Perfection is the enemy of progress
Early customers will try a badly designed product, so don’t waste cycles perfecting the Pantones and pixel pushing. You can polish it later.
Don’t be afraid to surround yourself with talented people
The most important lesson relates to the wellbeing of the team. You will only be successful if they’re happy, motivated and all pulling in the same direction.
In the beginning I had brown hair. Now, it’s white
Ideas are currency. Get the right one and it’s worth more than a smile – it’s the stuff that builds companies.
by Jonathan FordFounding Partner & Group Creative Director - Pearlfisher
I became a pilot fish
Setting up my business coincided with a change in location and life stages.
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I’ll spend the first four sharpening the axe
Tomorrow is another day, so make sure your business will be there. I've learnt that you need help if you are to be able to do it all.
by Ian CornerFounder - Corner Finance Directors & Business Advisors
If you don’t tell people why you’re amazing
Language is the most powerful strategic tool we have: it’s how we capture, define and share ideas.
by Mike ReedCo-founder and Executive Creative Director - Reed Words
Keep the radiators, remove the drains
Sometimes a whole year would go by without a ‘good day’. Showing up regardless, and deploying self-hypnosis helped to get me through.
You have to be willing to jump up off the floor and to go again
The highs and lows of running a company all relate to working with people. The best moments are always those where you experience a shared triumph.
It all began with a sandwich
I had a desire to create my own workspace; one where I was answerable only to my clients, rather than being in the middle, stuck between my employer and their clients.
It’s about the No’s
You also need discipline so you don’t become too busy, and to possess a self-belief that stops you from taking rejection to heart.
