Nick Warren

Stories Mean Business - Nick Warren

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One idea a day from a geek business builder. After 1,000 episodes, the jury is in – this is the world's slackest podcast. 5-minutes a day on story, strategy or whatever's yanked my chain. No guests. No ads. No apologies. This is me thinking out loud, putting things together, going down dead ends and making mistakes.———www. StoriesMeanBusiness.com/podcast

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Nick Warren

Episodes

930: Happy Accidents 30.03.2022 4:45

Connecting some dots – metaphorically and literally. Podcast home https://StoriesMeanBusiness.com/podcast/

929: Stories vs Storytellers 29.03.2022 3:49

Thinking out loud again. Episode home https://StoriesMeanBusiness.com/podcast/

928: The Other Kind of Ma 28.03.2022 6:43

Wow! Sprint 13 is completed within 24 hours, which has me rambling about the value of simplicity and negative space (the other kind of Ma). Episode home https://StoriesMeanBusiness.com/podcast/

927: Sprint 13 - Drawing The Hero 27.03.2022 4:39

Setting myself a different kind of task for the week ahead. PS, happy Mother's Day to my mum, fantastic in every way.

926: Escaping the Spiral 26.03.2022 5:50

The single best takeway from this episode is this ... be cooler than me. Frankly, it's not that high a bar. Episode home https://StoriesMeanBusiness.com/podcast/

925: Functional versus Expressive 25.03.2022 5:35

Your brand voice is has two side; one functional, one expressive. Let's see how Starbuck's defines these in it's own brand guidelines, and what it means for Stories that mean Business. Episode home https://StoriesMeanBusiness.com/podcast/

924: Plastic Friction 24.03.2022 7:04

Yesterday, we talked about three ways to make life easier. Today, let's touch on the value of making things harder. Podcast home https://StoriesMeanBusiness.com/podcast/

923: 3 Big Buffers 23.03.2022 8:23

It may be common sense, but that doesn't mean it's common. Here are the 3 Big Buffers that have made a huge difference in my business life. Ignore them at your peril: - Time - Money - Expectation Podcast home: https://StoriesMeanBusiness.com/podcast/

922: The Office in the Cahuenga Building 22.03.2022 7:04

In a contrast to yesterday's opening description from The High Window, today we get a sense of Marlowe's office ... and what that says about him and his business. Dead magazines, and a carpet that was just something on the floor. Podcast home: https://StoriesMeanBusiness.com/podcast

921: The House on Dresden Avenue 21.03.2022 5:53

Reading from the first page of The High Window by Raymond Chandler. Podcast home: https://StoriesMeanBusiness.com/podcast

920: Sprint 12 - User Journey 20.03.2022 8:02

Having changed the information architecture of StoriesMeanBusiness.com this week, I'm spending the next refining the user journey. Podcast home: https://StoriesMeanBusiness.com/podcast/

919: Arnold Speaks Out 19.03.2022 5:16

Yesterday, Arnold Schwarzenegger released A Message To The Russian People. Arnold is a fantastic communicator, so it's no surprise that he frames the message with a deeply personal story about his love and respect for Russian people. It's worth 12 minutes of your time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e1BndTE6Lg Podcast home: https://StoriesMeanBusiness.com/podcast/

918: Low Quality Content 18.03.2022 5:22

I'm fine with the podcast being pretty slack because you have to start fires with kindling not logs ... but it turns out that it might not be a great thing for StoriesMeanBusiness.com/podcast .

917: First Contact 17.03.2022 7:23

I'm rethinking my website menu in light of this week's Cold Open sprint ... here's why. Episode home: https://StoriesMeanBusiness.com/podcast/917:-First-Contact

916: Orientation and Flow 16.03.2022 6:14

Where I kind of geek out about navigation in game worlds. Episode home: https://StoriesMeanBusiness.com/podcast/916:-Orientation-and-Flow

915: Moving Forward 15.03.2022 4:33

If you can't go back, there's only one thing to do. Episode home: https://StoriesMeanBusiness.com/podcast/915:-Just-Moving-Forward

914: No Going Back 14.03.2022 4:15

How do we tell if our life events are important? Here's a useful criteria... can it be easily reversed? If so, it may not be a great dramatic turning point. Episode home: https://StoriesMeanBusiness.com/podcast/914:-No-Going-Back

913: Sprint 11 - My Cold Open 13.03.2022 2:09

2 minutes on the next seven days.

912: Cold Opens 2 - Friends 12.03.2022 7:33

After yesterday's description of The Walking Dead, let's try something a little different.

911: Cold Opens 1 - The Walking Dead 11.03.2022 6:36

Let's set a scene...

910: Your Identity Is In Danger 10.03.2022 4:51

Appealing to identity can be powerful - as long as it doesn't go too far.

909: Pricing In Problems 09.03.2022 5:51

We've talked about the upsides of higher pricing (and the story that tells) ... but what about the consequence of low prices? New businesses are often tempted to price themselves too low, and that leads to a downward spiral. Episode home: https://StoriesMeanBusiness.com/podcast/909:-Pricing-In-Problems

908: High-Viral Load 08.03.2022 4:17

If you've noticed that the last week's podcasts have been even slacker than usual ... here's why. Episode home: https://StoriesMeanBusiness.com/podcast/908:-High-Viral-Load

907: Nodes Versus Networks 07.03.2022 4:27

Why I feel less and less like a copywriter.

906: Sprint 10 - Deep Content 06.03.2022 6:07

What's coming up this week.