Thoughts.

On branding, business
and life.

33 articles

The Illusion of Control

This might be a touchy subject. You are observing your kids play, and you realise there is a massive difference in capability of thought and the simplicity of their world. You sit there, and anxiety sets in. It stems from having…

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Time for some dark truths about marketing

Been thinking about how easy it is to manipulate perception. Especially in food. You don’t need to change the product. Just how it’s framed. I read about the cake mixes in the ‘50s. They were too convenient. “Just add water”.…

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On Storytelling

The content that gets the most engagement on socials tend to have good storytelling, and the more authentic sort of storytelling involves some level of personal and real life stories. And the best ones within those... tend to…

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Success is a play in Branding

When I started this business, I thought that after a specific period of time, I will have the answer to whether I've 'made it' or not. Business... much like life... isn't like that at all. It's not black and white. There's a…

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Wealth of Information, Poverty of Attention

Before AI and ChatGPT, we were already in an age where there is an overloading of information. It's these black hat SEO hackers that ruin everything. They sell a very commoditised service, something that’s almost tactile. They…

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Starting vs restarting

Cutting straight to the point, I think the amount of inertia is equal for both cases. It’ll be hard for both starting and restarting. But I would argue, restarting might actually be harder. Let me explain. When you are starting…

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Some things aren’t worth your time

Time is what we want most, but what we use worst — William Penn We are all travelers through this medium called time. We have no choice about it. Time feels relative — it’s fast when you’re having fun, and it’s painfully slow…

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