Dan and Danielle talk about the film adaptation Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) and discuss the toxic, cut-throat world of sales. Later they take calls and they hear from Studio Kittie, Angry Guy, and more.
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5by5 | Quit! #27: Oh, Have I Got Your Attention Now?
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5by5 | Systematic #47: Full-On Nerdfest with Fletcher Penney
Fletcher Penney joins Systematic to talk Markdown, life on the App Store, and awesomely nerdy Top 3 Picks.
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5by5 | Quit! #26: This Is Not My Beautiful Life
Dan is joined by Matt Haughey, founder of MetaFilter and briefly Glenn Fleishman to discuss what it truly means to run a business.
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5by5 | Back to Work #117: The Flu Shots of Siracusa County
TOPIC: Offices, and when to get out of them.
This week—in what will surely be remembered as the greatest Back to Work episode of all time—Dan and Merlin eventually talk about working at a desk and when to take it someplace else.
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5by5 | Quit! #21: Quit & Analyze
Dan is joined by a familiar guest, Marco Arment, to take calls and discuss Marco’s very recent sale of Instapaper.
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5by5 | Back to Work #115: Invitation to a Blame Party
TOPIC: Fixing the Culture of Meetings
This week, Dan and Merlin address the problems with meetings, and how we can each choose to improve them.
Ten quick ideas?
Purpose Agenda Grazing Policy Hard Edges Scheduling Guests Timekeeper No Ratholes Focus Follow-Up Consistency http://5by5.tv/b2w/115
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5by5 | Quit! #19: A New Level of Disgruntled
Dan is joined by Producer Haddie Cooke and Associate Producer Danielle Moser to take calls and discuss how important your mindset is before making any kind of decision.
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Don’t Run A Sh*tty Company
Dan is joined by David Heinemeier Hansson, Shlok Vaidya, Producer Haddie Cooke to discuss telecommuting vs. being in the office.
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5by5 | Systematic #33: Merlin Mann - Failing gracefully
Merlin Mann guests to talk about failure, success and self perception.
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5by5 | Back to Work #107: Pull Out Your Dingus
TOPIC: Compression
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about compression. What happens when we don’t account for how long something really takes to do? And, worse still, what if we don’t think about what has to happen before we can even start it?
If you find you’re stressed-out, over-scheduled, under-resourced—and not particularly loving the things you’re making—there’s a pretty good chance you’ve become a victim of your own compression.
Acknowledge and understand the problem, and then learn how to avoid the classic pitfalls by falling in love with your calendar all over again.
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