Outsiders and ignorance
Bringing an outsider's perspective to an industry or project can do wonders for innovation. When one is free from any preconceived...
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Hi, I'm Wesley Brach
I'm an entrepreneur, consultant, and the founder of Ideal Resume and Talenix. I write with curiosity about business, entrepreneurship, and life. I publish a new snippet that you can read in 2 minutes or less every weekday.
Daily Blog
New post that you can read in 2 minutes or less every weekday.
- Mar 20
- 1 min
A decision is better than indecision
Sometimes, even a wrong decision can be better than no decision for a business. For example, imagine you’re faced with the decision of...
- Mar 17
- 1 min
Just start
Starting is the ultimate catalyst for growth, creativity, and innovation. It is also a powerful antidote to uncertainty, as it transforms...
- Mar 16
- 1 min
The speed of innovation and technology
It's not just the speed of change in technological innovation today; it's also the pace of adoption of technology that is remarkable....
- Mar 14
- 1 min
The pendulum clock
The pendulum clock was invented in 1656, making it pretty old technology. But do you think you could make one yourself today with only...
- Mar 11
- 1 min
Cup holders
Try selling a car with no cup holders to a family with kids. Imagine an automobile manufacturer thinking they're only in the business of...
- Mar 10
- 1 min
Outsiders and asking why
Sometimes it takes an outsider to question the way things are done. A famous story told by Zig Ziglar involves a newly married woman who...
- Mar 9
- 1 min
Simplicity and brevity
Creating something simple and brief often takes more effort, work, and time than creating something complicated and lengthy.
- Mar 8
- 1 min
My idea already exists
When an entrepreneur finds that their idea isn't already "taken," there is ostensibly reason to rejoice. The assumption is that they've...
- Mar 6
- 1 min
Information flows
What are your information flows? If a department, standard operating procedure, or some component of your service isn't working anymore,...
- Mar 4
- 1 min
On your side
If you ever feel like no one is on your side, consider this: there's an army of white blood cells inside you right now, greater in number...
- Mar 3
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Second takes
Have you ever tried recording a video message for someone? Perhaps you’ve used Loom to record a message for a colleague or for a sales...
- Mar 2
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Size and scale
As someone that finds the size and scale of things fascinating, this research from PNAS stands out. It's titled “The total number and...
- Feb 28
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How long is this gonna take?
Interesting research from the American Marketing Association on perception of time and corresponding behavioral implications among...
- Feb 27
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Organizations can’t have silos
As an organization grows, there can be a tendency to develop silos between departments. Silos extinguish the harmonious momentum that...
- Feb 24
- 1 min
Procure purpose with a mission
There are essential tasks in every business that are, in and of themselves, mundane. Yet, mundane tasks, when understood to be part of a...
- Feb 23
- 1 min
Slow motion
Want to make a product appear more luxurious? Depict it in slow motion. That’s according to research published in the Journal of...
- Feb 22
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Transactional state of mind
When you Google something you’re essentially raising your hand to ask for information, services, products, etc. Searches like...
- Feb 21
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Untapped utility
What are your exceptional abilities? Even if you think you’re only exceptionally good at one thing, does that one thing have additional...
- Feb 20
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Passing fads and cultural staples
Clothing itself will never go out of style, but styles of clothing come and go. Music is not a passing fad, but styles of music can be....
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