Articles by Joshua Blankenship from March 2011

Well, do we wanna build up this whole thing again and go chase business that we don't want and get into pitches and win or not win business based on the whims of people who are stupider than we are...

No one does what Reggie Watts does better than Reggie Watts. Granted, no one is doing (can do?) what Reggie Watts is doing, but still, always enjoyable. In case this is your first exposure to Regg...

If your personal vision doesn't align with The Mission you’re on, it will meet resistance from The Powers That Be. They will view your vision as short-sighted and narrow. Because it is. In the c...

Between his rant about modern conveniences and this quote, I think Louis CK has cemented the fact that he is Utterly Capable of Apt Cultural Commentary. I think you should do your job. I think a lot o...

Jamiroquai, I have a soft spot for your Brit funky, horn-laden, make-me-dance music. But why do you never play shows in America? I need more of this in my life… The Live from Abbey Road cont...

My friend Matthew Smith organized a small gathering (conference? alt-conference? nonference?) in my proverbial backyard this past weekend. The first Greenville Grok was a blast for a handf...

If you want to be the boss, dress like the boss. " Anonymous This has nothing to do with clothes....

When you can't deliver ornament, you have to deliver substance. " Paul Graham...

Some variation of this statement happens in almost every conversation we have with potential vendors, “Wow… you guys really care about design.” And while statement is deadly true, wh...

Talent doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Within a team context, employees add or subtract value. You have to determine how much value each employee adds, and what idiosyncrasies are worth tolerating fo...

At some point in my erstwhile post-college semi-career as a musician I had an epiphany: the people I was opening for, the good ones, weren’t filling their headphones with the songs of their peer...