to be helpful.” David Maister - The Trusted Advisor