Verne Harnish has a great diagram in his book Scaling Up. I use it all over the place. The diagram shows 28 million firms in…
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This time on the Cold Star Project we’re looking at Albert Kahn. Kahn’s firm pioneered standardization and modular systems, and had the biggest impact on…
In this solo episode of the Cold Star Project, I’m sharing an example of how harsh demands force people to think outside the box. And…
Especially since the day Facebook and several other platforms crashed on March 13, 2019, business owners and ads managers have noticed a rise in the…
We act (or fail to act) based on what we believe to be true. Bruce Lee said, “Defeat is a state of mind; No one…
“Extruded Book Product” may be a bad-sounding phrase but it’s great business! Ever heard of The Hardy Boys…Nancy Drew…The Bobsey Twins? These and many more…
In this solo episode of the Cold Star Project, founder Jason Kanigan explores an example of perverse incentives. The Belgian Congo and atrocities committed there…
The sales problems SaaS firms had in 2007 persist today! It’s as if nobody has learned anything over the past decade. In this episode of…
Every day people use things they don’t really understand. Things like their vehicles, televisions, and computers. Do you use your business the same way? If…
You have your blinders on when it comes to where you’d get your biggest bang for your buck in improvement projects! Sure, the bonfires are…
Your business has weak points. One of them may be you. Remember the CEO of Uber? Jason Kanigan of the Cold Star Project takes you…
The Gilbreths as successors to Taylor are the founders of modern scientific management. Their story is fascinating: the deeper you dig, the more odd facts…
Jason Kanigan of the Cold Star Project explains how humans WILL game any system and take advantage of whatever measures you set up…and why you…
Cold Star Tech shares experiences with internal communications as the business scales. If you’re not careful, your leadership will be overwhelmed by chatter and you…
Cold Star Tech explains how changes in technology can cause unexpected people problems. Behind every tech problem is a people problem, and we’ll dig more…