by Jason Long | Oct 20, 2014 | Musing, Sales
I want to bring up something that I think a lot of developers and designers tend to forget: it’s not always about design and development. If you don’t have any sales, then you won’t have anything to build. Project managers, developers, designers—we all constantly...
by Jason Long | Oct 16, 2014 | Marketing, Musing, Running a Business, Top Blog Posts
The following is a guest post from Jason Scott Montoya. Most of us have heard the saying, “Fake it until you make it.” In 2007, we launched a marketing company called Noodlehead Studios. When we started, “fake it until you make it” would have...
by Jason Long | Oct 9, 2014 | Marketing, Musing, Running a Business, Top Blog Posts
How one freelancer built her skill set, found an efficient workflow and began networking in a community. After landing my first desk job shortly after graduating, I realized that traditional corporate culture wasn’t for me. Like many freelancers, I hated being...
by Jason Long | Aug 10, 2014 | Distance Working, Management, Musing, Outdoors
People in our industry spend a lot of time in front of the computer. It’s part of our job, but all that sedentary time needs to be offset with a reasonable amount of activity and healthy food. So, this week I want to share one of my favorite recipes that you can...
by Jason Long | Aug 7, 2014 | Management, Musing, Random Things, Running a Business
As BrainLeaf beta re-launches, we plot our next venture. This week we re-launched beta (huge sigh of relief). While we sent the email inviting everyone into the system, the Tangent Solutions New Business Team was busy at work putting together research and a prospectus...
by Jason Long | Jul 27, 2014 | Musing, Random Things
This week was a lot of work again, but I did have time to go out and learn a new style of dance. I’ve been picking up Zouk. The picture above are my friends and Eddie and Cate teaching the class. I’m generally a swing dancer, but this is a fun style, and...