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Nick Jeffery and John Granger continue their Q&A conversations about Rowling-Galbraith's Hallmarked Man (if you missed the first discussion, click here to catch up). As usual, the pair promised to send links and notes along with their recorded back and forth for anyone wanting to read more about the subjects they discussed. Scroll down for their seven plus one questions and a bevy of bonus material they trust will add to your appreciation of Rowling's Strike 8 artistry and meaning. Cheers!Q1: What is the meaning of or artistry involved with Pat Chauncey's three fish in the Agency's fish tank, ‘Robin,' ‘Cormoran,' and ‘Travolta/Elton'?Mise en Abyme (Wikipedia)In Western art history, mise en abyme (French pronunciation: [miz ɑ̃n‿abim]; also mise en abîme) is the technique of placing a copy of an image within itself, often in a way that suggests an infinitely recurring sequence. In film theory and literary theory, it refers to the story within a story technique.The term is derived from heraldry, and means placed into abyss (exact middle of a shield). It was first appropriated for modern criticism by the French author André Gide. A common sense of the phrase is the visual experience of standing between two mirrors and seeing an infinite reproduction of one's image. Another is the Droste effect, in which a picture appears within itself, in a place where a similar picture would realistically be expected to appearSnargaloff pods (Harry Potter Wiki)“It sprang to life at once; long, prickly, bramble-like vines flew out of the top and whipped through the air... Harry succeeded in trapping a couple of vines and knotting them together; a hole opened in the middle of all the tentacle-like branches... Hermione snatched her arm free, clutching in her fingers a pod... At once, the prickly vines shot back inside and the gnarled stump sat there looking like an innocently dead lump of wood“— The trio dealing with the Snargaluff plant in sixth year Herbology classSnargaluff was a magical plant with the appearance of a gnarled stump, but had dangerous hidden thorn-covered vines that attacked when provoked, and was usually best handled by more than one person.Juliana's Question about the Oranda Goldfish:did anyone else notice - I confess to only noticing this on my second re-read of THM- that Travolta, Pat's third fish, dies?What do we think about this? Could this mean Mr. Ryan F. Murphy dies…? Or could it just be foreshadowing of the fact that him and Robin don't end up together? I think the fish symbolism was quite humorous and delightful paralleling such a deep and intricate plot. Just wanted to know if anyone noticed this tinge of humor towards the end of the book… As for the fish theory, Pat's three fish in the tank: Strike, Robin and the third, she calls, Travolta — ironically, named after a “handsome” man. I'm thinking JKR meant Travolta, the fish to symbolize Murphy…What I was referring to in my original comment: the three fish = the love triangle between Ellacott/Murphy/Strike. I was asking: since Travolta died in Chapter 113, do we think this foreshadows Murphy either dying physically, or just that Robin and Murphy do not end up together?John's ‘Fish and Peas' Response:It's a relief to learn that Travolta's most famous role wasn't a character named Ryan Murphy that everyone in the world except myself knows very well. Thank you for this explanation!There's more to your idea, though, I think, then you have shared. Forgive me if you were already aware of this textual argument that suggests very strongly that these Oranda goldfish have been an important part of Rowling's plan from the series from the start. In brief, it's about the peas.In Part 2, Chapter 3, of ‘Cuckoo's Calling,' Robin and Matt are having their first fight about Strike and the Agency. The chapter ends with an odd note that this disagreement has blemished the Cunliffe couple's engagement.“She waited until he had walked away into the sitting room before turning off the tap. There was, she noticed, a fragment of frozen pea caught in the setting of her engagement ring.” (73)Your theory that the fish bowl is an embedded picture of the state of Robin's feelings for Murphy and Strike, a Mise en abyme of sorts, is given credibility in the eyes of this reader by the appearance of frozen peas as the cure for the dying Cormoran goldfish. It is hard for a Rowling Reader to believe that these two mentions of frozen pea fragments were coincidental or unrelated, which means that (a) Rowling had the office Oranda goldfish scene-within-the-scene in Strike 8 foreshadowed by the Strike 1 tiff, and (b) therefore of real significance.There is another pea bit, of course, in ‘Troubled Blood' at Skegness, a passage that links Robin's heart or essence with peas.Strike was still watching the starlings when Robin set down two polystyrene trays, two small wooden forks and two cans of Coke on the table.“Mushy peas,” said Strike, looking at Robin's tray, where a hefty dollop of what looked like green porridge sat alongside her fish and chips.“Yorkshire caviar,” said Robin, sitting down. “I didn't think you'd want any.”“You were right,” said Strike, picking up a sachet of tomato sauce while watching with something like revulsion as Robin dipped a chip into the green sludge and ate it.“Soft Southerner, you are,” she said, and Strike laughed. (807-808)If you tie this in with the fish symbolism embedded in Rowling's favorite paintings and the meaning of ‘Oranda,' this is quite a bit of depth in that fish bowl -- and in your argument that the death of Travolta signifies Murphy is out of consideration.You're probably to young to remember this but Travolta's most famous role will always be Tony Manero in ‘Saturday Night Fever,' the breakout event of his acting career. Manero longs for a woman way out of his league, attempts to rape her after they win a dance contest, she naturally rejects him, but they wind up as friends.Or in a book so heavy in the cultish beliefs and practices of Freemasonry, especially with respect to policemen that are also “on the square,” maybe the Travolta-Murphy link is just that the actor is, with Tom Cruise, as famous (well...) for his beliefs in Scientology as for his acting ability.So, yes, it's fun, your ‘Peas and Fish' theory, but there's something to it.Check out this note on ‘Peas' in the Strike novels from Renee over at the weblog: https://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/hallmarked-man-placeholder-post-index/comment-page-1/#comment-1699017 The fish symbolism embedded in Rowling's favorite painting: https://hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/p/rowlings-favorite-painting-and-what And the meaning of ‘Oranda:' https://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/rowling-twixter-fish-and-strike-update/Follow-Up by Julianna:I'm not sure what exact chapter this is in, but let's also not forget that on Sark, Strike procures a bag of frozen peas to soothe the spade to his face injury. I also want to add that he has used frozen peas before, to soothe his aching leg too, but I could be wrong about that…I cant remember where I've read that, so it might not be true….Lastly, after reading Renee's comment, I have to say, that now I do believe that the peas might have been an ongoing symbol for Strike (a la…the pea in the engagement ring) and…stay with me here….peas are potentially, what save Cormoran, the goldfish, from dying.“The black fish called Cormoran was again flailing helplessly at the top of the tank. ‘Stupid a*****e, you've done it to your f*cking self'.” And the very last line of the book being: “Then pushed himself into a standing position ear and knee both throbbing. In the absence of anything else he could do to improve his present situation, he set off for the attic to fetch the empty margerine tub…and some peas.” (Chapter 127).My point being: this could be a way of Rowling saying, that Strike saves himself from himself…another psychological undertone in her stories. (Lake reference: Rowling has pulled herself up out of poverty ‘by her own bootstraps' we say.) Thoughts? Thanks for induldging me here, John! I am enjoying this conversation. Apologies for the grammar and potentially confusing train of thoughts.And from Vicky:Loving the theories and symbolism around the peas and fish! Just had a thought too re John quoting the Troubled blood scene. Robin calls mushy peas by a familiar term “Yorkshire caviar”. Caviar is of course fish eggs, and poor Robin, Yorkshire born, spends much of THM agonising over the thought and pressure of freezing her eggs. Giuliana mentioned the frozen peas Strike puts on his swollen face after the spade hit...maybe this is foreshadowing to their intimate and honest dinner conversation later with Robin baring her heart to Strike about her ectopic pregnancy griefQ2: Why didn't the Strike-Ellacott Agency or the Metropolitan Police figure out how the murderer entered the Ramsay Silver vault to kill William Wright the first time they saw the grainy surveillance film of the auction house crate deliveries?Tweet UrlFrom ‘The Locked Room Lecture' (John Dickson Carr) It's silly to be disappointed in a border-line absurd Locked Room Mystery such as Hallmarked Man because improbability is close to a requirement in such stories:“But this point must be made, because a few people who do not like the slightly lurid insist on treating their preferences as rules. They use, as a stamp of condemnation, the word ‘improbable.' And thereby they gull the unwary into their own belief that ‘improbable' simply means ‘bad.'“Now, it seems reasonable to point out that the word improbable is the very last which should ever be used to curse detective fiction in any case. A great part of our liking fofr detective fiction is based on a liking for improbability. When A is murdered, and B and C are under strong suspicion, it is improbably that the innocent-looking D can be guilty. But he is. If G has a perfect alibi, sworn to at every point by every other letter in the alphabet, it is improbable that G can have committed the crime. But he has. When the detective picks up a fleck of coal dust at the seashore, it is improbable that such an insignificant thing can have any importance. But it will. In short, you come to a point where the word improbable grows meaningless as a jeer. There can be no such thing as any probability until the end of the story. And then, if you wish the murder to be fastened on an unlikely person (as some of us old fogies do), you can hardly complain because he acted from motives less likely or necessarily less apparent than those of the person first suspected.“When the cry of ‘This-sort-of-thing-wouldn't-happen!' goes up, when you complain about half-faced fiends and hooded phantoms and blond hypnotic sirens, you are merely saying, ‘I don't like this sort of story.' That's fair enough. If you do not like it, you are howlingly right to say so. But when you twist this matter of taste into a rule for judging the merit or even the probability of the story, you are merely saying, ‘This series of events couldn't happen, because I shouldn't enjoy it if it did.'“What would seem to be the truth of the matter? We might test it out by taking the hermetically sealed chamber as an example, because this situation has been under a hotter fire than any other on the grounds of being unconvincing.“Most people, I am delighted to say, are fond of the locked room. But – here's the damned rub – even its friends are often dubious. I cheerfully admit that I frequently am. So, for the moment, we'll all side together on this score and see what we can discover. Why are we dubious when we hear the explanation of the locked room? Not in the least because we are incredulous, but simply because in some vague way we are disappointed. And from that feeling it is only natural to take an unfair step farther, and call the whole business incredible or impossible or flatly ridiculous.” (reprinted in The Art of the Mystery Story [Howard Haycraft] 273-286)Q3: Hallmarked Man is all about silver and Freemasonry. What is the historical connection between South American silver (‘Argentina' means ‘Land of Silver'), the end of European feudalism, and the secret brotherhood of the Masons?How Silver Flooded the World: And how that Replaced Feudalism and the Church with Capitalism and Nation-States (‘Uncharted Territories,' Tomas Pueyo) In Europe, silver also triggered the discovery of America, a technological explosion, and a runaway chain of events that replaced feudalism with capitalism and nation-states. If you understand this, you'll be able to understand why nation-states are threatened by cryptocurrencies today, and how their inevitable success will weaken nation-states. In this premium article, we're going to explore how Europe starved for silver, and how the reaction to this flooded the world with silver. ,See also Never Bet Against America and Argentina Could be a Superpower, both by Pueyo.‘Conspiracy Theories associated with Freemasonry' (Wikipedia)* That Freemasonry is a Jewish front for world domination or is at least controlled by Jews for this goal. An example of this is the anti-Semitic literary forgery The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Adolf Hitler believed that Freemasonry was a tool of Jewish influence,[12] and outlawed Freemasonry and persecuted Freemasons partially for this reason.[13] The covenant of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas claims that Freemasonry is a “secret society” founded as part of a Zionist plot to control the world.[14] Hilaire Belloc thought Jews had “inaugurated” freemasonry “as a bridge between themselves and their hosts”[15]* That Freemasonry is tied to or behind Communism. The Spanish dictator Francisco Franco had often associated his opposition with both Freemasonry and Communism, and saw the latter as a conspiracy of the former; as he put it, “The whole secret of the campaigns unleashed against Spain can be explained in two words: masonry and communism”.[16] In 1950, Irish Roman Catholic priest Denis Fahey republished a work by George F. Dillon under the title Grand Orient Freemasonry Unmasked as the Secret Power Behind Communism. Modern conspiracy theorists such as Henry Makow have also claimed that Freemasonry intends the triumph of Communism[17]* That Freemasons are behind income taxes in the US. One convicted tax protester has charged that law enforcement officials who surrounded his property in a standoff over his refusal to surrender after his conviction were part of a “Zionist, Illuminati, Free Mason [sic] movement”.[18] The New Hampshire Union Leader also reported that “the Browns believe the IRS and the federal income tax are part of a deliberate plot perpetrated by Freemasons to control the American people and eventually the world”[19]Umberto Eco's The Prague Cemetery, a Freemasonry Novel (Wikipedia)So much for the link between Freemasonry and Baphomet worship!‘The Desacralization of Work' (Roger Sworder, Mining, Metallurgy, and the Meaning of Life)Q4: Ian Griffiths is the Bad Guy of Hallmarked Man. His name has definite Christian overtones (a ‘Griffin,' being half-eagle, half-lion, King of Heaven and Earth, is a symbol of Christ); could it also be another pointer to Rowling's mysterious ‘Back Door Man,' Harry Bingham, author of the Fiona Griffiths series?Troubled Blood: The Acknowledgments (Nick Jeffery, November 2020)In both Silkworm and Career Rowling/Galbraith's military advisors are thanked as SOBE (Sean Harris OBE?) Deeby (Di Brookes?) and the Back Door Man. Professor Granger has identified the Back Door Man as a southern US slang term for a man having an illicit relationship, but beyond this is so far unidentified.Any thoughts on her dedications or acknowledgements? Any new leads for the elusive Back Door Man? Please comment down below.Harry Bingham's website, June 2012“My path into TALKING TO THE DEAD was a curious one. I was approached by a well-known figure who was contemplating working with a ghostwriter on a crime thriller. I hadn't read any crime for a long time, but was intrigued by the project. So I went out and bought about two dozen crime novels, then read them back-to-back over about two weeks.”Could Rowling have hired a (gasp) “ghost writer”? Or was it just “expert editorial assistance” she was looking for, what Bingham offers today?Author's Notes in The Strange Death of Fiona Grifiths (Publication date 29th January 2015, before Career of Evil):“If you want to buy a voice activated bugging device that looks like (and is) an ordinary power socket, it'll set you back about fifty pounds (about eighty bucks).”This is the same surveillance device used in Lethal White, but interestingly is not used in Bingham's book. (Nick Jeffery)Moderators Backchannel List of Correspondences between Cormoran Strike series and Bingham's Fiona Griffiths mystery-thrillers (John Granger):(1) A series that has an overarching mystery about which we get clues in every story, one linked to a secret involving a parent who is well known but whose real life is a mystery even to their families;(2) A series that is preoccupied with psychological issues, especially those of the brilliant woman protagonist who suffers from a mental illness and who is a student of psychology;(3) A series that is absorbed with death and populated by the dead who have not yet passed on and who influence the direction of the investigation more or less covertly (”I think we have just one world, a continuum, one populated by living and dead alike,” 92, This Thing of Darkness), a psychic and spiritual realm book that rarely touches on formal religion (Dead House and Deepest Grave excepted, sort of);(4) A series that, while being a police procedural because the detective is a police officer, is largely about how said sergeant works around, even against the hierarchy of department authority and decision makers, “with police help but largely as an independent agent;”(5) A series that makes glancing references to texts that will jar Rowling Readers: “All shall be well” (284, Love Story with Murders), she drives a high heel into a creepy guy's foot when he comes up to her from behind (75, This Thing of Darkness), Clerkenwell! (103, The Dead House), a cave opening cathedral-like onto a lake, the heroine enters with a mentor, blood spilled at the entrance, and featuring a remarkable escape (chapter 34, The Dead House), etc, especially the Robin-Fiona parallels....(6) A series starring a female protagonist who works brilliantly undercover, whose story is about recovery from a trauma experienced when she was a college student, who struggles mostly with her romantic relationships with men, a struggle that is a combination of her mental health-recovery progress (or lack of same) and her vocation as a detective, who is skilled in the martial art of self-defense, and who is from a world outside London, an ethnicity and home fostering, of all things, a love of sheep;(7) A series with a love of the mythological or at least the non-modern (King Arthur! Anchorites!)Q5: Can you help us out with some UK inside jokes or cultural references of which we colonists can only guess the meaning? Start with Gateshead, Pit Ponies, and Council Flats and Bed-Sits!* Gateshead (Wikipedia)J. B. Priestley, writing of Gateshead in his 1934 travelogue English Journey, said that “no true civilisation could have produced such a town”, adding that it appeared to have been designed “by an enemy of the human race”.* Pit Ponies (Wikipedia)Larger horses, such as varieties of Cleveland Bay, could be used on higher underground roadways, but on many duties small ponies no more than 12 hands (48 inches, 122 cm) high were needed. Shetlands were a breed commonly used because of their small size, but Welsh, Russian, Devonshire (Dartmoor) and Cornish ponies also saw extensive use in England.[2] In the interwar period, ponies were imported into Britain from the Faroe Islands, Iceland and the United States. Geldings and stallions only were used. Donkeys were also used in the late 19th century, and in the United States, large numbers of mules were used.[6] Regardless of breed, typical mining ponies were low set, heavy bodied and heavy limbed with plenty of bone and substance, low-headed and sure-footed. Under the British Coal Mines Act 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 50), ponies had to be four years old and work ready (shod and vet checked) before going underground.[15] They could work until their twenties.At the peak of this practice in 1913, there were 70,000 ponies underground in Britain.In shaft mines, ponies were normally stabled underground[16] and fed on a diet with a high proportion of chopped hay and maize, coming to the surface only during the colliery's annual holiday.* Council Flats (Wikipedia)Q6: What are Rowling Readers to think of Robin's dream in chapter 22 (174 )when she's sleeping next to Murphy but dreaming of being at Ramsay's Silver with Strike and the showroom is filled with “cuddly toys instead of masonic swords and aprons”?* ‘Harry's Dreams:' Steve Vander Ark, Harry Potter LexiconQ7: The first bad news phone call that Robin takes from her mother Linda in Hallmarked Man is about the death of Rowntree. What is the connection between Robin's beloved Chocolate Labrador, Quakers, and Rowling's Golden Thread about ‘What is Real'?‘Troubled Blood: Poisoned Chocolates' (John Granger, 2021)‘Troubled Blood: The Secret of Rowntree' (John Granger, 2021)I explained in ‘Deathly Hallows and Penn's Fruits of Solitude‘ why Penn's quotation is a key to the Hogwarts Saga finale, how, in brief, the “inner light” doctrines of the Quakers and of non-conformist esoteric Christianity in general inform the story of Harry's ultimate victory in Dobby's grave over doubt and his subsequent ‘win' in his battle against death and the Dark Lord. I urge you to read that long post, one of the most important, I think, ever posted at HogwartsProfessor, for an idea of how central to Rowling's Christian faith the tenets of Quakerism really are as well as how this shows itself in Deathly Hallows.What makes the historical chocolate connection with the Quakers, one strongly affirmed in naming the Ellacott dog ‘Rowntree,' that much more interesting then is the easy segue from the “inner light” beliefs of the Christian non-conformists to the effect of chocolate on characters in Rowling and Galbraith novels. The conscience of man per the Quakers are our logos within that is continuous with the Logos fabric of reality, the Word that brings all things into existence and the light that is in every man (cf., the Prologue to St John's Gospel). Our inner peace and fellowship, in this view, depend on our identification with this transpersonal “inner light” rather than our ephemeral ego concerns.What is the sure way to recover from a Dementor attack, in which your worst nightmares are revisited? How does Robin deal with stress and the blues? Eat some chocolate, preferably a huge bar from Honeydukes or a chocolate brownie if you cannot get to Hogsmead.Access, in other words, the Quaker spiritual magic, the “inner light” peace of communion with what is Absolute and transcendent, a psychological effect exteriorized in story form by Rowling as the good feeling we have in eating chocolate. Or in the companionship and unconditional love of a beloved Labrador, preferably a chocolate Lab.Christmas Pig: The Blue Bunny' (John Granger, 2021)“Do you just want to live in nice houses?” asked Blue Bunny. “Or is there another reason you want to get in?”“Yes,” said Jack, before the Christmas Pig could stop him. “Somebody I need's in there. He's called DP and he's my favorite cuddly toy.”For a long moment, Jack and Blue Bunny stared into each other's eyes and then Blue Bunny let out a long sigh of amazement.“You're a boy,” he whispered. “You're real.”“He isn't,” said the panic-stricken Christmas Pig. “He's an action figure called—”“It's all right, Pig,” said Blue Bunny, “I won't tell anybody, I promise. You really came all the way into the Land of the Lost to find your favorite toy?” he asked Jack, who nodded.“Then I'll be your decoy,” said Blue Bunny. “It would be an honor” (169).The Bunny's recognition here of Jack as a messiah, sacrificial love incarnate, having descended into existence as a Thing himself from Up There where he was a source of the love that “alivens” objects, is one of, if not the most moving event in Christmas Pig. Note the words he uses: “You're real.”Rowling has used the word “real” twice before as a marker of reality transcending what we experience in conventional time and space, the sensible world. The first was in what she described as the “key” to the Harry Potter series, “lines I waited seventeen years to write” (Cruz), the end of the Potter-Dumbledore dialogue at King's Cross….In a Troubled Blood passage meant to echo that dialogue, with “head” and “backside” reflecting the characters inverted grasp of “reality,” Robin and Strike talk astrology:“You're being affected!” she said. “Everyone knows their star sign. Don't pretend to be above it.”Strike grinned reluctantly, took a large drag on his cigarette, exhaled, then said, “Sagittarius, Scorpio rising, with the sun in the first house.”“You're –” Robin began to laugh. “Did you just pull that out of your backside, or is it real?”“Of course, it's not f*****g real,” said Strike. “None of it's real, is it?” (Blood 242, highlighting in original).The Bunny's simple declaration, “You're real,” i.e., “from Up There,” the greater reality of the Land of the Living in which Things have their awakening in the love of their owners, clarifies these other usages. Dumbledore shares his wisdom with Harry that the maternal love which saved him, first at Godric's Hollow and then in the Forest, is the metaphysical sub-stance beneath, behind, and within all other reality. Strike gives Robin a dose of his skeptical ignorance and nominalist first principle that nothing is real but surface appearance subject to measurement and physical sensation, mental grasp of all things being consequent to that.Christmas Pig‘s “real” moment acts as a key to these others, one evident in the Bunny's response to the revelation of Jack's greater ontological status. He does a Dobby, offering to die for Jack as Jack has done in his descent into the Land of the Lost for DP, a surrender of self to near certain death in being given to the Loser he considers an “honor.” He acts spontaneously and selflessly as a “decoy,” a saving replacement in other words, for the “living boy” as Dobby did for the “Boy Who Lived.” The pathetic distraction that saved the DP rescue mission in Mislaid despite himself, crying out in desperation for his own existence, has metamorphized consequent to his experience with Broken Angel and in Jack's example, into a heroic decoy that allows Jack and CP to enter the City of the Missed.The Blue Bunny makes out better than the House-elf, too, and this is the key event of the book and the best evidence since the death of Lily Potter, Harry's defeat of Quirrell, and the demise of the Dark Lord that mother's love is Rowling's default symbolism for Christian love in her writing. The Bunny's choice to act as decoy, his decision to die to his ego-self, generates the life saving appearance of maternal love and its equivalent in the transference attachment a child feels for a beloved toy. The Johannine quality of the light that shines down on him from the Finding Hole and his Elijah-esque elevation nails down the Logos­-love correspondence.EC: All through Hallmarked Man Robin is saying to herself, “I think I love Ryan, no, really, I know I love him…,” which of course is Rowling's way of signaling the conflict this character has in her feelings for Strike and for Murphy. What is that about?* See ‘The Hallmarked Man's Mythological Template' for discussion of the Anteros/Eros distinction in the myth of Cupid and Psyche as well as the Strike-Ellacott novels Get full access to Hogwarts Professor at hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/subscribe

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He turned a personal travel tracker into an app with 10 million users and $10 million in revenue, with almost no funding. He reveals how ignoring conventional startup advice—like launching early, chasing revenue, or partnering for growth—was key to their viral success. He realized everything growth was about word-of-mouth. So the key to success was obsessing over a single metric: NPS. If you're an early-stage founder deciding where to focus, this is your must-listen episode.___Why You Should Listen• From losing 90% of users overnight to over $10M in revenue.• Why obsessing over Net Promoter Score (NPS) instead of revenue can drive explosive organic growth.• How to stay hyper-focused on one metric—and avoid distractions.• The truth about partnerships and why most startups shouldn't chase them.• The counterintuitive decision to build for quality first, even if it delays your launch.____Keywordsproduct market fit, startup growth, net promoter score, organic growth, consumer apps, app monetization, viral growth, user retention, travel app, early-stage startup_____(00:00:00) Losing 90% of Users Overnight(00:01:10) Turning a Personal Project Into a Travel App(00:09:36) Raising $50K and Building Before Launch(00:24:09) Launch Day and First 2000 Users(00:30:35) Why Chasing Partnerships Can Hurt Growth(00:36:40) How Polarsteps Reached $10M Revenue(00:41:00) Surviving COVID as a Travel Startup(00:42:20) Finding True Product Market Fit(00:43:26) The Moment Polarsteps Almost Failed(00:45:03) One Metric Every Founder Should TrackSend me a message to let me know what you think!

Viele kennen und lieben die Schauspielerin als Dorfpolizistin Bärbel Schmied in der ARD-Serie „Mord mit Aussicht“. Jetzt spielt Meike Droste eine Bürgermeisterin in einem neuen Kinofilm über ein US-amerikanisches Filmteam, das in einem Brandenburger Dorf einen Kriegsfilm dreht: „Another German Tank Story“. Im Gespräch erzählt Meike Droste von ihren Erfahrungen bei Filmdrehs und Theaterproduktionen, von ihrem neuen, eigenen Theaterprojekt. Außerdem gibt sie Einblicke in ihr Coaching für Chefärzte und ihre Ausbildung zur Mentorin. Und natürlich spricht Frank Meyer mit ihr auch über „Mord mit Aussicht“!

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Joanna Szproch is a Polish, Berlin-based visual artist and activist. Her practice blends photography as a performative and instrumental medium with archival materials, writing, and participatory projects. She explores female resilience through embodiment and conviviality. Committed to analogue processes, she creates art books, installations, and collaborative works that challenge societal norms and empower women. Her debut monograph Alltagsfantasie (2023) reflects her bold artistic vision.   See more of Joanna's work on her official website (https://joannaszproch.com/), follow her new instagram page (https://www.instagram.com/joanna.szproch/), and subscribe to her substack newsletter (https://joannaszproch.substack.com/). Photo book video showing Alltagsfantasie on vimeo: https://vimeo.com/847340512   Michael Dooney: https://beacons.ai/michaeldooney   This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 19. February 2025 between Perth (AU) and Berlin (DE). Portrait supplied by artist with Droste effect.

In this episode, Droste hosts a discussion with Trewkat (Miss Katrina) and Adam Miller (The Thriller) about Black Flag DAO's new membership structure and legal entity formation. The conversation, originally recorded as a Twitter Space on February 18th, covers the transition from BanklessDAO, new membership tiers, staking requirements, and upcoming events. Key topics include the special membership opportunity for former BanklessDAO members (ending March 2nd, 2025), the formation of a Marshall Islands DAO LLC, and an upcoming social gathering with Chippi fam at EthDenver!Important Dates- Deadline for Discounted Staking: March 2nd, 2025- ChippiCon and BlackFlag Social at EthDenver: February 26th, 2025Timestamps[00:00] Show Introduction and Time-Sensitive Updates- March 2, 2025 discounted staking deadline for existing Level 1 BanklessDAO members[02:00] X Space intro banter and historical context with TheThriller (Adam Miller)[06:15] Background on Transition from BanklessDAO with Trewkat (Miss Katrina)[08:30] Staking Discount, Deadline and Rationale for returning members vs new members[11:00] New Member Criteria and Structure Details announced in January- Flag Curious: Entry Level Access (free)- Flag Raiser: 500 USDC Stake + Social Consensus- Flag Bearer: Advanced Membership Requirements + Voting Rights[16:30] Transition mechanism through March 2 for existing L1 members[20:00] Staking Mechanism and Pool Details[22:30] Historical Context and Governance[24:00] Related Community Projects and Updates[27:00] BCard x ChippiCon[28:30] Black Flag Initiative[30:00] Chippi children's book on Amazon, more Chippi talk[34:00] Legal Entity Formation with MiDAO[39:00] Community Impact and Evolution[41:00] Closing chatter[42:00] Note on How to DAO book by Kevin Owocki & Puncar[43:00] Wrap upLinks and Resourceshttps://x.com/BlackFlagDAOhttps://warpcast.com/~/channel/blackflaghttps://blackflagdao.notion.site/https://www.chippicon.com/#https://linktr.ee/chippinfthttps://getbcard.iohttps://app.banklessacademy.com/newsletterhttps://warpcast.com/banklessacademyPresentationhttps://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-2Dio4GaPW2vF8FNBFHXrS0cdOtmGk0Fy2fbu3GvKO4/edit?usp=sharingAnnouncementshttps://banklessdao.substack.com/p/bfd-bulletin-1https://paragraph.xyz/@bfbulletin/black-flag-bulletin-2Making Bank is produced independently on behalf of BlackFlag DAO

¡Nuevo programa de Monos con Pistolas! ¡Tres por el precio de uno! Y es que nos adentramos en el universo de las líneas temporales, tan enorme que temíamos introducirnos en un bucle del que no podíamos salir, como el protagonista de "Atrapado en el tiempo". ¿En qué consiste un efecto Droste? ¿Las pelis deberían durar poco para que los padres vayan más al cine? ¿Qué trauma tiene uno de nuestros monos con las corridas de toros? ¡Todo esto y mucho más en hora y media de divertido callejón sin salida!

Annette von Droste-Hülshoff war nicht nur Dichterin, sondern auch Schauspielerin, Sängerin und Scherenschnitt-Künstlerin. In all diesen Rollen bleibt sie lebendig, denn auch in diesem Jahr feiert die Burg Hülshoff im Münsterland ein Droste Festival. Dr. Jörg Albrecht, der künstlerische Leiter, erzählt in den Sonntagsfragen vom geplanten "Landlord's Game", der "Jungen Burg" und anderen Events. Von Gisela Steinhauer.

Learn more here: https://www.estimaterocket.com/ My thoughts about this anniversary ⬇️ Subscribe to 1 Page Weekly w Nick Slavik! My weekly audio newsletter about data, feelings, self and entrepreneurship https://open.spotify.com/show/7ehKiZmIMvpNClL2fLNMzr... Want a LIVE Masters Class in your area? Marketing, Estimating, Recruiting, Financials, Leadership Contact Marsha at the PCA mbass@pcapainted.org Upcoming events Link to the PCA's event page: https://www.pcapainted.org/events/ -Gathering of MN Painters / SW / Graco Master's Class - 6 Dec -My pilgrimage back to Brazil - follow along in early December! -PCA Expo Feb 3-7 2025 Colorado Springs PCA member companies are 15x larger, more profitable and more stable than the average painting company. How did they do this? PCA's Business Training: https://www.pcapainted.org/business-training/ Find More Episodes on PCA Overdrive: https://www.pcaoverdrive.org/ask-a-painter PCA Overdrive is free for members. Not a member? Download the app on the Apple Store or Google Play and enjoy a 7 day free trial! Become a member: https://www.pcapainted.org/membership-resources/

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In this episode of Making Bank, host Droste leads a roundtable discussion exploring the evolving landscape of DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations), examining both successes and failures in the web3 space through the lens of organizational behavior and human coordination.Our distinguished guests bring perspectives from academia, development, governance, and community building:Meredith Lehman is a PhD student in organizational behavior at the University of Colorado Boulder, conducting qualitative research on DAOs as testing grounds for innovation in people-centered governance. Her work examines the changing landscape of work and organizational structures.Sean "Aphilos" Gonzalez brings experience from physics, startups, and community building, including founding Data Community DC. His work with Lobby3 and current projects focuses on applying web3 concepts to prevent plutocracy and increase democratic participation.Jaris James is the founder of DAO Space, a discovery engine for DAOs, and the Open Source People's Network (OSPN). As a data scientist and developer, he focuses on integrating AI tools to enhance DAO governance and community engagement.JengaJoJo, involved in DAOs since 2021, founded DAOplomats, a professional organization working with top web3 entities. His team of five spans the globe, currently working with ENS and Shutter.Guest SocialsMeredith Lehman:https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredith-lehman-co/Discord: @theredimTG: @mlehmanSean Gonzales aka Aphilos:https://x.com/SeanMGonzalezhttp://pharo.tech/Jaris James:Discord: @jarisjameshttps://x.com/JarisJameshttps://www.daospace.ai/https://x.com/daospace_aiJengaJoJo:https://x.com/Jengajojohttps://x.com/daoplomatsTimestamps00:48 Introductions and guest backgrounds06:10 Overview of Meredith's research and questions related to DAOs09:45 Jaris on multiple DAO participation and burnout11:30 Traditional vs DAO organizational structures15:00 JengaJoJo on smart contract driven organizations17:30 Sean on idealized systems vs human realities21:00 AI tools in governance27:00 Reputation systems and attestation41:05 Lobby3 case study discussion47:16 Defining success in DAOs54:39 Wrap up and future directionsToday's Host - Drostehttps://x.com/EffectDrosthttps://warpcast.com/drosteMaking Bank is produced independently by contributors to Black Flag DAO (formerly BanklessDAO)The content presented is strictly for information and entertainment purposes. Not financial, legal, or tax advice.

Gelesen von Wiglaf Droste.

We break down the SG1 video game that never was this week with Avatar. In which the SGC messes with alien technology again to try and adapt it for use on Earth because they still haven't learned their lesson. While we have questions about how some of this all worked, overall we liked it. It was fun. There really should have been some way to get Teal'c out that didn't just rely on Teal'c doing something in the game.  There are also some knowledge drops about “death by a thousand cuts” and the Droste effect (which Rachael had the WORST experience with that one time in a hotel). #stargate #sg1 INSTAGRAM: SG_Rewatch THREADS: SG_Rewatch DISCORD: https://discord.gg/65kMPzBuaN EMAIL: woosgrewatch@gmail.com

Jessica Droste Yagan is the CEO of Impact Engine, and she has built a career based on her values and a clear demonstration of authenticity. We talk about how she did it, why it's important, and how it benefits you and everyone around you.Jessica shares her journey from McDonald's to Impact Engine, where she manages venture capital and private equity strategies focused on sustainable and impactful investments. She recounts her moment of realization while studying urban economics, where she realized that capitalism can be used to create sustainable jobs and wealth in high poverty areas.You can align your personal values with business success and contributing to a more transparent and impactful society – and Jessica shares with us how! About the Guest:Jessica Droste Yagan is the CEO of Impact Engine, an investment firm with a mission to bring more capital to a market where financial returns are linked to positive social and environmental impacts. Impact Engine manages venture capital and private equity strategies that invest in transformative for-profit, positive-impact funds and businesses.Prior to Impact Engine, Jessica led the creation of McDonald's Corporation's global and U.S. sustainable sourcing strategies. At McDonald's, she enabled the integration of ethical, environmental, and economic sustainability across all food and packaging sourcing. Jessica also worked in urban economic development through the City Advisory Practice at the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City. Jessica has co-authored two Harvard University case studies on public-private partnerships and currently serves as a board member for the Metropolitan Planning Council, the Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation at Chicago Booth, and Fixer. Crain's Chicago Business named her to its list of 40-Under-40 in 2013 and she served as a 2014Leadership Greater Chicago Fellow. Jessica holds a BA in Public Policy from Haverford College, an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and an MPA from the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government. She lives in Chicago with her husband and three children. https://www.theimpactengine.com/ About the Host:Amy L. Riley is an internationally renowned speaker, author and consultant. She has over 2 decades of experience developing leaders at all levels. Her clients include Cisco Systems, Deloitte and Barclays.As a trusted leadership coach and consultant, Amy has worked with hundreds of leaders one-on-one, and thousands more as part of a group, to fully step into their leadership, create amazing teams and achieve extraordinary results. Amy's most popular keynote speeches are:The Courage of a Leader: The Power of a Leadership LegacyThe Courage of a Leader: Create a Competitive Advantage with Sustainable, Results-Producing Cross-System CollaborationThe Courage of a Leader: Accelerate Trust with Your Team, Customers and CommunityThe Courage of a Leader: How to Build a Happy and Successful Hybrid Team Her new book is a #1 international best-seller and is entitled, The Courage of a Leader: How to Inspire, Engage and Get Extraordinary Results. www.courageofaleader.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/amyshoopriley/ Resources mentioned in the podcastThe Inspire Your Team to Greatness assessment (the courage assessment).How can you inspire our team to be more proactive, take ownership and get more done?You demonstrate and empower The Courage of a Leader. In my nearly 3 decades of work with leaders, I've...

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Find More Episodes on PCA Overdrive: https://www.pcaoverdrive.org/painted-show PCA Overdrive is free for members. Not a member? Download the app on the Apple Store or Google Play and enjoy a 7 day free trial! Become a member: https://www.pcapainted.org/membership-resources/ Join Torlando Hakes on this episode of PaintED as he sits down with Tom Droste, founder of Estimate Rocket, to discuss the importance of processes for achieving consistent results in your painting business. Learn how to implement key activities that drive positive outcomes while fostering an environment of innovation. Discover the balance between structure and creativity, and hear valuable insights from Tom's experience with serving thousands of paint contractors. Don't miss this essential conversation for painters looking to optimize their workflows and unlock their full potential. SEO Keywords: painting business, processes, innovation, efficiency, productivity, key activities, positive outcomes, structure, creativity, PCA Overdrive, Estimate Rocket, Tom Droste, Torlando Hakes, PaintED podcast

Find More Episodes on PCA Overdrive: https://www.pcaoverdrive.org/ask-a-painter PCA Overdrive is free for members. Not a member? Download the app on the Apple Store or Google Play and enjoy a 7 day free trial! Become a member: https://www.pcapainted.org/membership-resources/ Show favorite Tom Droste of Estimate Rocket! Data, Feelings and 2 business owners conversating! PCA member companies are 15x larger, more profitable and more stable than the average painting company. How did they do this? @PCA's Business Training: https://www.pcapainted.org/business-training/ Link to the PCA's event page: https://www.pcapainted.org/events/ Upcoming Events: -The Retreat w Nick Slavik - 13-16 Aug Wilderness of Mn -PCA en Espanol 12-13 September Anaheim, Ca -Tom Reber's Mile High Profit Summit - 19 Sep -SoCal // SurfPrep Master's Class - 27 Sep - Lake Elsinore Ca -Women In Paint - 8-10 Oct Hollywood Beach Fl -PCA Residential Conference 24-25 Oct Minneapolis Mn -PCA Commercial Contractor's Retreat 12-15 Nov Scottsdale, Az -Gathering of MN Painters / SW / Graco Master's Class - 6 Dec -PCA Expo Feb 3-7 2025 Colorado Springs Want a LIVE Masters Class in your area? Contact Marsha at the PCA mbass@pcapainted.org and we can arrange it for you!

De historicus en de romanschrijver lijken tegenpolen: de één verdiept zich in de feiten, de ander verliest zich in fictie. In de vijfdelige serie Verzonnen verleden gaan journalisten Pieter van Os en Julie Blussé in gesprek over vijf beeldbepalende historische romans. Met deze week deel 2: 'De klokkenluider van de Notre-Dame'. Dit boek uit 1831 gaat over de befaamde gebochelde Quasimodo, maar ook over de Notre-Dame waar deze klokkenluider woont, over het Parijs waar die kathedraal het centrum van is, over het land waar Parijs het hart van vormt, én over de tijd waarin Frankrijk zich volgens Hugo op haar hoogtepunt bevond: de middeleeuwen. Te gast over dit boek vol Droste-effecten zijn schrijver van historische romans Jan van Aken, bekend van Het xoanon, en middeleeuwenkenner Sanne Frequin. Vormt volgens hen de Notre-Dame inderdaad een perfect pars pro toto voor de middeleeuwen? En klopt het dat Victor Hugo met dit boek de Notre-Dame van de vernieling wist te redden?

Vous connaissez probablement le fameux emballage du fromage dont l'effigie est une vache rouge qui affiche un grand sourire. Un packaging qui n'a rien d'anodin. Car il a donné son nom à l'effet Vache-qui-rit. Il s'agit d'un procédé graphique qui a inspiré le design de la boîte cylindrique renfermant le fromage fondu le plus célèbre de France.  Une mise en abyme Sur la boîte, conçue par l'illustrateur Benjamin Rabier en 1921, la vache rouge porte des boucles d'oreille en forme de boîte de fromage. On aperçoit une vache rouge, elle-même portant des boucles d'oreille où l'on voit encore une vache, et ainsi de suite. C'est ce qu'on appelle une mise en abyme : un procédé qui consiste à représenter une œuvre dans une œuvre similaire, comme une peinture dans une peinture, ou un film dans un film. Pourquoi l'appelle-t-on aussi l'effet Droste ? Est-ce qu'il n'y a que la peinture qui est concernée ? Qu'est-ce que le principe de récursivité ? Écoutez la suite de cet épisode de "Maintenant vous savez". Un podcast Bababam Originals, écrit et réalisé par Johanna Cincinatis. À écouter aussi : Qu'est-ce que l'effet Ikea ? Qu'est-ce l'effet Lucifer ? Qu'est-ce que l'effet caméléon ? Première diffusion : 25 janvier 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vor fünf Jahren, am 15. Mai 2019, ist der Autor und Satiriker Wiglaf Droste im oberfränkischen Pottenstein gestorben. Droste war ein preisgekrönter Dichter, Sänger und Polemiker: einer, der sich gern mit allen anlegte. Und er war von 2008 bis 2019 unregelmäßiger Kolumnist unseres Sprachmagazins Sozusagen! Aus Anlass seines fünften Todestages ist nun eine Biographie dieses sprachgewaltigen Schriftstellers erschienen, die Lebensbeschreibung eines "sensiblen Kaventsmanns", wie ihr Verfasser Christof Meueler ihn darin nennt: "Die Welt in Schach halten. Das Leben des Wiglaf Droste" (Edition Tiamat)

Die Schriftstellerin und Übersetzerin Esther Kinsky wird am 12.05. mit dem Droste-Preis ausgezeichnet. Ihr literarisches Werk lebt von der Auseinandersetzung mit Landschaften und dem Einfluss der Menschen auf diese.

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In der Biografie „Die Welt in Schach halten“ von Christof Meueler erzählen viele Wegbegleiter von ihren Erlebnissen mit Wiglaf Droste. Eine faszinierende Chronik, die zugleich vieles offen lässt.

In this episode, I sit down with Tom Droste, CEO and founder of Estimate Rocket. Join us in this insightful conversation about all the things you can do to increase your profit margin, manage your estimates effectively, improve your job costs, and more! Download our podcast-exclusive toolkit of templates for your painting company: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.paintergrowth.com/podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn how to grow your painting company NOW: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠go.paintergrowth.com?el=podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A free business breakthrough session with my team: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠go.paintergrowth.com/schedule?el=podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Free training series on Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@paintergrowthblueprint⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Painter Growth Secrets Facebook group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/paintergrowt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠h

In this episode, I sit down with Tom Droste, CEO and founder of Estimate Rocket, a software for home service companies that is positioning itself as one of the best and most versatile.  Join us to learn about some things you can integrate into your business systems to improve the estimates process and how working on a production rate basis can make a difference in your business estimates and revenue.  Use our coupon to get a 30-day free trial + 3 months at half price with estimate Rocket: PainterGrowth23 (Valid until January 31st ) Download our podcast-exclusive toolkit of templates for your painting company: www.paintergrowth.com/podcast/ Learn how to grow your painting company NOW: go.paintergrowth.com?el=podcast Free business breakthrough session with my team: go.paintergrowth.com/schedule?el=podcast Free training series on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@paintergrowthblueprint Painter Growth Secrets Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/paintergrowth

Ryan and Bec take the reins this week for a fun-filled episode as both dig into their favorite Elvis performances that were professionally filmed, from TV appearances, network specials & documentary films. Ryan also gives his thoughts on the Christmas at Graceland NBC special, and both react to news from Baz Luhrmann about his future Elvis-related projects. For Song of the Week, Bec explores the history behind "I Believe in the Man in the Sky" from the "His Hand in Mine" album, while Mr. Droste takes us back to "Poison Ivy League" from 1964's "Roustabout." If you enjoy TCBCast, please consider supporting the show over at Patreon.com/TCBCast. If you are unable to support us via Patreon, but want to support us another way, please make sure to leave a positive review or mention our show to another like-minded music/movie history enthusiast.

On this episode of Rocket Your Business for Trade Contractors, we re-share a conversation by Nick Slavik, host of Ask A Painter LIVE, and Tom Droste, Founder/CEO of Estimate Rocket. Nick and Tom's conversation originally aired on Ask A Painter LIVE and they covered topics ranging from job management technology and future economic challenges, to sales process,  customer service, and more. These two big brains sift through some of the hottest subjects being discussed in contractor circles, and they offer their perspective on how trade contractors can continue to improve efficiency and increase profitability in any economic environment. You can find Ask A Painter on Facebook and Instagram every week!

Jessica Droste Yagan is the Partner & CEO of Impact Engine, an institutional investor managing venture capital and private equity strategies that drive positive impact in the areas of economic opportunity, environmental sustainability, and health equity. -- If you haven't yet had the chance, make sure to register for our 2024 Real Leaders Impact Awards. Our Impact Award winners gain access to a values aligned community, credibility through Real Leaders, and access to our network of Impact capital sources. Apply now to claim your discounted application: ⁠https://eunbi5zgbx7.typeform.com/to/XNdfGsS2#app_first_name=xxxxx&company_name=xxxxx&work_email=xxxxx&campaign_name=xxxxx&channel=LN&owner=Z⁠ Also, check out Outsource Access for all of your Virtual Staffing Needs. At an affordable rate you can outsource the work you need to get done at an extremely affordable rate. You can find more info about them here using this link. https://outsourceaccess.com/

heute u.a. Playmobil-Ausstellung in Kevelaer; Palästinensische Künstler zum Nahost-Konflikt; Tobias Lehmkuhl: "Der doppelte Erich" - Kästner im Dritten Reich; Gedicht: "dein bild - auf ein portrait der Droste" von Sabine Göttel; Streamingtipps: "Gelöscht" und "Blue Eye Samurai". Moderation: Sebastian Wellendorf. Von Sebastian Wellendorf.

On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio--soon to be Rocket Your Business for Trade Contractors!--Tom Droste, CEO/Founder of Estimate Rocket, joins us to talk about the importance of professional phone answering services. How your company answers the phone--or doesn't!--can reveal a lot about your sales process efficiency and growth potential. This seemingly small part of sales and customer service is the foundation for everything that happens after that first call. Learn how other companies are planning their call answering to remain efficient AND effective. Download the free What If planning tool here!

Contractors are busy running their businesses day-to-day, but taking the time to track key performance indicators (KPIs) is essential for long-term success. In this episode, Tom welcomes Tom Droste, the founder and CEO of Estimate Rocket. They discuss the importance of tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) and the top 3 KPIs that every contractor should be monitoring on a regular basis.   In this episode, they discuss: About Estimate Rocket and its role in helping contractors run their businesses efficiently The top 3 KPIs every contractor should track – cash, scheduled work, and sales How to determine the right numbers to track for your business Examples of how Tom tracks KPI  Using KPI data to make strategic decisions like when to raise prices Overcoming hesitation to track KPIs due to not wanting to see bad news About Tom's presentation at the Mile High Profit Summit 2023   Download the "What If" spreadsheet at https://www.estimaterocket.com/whatifdownload     Resources: == Estimate Rocket: https://www.estimaterocket.com/    Ready to take your business to eight figures and beyond? Join us this October 2023 in Jacksonville, Florida, for the Florida Summit. Our experts will share the secrets of crafting a rock-solid five-year vision, scaling your business properly, and gaining full control of your finances.   Visit thecontractorfight.com/Florida-Summit today and join us in Florida this October!  

On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio (soon to be Rocket Your Business for Trade Contractors!), we are joined by the CEO and Founder of Estimate Rocket, Tom Droste who shares ways a sign-on-the-spot option can help sales people close more sales. This may not be an option for every business, but if your company has the tools and opportunity for sign-on-the-spot offering, you'll want to explore it's application in your sales process. Tom discusses tools that power this option, as well as sales techniques that go hand-in-hand with the ability to close deals fast.

Estimate Rocket Roadmap to $5m In this episode of the Industry Partner series of The Painter Marketing Mastermind Podcast, titled Estimate Rocket Roadmap to $5m, we host guest Tom Droste. Tom is the Founder and CEO of Estimate Rocket. Estimate Rocket handles all the tech, so painting contractors can focus on doing what they do best. Listen to Tom as he discusses what he has learned working with painting contractors over the last decade on how you can scale your painting business to over $5 million! If you want to ask Tom questions related to anything in this podcast series, you can do so in our exclusive Painter Marketing Mastermind Podcast Forum on facebook. Just search for "Painter Marketing Mastermind Podcast Forum" on facebook and request to join the group, or type in the URL facebook.com/groups/paintermarketingmastermind. There you can ask Tom questions directly by tagging him with your question, so you can see how anything discussed here applies to your particular painting company. Check out all of our podcast episodes at https://paintermarketingpros.com/painter-marketing-mastermind-podcast/

In this episode of the podcast, host Logan Shinholser interviews Tom Droste, co-founder of Estimate Rocket, a software solution for service contractors to efficiently manage their businesses.  The conversation centers around the importance of documentation and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for businesses, even though it might not be the most exciting or glamorous aspect of running a company. Tom discusses his background in accounting and the creation of Estimate Rocket as a tool to help contractors save time and money, allowing them to focus on their customers and essential work. Tom emphasizes the significance of documentation as a business grows and team members increase. He highlights the need for SOPs, especially for processes that don't occur daily but still impact the business. Tom also talks about the practical approach to creating SOPs, suggesting starting with basic core processes, such as sales and workflow processes. He advises business owners to avoid overloading the initial documentation with too much detail but rather focus on creating a simple outline first and then refining it over time. He recommends tools like Google Docs or project management software like Basecamp to create, organize, and access these playbooks. The discussion also touches on the challenges and benefits of having team members contribute to creating SOPs, as it can provide a more diverse and comprehensive perspective. The episode concludes with a reminder to make SOPs relevant, refine them over time, and not to aim for perfection in the first attempt. Tom's insights provide valuable guidance for contractors seeking to streamline their businesses through effective documentation and SOPs. www.contractorgrowthnetwork.com

On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio, Tom Droste joins us to discuss how company team meetings can be structure in a way that supports great accountability without killing motivation. Are your team meetings viewed by your team as helpful, efficient, and empowering? It may take some time to get there, but your meetings can positively define your company culture! We chat about meeting type, meeting frequency,  content, follow-ups, and more.

Find More Episodes on PCA Overdrive: https://www.pcaoverdrive.org/estimate-rocket-podcast-1 PCA Overdrive is free for members. Not a member? Download the app on the Apple Store or Google Play and enjoy a 7 day free trial! Become a member: https://www.pcapainted.org/membership-resources/

On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio, Tom Droste--CEO of Estimate Rocket--joins us to talk about that stage in the life of a business that everyone dreads: The Slog. Every business journey reaches plateaus that are long and tiring to cross. These are times when growth is slow, work is tedious, and company goals still seem miles away even after big team pushes. What should businesses be doing to navigate these slogs and how can leaders keep their teams motivated? Tom's answer: paddle! Good planning can help avoid prolonged struggle, but there are keys to helping everyone stay positive while progress is continually made...one step at a time!

On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio we are joined by CEO and Founder of Estimate Rocket, Tom Droste, to talk about a subject every good contractor wrestles with at some stage in their business growth--advanced project management. With more money and more people come more problems, but problem-solving tools and processes should also evolve to balanced out complex project management. Knowing it's "okay to grow" is the confidence that your backlog, technology, communication, documentation, and reporting is right where it needs to be to tackle the next challenge and move into the future. 

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On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio we talk with Tom Droste about the necessity of good communication and documentation in growing companies. Tom gives insight into a process that makes documentation easier and a daily activity that doesn't become a mountain of "task debt" to be accomplished at the end of weeks and months. The first step to good documentation is saving your communication! Learn about the tools available to help you improve.

On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio we are joined by Tom Droste, Founder and CEO of Estimate Rocket, to discuss the type of scheduling that doesn't cause neurological pain! How is it that scheduling is such a nightmare for contractors as they grow their business, and why does seem to haunt businesses at every new stage of growth? We chat about where scheduling actually starts in the life of a project, where it goes wrong, and a few keys to getting it right.

On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio we are joined by Tom Droste, founder and CEO of Estimate Rocket software, to discuss the benefits of to-do tasks and checklists for employees. Supervisors and employees have too much to keep in their heads at any given time, and the problem of retention is only amplified by complexity. Once details start slipping, projects run over in time or expenses, or suffer in quality of work. The chaos that mounts as a result of basic forgetfulness or lack of organization can overwhelm even the most competent production manager. So much chaos is master by simple lists. Learn more about Estimate Rocket's new To-Do task lists in it's job management software!

Acquiring The True Virtue Of Temperance | Catherine Joseph Droste, OP by Angelicum Thomistic Institute

For the first time since Baz Luhrmann's Elvis dropped, Ryan returns to TCBCast for an extensive discussion on Elvis's final two appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show on October 28, 1956 and January 6, 1957, with the latter being the infamous "filmed from the waist up" program. Are these performances truly as legendary as the myth around them? We'll find out together! Then, Ryan finally get to put forward his list of favorite Elvis songs by year in lieu of Song of the Week while Justin closes out the episode and 2022 by spotlighting the history behind the understated hymn, "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem," from Elvis's best selling 1957 Christmas album. It wouldn't be a TCBCast Christmas without starting out scratching the surface of the life story of its lyricist, Phillips Brooks, and his choice to imitate an archaic style of writing and ending up spiraling into an unexpectedly heartfelt exploration of the history of the Puritans and the Church of England, early America, the literary impact of the King James Version of the Bible, Abraham Lincoln's funeral, and the perpetual conflict between sincerity and crass commercialization. Happy holidays to all our listeners near and far! Thank you for a wonderful 2022 - see you next year!

#038 - Welcome to another episode of Quorum, where we believe that contributing to a DAO is the best way to find engaging and rewarding work in the new Web3 economy.  In today's show, Sam and I were interviewed by Droste who is the host of Bankless DAO's Making Bank Podcast. You'll discover: the pros and cons with the lack of gatekeepers in DAOs, how DAOs allow for more serendipity than traditional work, playing positive sum games instead of zero sum games, and, the power of cohort based learning ======================= Resources:

Tom's guest today is Tom Droste of Estimate Rocket. Estimate Rocket is a software tool that helps contractors develop leads, estimate, create proposals, follow-up, invoice, and get paid. Tom and Droste talk all about what his company offers to contractors, some advice for hiring and growing your business, and much more.   In this episode, we talk about…  About Estimate Rocket and how it is a helpful tool for contractors Taking care of your customers, and employees Some indicators of when somebody should hire Seeing your employees as an investment instead of an expense.  Sales planning and profit planning Should you hire first or get work first Doubt is the number one killer of the things that we want.  The science of estimating production   Resources:    = Estimate Rocket: https://www.estimaterocket.com/    = Join us in BATTLEGROUND – Everything your contracting business needs in one comprehensive program with three main focus areas: Leadership, Communication, and Numbers. For more info, check out: https://TheContractorFight.com/Battleground     = The profit you earn starts with the stories you tell.  Most contractors will never build their empire because they're telling the WRONG stories. Join us this September in Denver, and learn how to control your story and your profit. https://thecontractorfight.com/mhps  = Get your free copy of Tom's book Winning the Contractor Fight (Just pay to ship): https://thecontractorfight.com/book  = Connect with other contractors building stronger businesses in The Contractor Fight: http://thecontractorfight.com/facebook  = Grab the Gear: https://gear.thecontractorfight.com/  = Find Us on Social Media:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TomReber  Instagram: http://thecontractorfight.com/ig     

An interview with Father Christopher Droste, Pastor of St. Boniface Parish in Evansville, IN. Recorded at the Father Deydier House of Discernment in Evansville, Indiana, on July 27, 2022.