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The Means of Production
The Means of Production episodes
- 54: Step AwayBonus double episode! Topics include separating work from life + Andrew's fancy web app44 min
- 28 min
- 52: Kiss The Dog Yelp Reviews (feat. Jonathan Kelly)Part two of Brett's conversation with guest host, Jon Kelly38 min
- 51: R.I.P Uncle Squirrel (feat. Jonathan Kelly)
Andrew is on a break this week, and Brett talks to his brother Jonathan Kelly of Olde Tyme Tattoo fame.
They talk about running a tattoo shop and why culture and strategy matter. We hear about Jon's journey of opening his own shop.
In particular:
- The pride of paying the bills
- The slow/busy cycles both by season and during the month
- Tattoos CAN have a practical purpose
- Doing good work is the best business model, even in tattoos
Bonus
"People and their millions of reasons" - Jon Kelly
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Links
Olde Tyme Tattoo
Fullerton Roasters
Get in touch!
Check out Producer Bethany
Come get connected with us on Spectrum the newest place to connect with your favorite Spec hosts and listeners.
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If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @getorthogonal!
38 min - 32 min
- 49: Jumping The Corporate Titanic (feat. Natassia & Bethany)Special Guest Natasha tells us the story of starting not one, but two businesses.30 min
- 36 min
- 47: Someday is Never (feat. Bethany Michaels)Brett and Andrew welcome Bethany Michaels, freelance social media strategist.31 min
- 41 min
- 45: Paperbacks & Dog Ears
This week, Andrew continues on his rant about the Profit. He really wants to know how the back end of that business works:
The dichotomy of
- Hiring stellar people is how you build a business but
- Stellar people don't want to stick around because they are, well, stellar
- Brett and Andrew have very different ways of approaching hiring and growing businesses.
Andrew tells the same exact story again.
We dig into each of these aspects of Brett's new business and figure out what the potential problems are. Also, Brett repeatedly gets ahead of what Andrew wants to talk about and Andrew becomes audibly annoyed.
Bonus:
Andrew tells the story of where is his Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew books came from. Brett lets him know he is missing the point.
Links:
- The Profit
Get in touch!
Come get connected with us on Spectrum the newest place to connect with your favorite Spec hosts and listeners.
You can also chat with us in our Slack team! To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation!
If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @getorthogonal!
19 min
About The Means of Production
From the publisher's feed
A podcast by a couple of business owners exploring the agony and the ecstasy of running a small business.