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How Long Can You Hold Your Breath As An Entrepreneur?

How Long Can You Hold Your Breath As An Entrepreneur?

by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Jul 18, 2020 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Productivity, Psychology, Startups

< Back to The Campfire Finding out what you’re capable of when discomfort kicks in.A while back during a California heatwave, my wife and son and I took a weekend getaway to stay at a hotel with a pool. The plan was to stay as cool and submerged as possible.In the...
How To Find The Hidden Assumptions That Put Your Brand At Risk

How To Find The Hidden Assumptions That Put Your Brand At Risk

by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Jul 18, 2020 | Entrepreneurship, Lean Startup, Startups, Strategy

< Back to The Campfire “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” (The Big Short attributes this quote to Mark Twain, but research says it may belong to Josh Billings — despite any assumptions made,...
How To Use Your Brand Strategy To Make Hiring Easier And More Effective

How To Use Your Brand Strategy To Make Hiring Easier And More Effective

by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Jul 18, 2020 | Brand Strategy, Culture, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Mentorship, Positioning, Startups

< Back to The Campfire Any time you want to bring a new people into your team, there are lots of questions to consider with the decision: How do you provide a clear picture of the purpose and direction of your brand and business? How can you best evaluate the ways...
Your Brand Needs Less Growth Hacking And More Growth Hiking

Your Brand Needs Less Growth Hacking And More Growth Hiking

by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Jul 18, 2020 | Brand Strategy, Culture, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Startups, Strategy

< Back to The Campfire In a podcast with authors Kamal Ravikant and James Altucher, Ravikant told the story of his pilgrimage walking the 550-mile Camino de Santiago in Spain. He talked about his journey and all the sights and experiences that taught him lessons...
Here’s Why You Can’t Read Your Brand’s Label From Inside The Bottle

Here’s Why You Can’t Read Your Brand’s Label From Inside The Bottle

by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Jul 18, 2020 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Psychology, Startups, Strategy

< Back to The Campfire One of the best parts of my job as a brand strategy consultant is helping founders and marketing leaders get new perspective on the challenges and goals they’re tackling.Gathering information at the start of a brand strategy project is like...
Why Your Team Needs To Be Aligned With Your Brand’s Core Values

Why Your Team Needs To Be Aligned With Your Brand’s Core Values

by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Jul 18, 2020 | Culture, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Startups, Strategy

< Back to The Campfire In a Right Management survey of over 28,000 employees across 15 countries to measure what most drives employee engagement. Of 91 possible factors, the top 5 were: I am committed to my organization’s core values Our customers think highly of...
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