by alexcartmill | Jan 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
Meetings with remote teams serve a purpose, but their zone of usefulness is much smaller than we think. As an operator, I try to minimize the need for meetings in general. Or, more accurately, keep them where they’re most useful. Here are my best tips to not bog...
by alexcartmill | Jan 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
You plan when you’re the dumbest. I don’t remember where I originally heard this, but the idea behind it has stayed with me ever since. And it’s so true; when you’re in the stage of developing the plan, you’re the least informed around...
by alexcartmill | Nov 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Founder-led businesses, whether side hustles, solo, or with a team, are on the rise. And it makes perfect sense: For one, access to information & tooling to start a business has never been higher. Secondly, it’s never been easier to monetize a hobby or...
by alexcartmill | Sep 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
As a business owners and leaders, data is our friend. And in my experience the healthiest businesses have a good understanding of what kind of data their company needs to run like a well-oiled machine. As someone who’s often tasked with operating the business side of...
by alexcartmill | Sep 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
The team at Sitemap and I are tying the bows on a work management system for their agency. Their COO, Grace, reached out in June feeling the pain of piecemeal systems. It sounded like this: “A team member sent me a Google Sheet with all of our in-progress work...
