by Jason Long | Feb 9, 2019 | Branding, Distance Working, Management, News, Running a Business
As you’ve probably realized, right now I don’t have an office. My companies are fully remote. It didn’t start like that though. Here’s the story… Going fully remote is something that happened slowly over the course of years. Each time, it...
by Jason Long | Feb 6, 2019 | Management, Musing, People, Running a Business
Knowing your priorities is one of the most important things you can do in life and in business. When you know your priorities, you can make decisions that you stand by every time. Here is a story about how I learned what was important to me. Every so often I get the...
by Jason Long | Feb 1, 2019 | HR, Management, People
Over the course of many years, we learned some valuable lessons when it comes to hiring. My favorite is “Test Before You Invest.” You wouldn’t buy a new car without driving it first, would you? So why are your hiring people before testing them out?...
by Jason Long | Jan 31, 2019 | Development, Management, Running a Business, Scoping
Want to avoid getting left holding the bill after a project? Here’s the fastest, easiest way not to end up between your production team and a client in a bad situation. This is a short little case study about something that happened at JH Media Group recently. A...
by Jason Long | Jan 29, 2019 | Contracts, Management, Running a Business
It’s been a few years now since I’ve been in a position to choose a business partner. I’ve been running my own businesses for a while now. But tonight I had the opportunity to talk to a friend of mine who’s having some problems with his...
by Jason Long | Jan 29, 2019 | Contracts, Development, Management, Pricing, Proposals, Scoping
Are Inaccurate Estimates Killing Your Business? This is something that happened yesterday and today that I want to share with you. We were working on creating estimates for a fair sized project, perhaps a 3 or 4 month engagement. While we were getting estimates, we...
