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Between traditionally published and self-published books, there are over 3 million books published per year, so in order for a book to stand out, sometimes independent publishers have to think outside the box.Independent publisher Holloway has a unique system with their publishing strategy in terms of discoverability and direct-to-consumer sales, which has been quite successful for them, so COO Andrew Savikas joins “Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA)” to share details about Holloway's savvy publishing model; how they've developed their website for search engine optimization; and how other independent publishers can apply some of the same techniques to their own businesses.PARTICIPANTSAndrew Savikas is the COO at Holloway, publisher of some of the most respected resources available anywhere on teamwork, creative work, startups, technology, venture capital, and career development. He has previously held executive roles at Safari Books Online, getAbstract, and O'Reilly Media, where he organized the Tools of Change for Publishing conference. Andrew has also served on the boards of the Book Industry Study Group and the International Digital Publishing Forum.Independent Book Publishers Association is the largest trade association for independent publishers in the United States. As the IBPA Director of Membership & Member Services, Christopher Locke assists the 3,600 members as they travel along their publishing journeys. Major projects include managing the member benefits to curate the most advantageous services for independent publishers and author publishers; managing the Innovative Voices Program that supports publishers from marginalized communities; and hosting the IBPA podcast, “Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA).” He's also passionate about indie publishing, because he's an author publisher himself, having published two novels so far in his YA trilogy, The Enlightenment Adventures.LINKSLearn more about the many benefits of becoming a member of Independent Book Publishers Association here: https://www.ibpa-online.org/page/membershipLearn more about Holloway here: https://holloway.comLearn more about Andrew Savikas here: https://andrewsavikas.com/Follow IBPA on:Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/IBPAonlineX – https://twitter.com/ibpaInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/ibpalovesindies/Follow Holloway on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/holloway-1/X: https://twitter.com/hollowayFollow Andrew Savikas on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewsavikas/
November update on upcoming shows and training. My upcoming training on Safari Books Online is here.
O'Reilly Media ティム・オライリーが語るWeb 3 技術書読み放題のSafari Books Online(現在は名称変更)で実践していた文献比較学習 デジタル教科書へ全面移行、公立小中の86%が懸念 土曜に開催した「第4回 3DCG + Photoshop + AI 勉強会」アーカイブ視聴について
Bryan MacDonald, CEO of SchoolMint, joins Discover Lafayette to share the story of how his company chose Lafayette LA as its new headquarters. A technology industry leader in choice, enrollment, registration, and behavior for K through 12 schools, SchoolMint serves more than 12 million students in 18,000 schools nationwide. With over 25 years of education software industry experience, Bryan has been at the forefront in designing technological advancements that dramatically affect all aspects of the educational experience for students, parents, and schools. Bryan got his start as a middle school math and science teacher at the University of Wyoming Laboratory School while also working as a Technology Specialist. He loved it, got immersed in statewide committees in Wyoming that were working to improve school data collection, and ended up being hired by the local school district as its technology leader. It was there that he discovered the antiquated ways the school system collected grades, student attendance, report cards, and transcripts and thought, "There must be a better way." He looked around for tech help and discovered PowerSchool, a start-up company that was the first web-based system delivering cutting-edge services to schools and families who needed ready access to student information. "For the first time ever, teachers were using the same system as the front office and parents were using. Moms could drop off their kids, go home, get online and see if their kid made it to class." This was heady stuff for the 1990s tech world. Bryan was enamored with the work of PowerSchool and moved to join the company which was based in Northern California. Through that role, he had the opportunity to travel to Cupertino, CA to meet with Steve Jobs to pitch PowerSchool's software. Apple bought the software and the company! Besides Apple, Bryan's career has also led him to work with national companies such as Safari Books Online, Maximus Education Systems, and most recently Illuminate Education. He joined SchoolMint three years ago. SchoolMint's customer base keeps growing as its services continue to evolve to meet the demands of today's schools. They offer strategic enrollment management and marketing strategies, and also offer data management and coaching to assist schools with behavior management and support. Originally based in San Francisco, CA with employees also working in San Jose, Costa Rica, the company made the decision to move its headquarters to Lafayette in 2020 after purchasing Smart Choice Technologies in 2019, which had been founded by Casey Bienvenu when he was a student at the Carencro High Academy of Information Technology. Smart Choice Technologies' focus was on the development of student registration and lottery system software similar to that of SchoolMint. Bryan said, "They were basically doing the same things SchoolMint was doing. What if we teamed up? Why build the same things twice when we could build it together right and make it amazing?" "SchoolMint can be summed up in three words: Attract, Enroll, and Retain. We're all about strategic enrollment management. It's a new thing for K - 12 schools, but not for higher education. We help schools make themselves known to parents and help the parents find the right school. It's a bit of matchmaking. We help with online applications and make it easy to fill out on mobile phones." Photo by Leslie Westbrook of The Advocate. During Bryan's first visit to Lafayette, he was left with a highly positive impression, especially upon seeing the "World's Happiest City" banner in the Lafayette airport. He thought, "even if it's not actually the happiest city, this is still special." Bryan also enjoyed other things about Lafayette, hearing that we were 'festival-based, food-based, and people-based." And while having a high-end fiberoptic system was important, that amenity is expected in today's business world. It was the can-do,
En este episodio platicamos de las cirugías de Hackro y Erick, comentamos brevemente sobre lo que hemos hecho en los últimos meses, la nueva Mac Pro, Safari Books Online, y hablamos en gran detalle sobre los problemas de no conocer tu producto, tus usuarios y tu equipo de trabajo.
Dennis Wakabayashi is a world leading CX strategist, innovator and evangelist working with Fortune 100 brands to transform their businesses by making customer experience the most important and reliable element of every business decision. Dedicated to sharing his knowledge of the CX and integrated marketing space with colleagues, clients and other professionals, Wakabayashi is a CX subject matter expert who sits on Adobe’s Experience League Advisory Council and is a member of Service Design Week’s Advisory Board. He is also heavily involved in training and education, currently teaching in the Big Data Certification program at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas, and developing customer experience curriculum as a CX subject matter expert for the world’s leading technology educators, O’Reilly Media and Safari Books Online. He leads The Integer Group’s Consumer Experience practice known in the industry as CX3. At The Integer Group he oversees integrated commerce, digital marketing and social media. Follow Worthix on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/worthix/ Follow Worthix on Twitter: @worthix Follow Dennis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denniswakabayashi/ Follow Dennis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwakabayashi Follow Mary Drumond on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/marydrumond/ Follow Mary Drumond on Twitter: @drumondmary
Diese Sendung wurde vorproduziert, weil wir vorhatten, zur OpenRheinRuhr zu fahren. Sind wir dann doch nicht — wegen Erkältung, wie man in der Sendung ansatzweise schon erkennen kann. War aber entsprechend trotzdem gut, dass wir vorproduziert hatten. Gast ist Damiano, der auch schonmal in der Sendung über XMPP/Jabber als Spontangast vorkam. Er hat auch das Thema “Online-Bibliotheken” vorgeschlagen hat. Musik: – Amity in Fame – The Kraken (We Love Sharing) – Mississippi Delta Beats – Sitting on a stump (We Love Sharing) – Rainbow Clash – Gravitiy Ride Onleihe :: digitale Ausleihe der Bibliotheken Wikipedia zur Onleihe :: Geschichte und Technik Safari Books Online :: Bücher online im Browser lesen (gegen Gebühr oder mit institutioneller Lizenz via IP-Adresse) Wikipedia: Skeuomorphismus :: Wenn Dinge so gestaltet werden, dass sie bekannt und vertraut vorkommen Tiptopf Schulkochbuch :: vom Schulverlag Statista :: »Statistics and Studies from more than 22,500 Sources« Hackerfunk #119 über E-Books :: mit Seegras Pestalozzi-Bibliothek Zürich :: Rakuten OverDrive :: File Download (1:42 min / 105 MB)
Diese Sendung wurde vorproduziert, weil wir vorhatten, zur OpenRheinRuhr zu fahren. Sind wir dann doch nicht — wegen Erkältung, wie man in der Sendung ansatzweise schon erkennen kann. War aber entsprechend trotzdem gut, dass wir vorproduziert hatten. Gast ist Damiano, der auch schonmal in der Sendung über XMPP/Jabber als Spontangast vorkam. Er hat auch das Thema “Online-Bibliotheken” vorgeschlagen hat. Musik: – Amity in Fame – The Kraken (We Love Sharing) – Mississippi Delta Beats – Sitting on a stump (We Love Sharing) – Rainbow Clash – Gravitiy Ride Onleihe :: digitale Ausleihe der Bibliotheken Wikipedia zur Onleihe :: Geschichte und Technik Safari Books Online :: Bücher online im Browser lesen (gegen Gebühr oder mit institutioneller Lizenz via IP-Adresse) Wikipedia: Skeuomorphismus :: Wenn Dinge so gestaltet werden, dass sie bekannt und vertraut vorkommen Tiptopf Schulkochbuch :: vom Schulverlag Statista :: »Statistics and Studies from more than 22,500 Sources« Hackerfunk #119 über E-Books :: mit Seegras Pestalozzi-Bibliothek Zürich :: Rakuten OverDrive :: File Download (102:00 min / 105 MB)
ピクサー流 創造するちから センスは知識からはじまる はじめての経済思想史 新しい文章力の教室 技術書典5 中村俊輔 サッカー覚書 コンビニ外国人 oinumeさんのツイート: “この暗号技術入門っていう本すごいわかりやすくてなんで今まで読んでなかったんだろうと後悔している。" Web のつくりかた: ソフトウェアエンジニアリングと雰囲気で理解する Web 標準とブラウザのつくりかた 楽天マガジン:200誌以上いろいろなジャンルの雑誌が読み放題! Safari Books Online HUAWEI P20 lite | 携帯電話 | HUAWEI Japan 技術書典5 | 技術書典
Guest - Paul Michelman - Editor in Chief, MIT Sloan Management Review This week on the podcast Paul Michelman - Editor in Chief, MIT Sloan Management Review joins us for a great discussion that covers a number of topics, including the impact of technology on business and vice versa, and why the middle may not be the best place to be. Paul is the former Editor in Chief of Safari Books Online, he has worked with strategy+business, the Harvard Business Review, and other prestigious organizations. Paul was also the original executive producer and host of HBR Ideacast, launched in 2006. Questions addressed What do you think about the future of podcasting? How is technology influencing business, how is business influencing technology? How do you stay ahead of the technology changes, while keeping the business going? Who is doing this well? What can we do at an Individual Contributor level to impact organizational success? Can you apply math to the risk of change? What is real & what is BS when it comes to Artifical Intelligence (AI)? Should we focus now on specialization or should we diversify? Key Takeaways Audio/Podcasting Quality will continue to improve, content will continue to improve. The popularity of audio will continue to grow - it is the most flexible of media - you can take it with you wherever you go. The rise of audio as an interface - central way that we interact with devices - continues to occur. Technology For most of the digital age - technology has been a support platform/tool. Tech has moved from a supporting tool to being central to the way organizations compete. From HR to anywhere in the supply chain, to Sales, you cannot name a group that is not being influenced or impacted by technology. Technology as a Skill: Senior leaders need to understand how the technology impacts the business. Change & The Impact of Technology on the Speed of Change Change is going to happen, and it is going to happen more frequently. There is a level of acceptance - change is here to stay. Things you may have revisited annually, you now have to revisit quarterly. The higher level the risk, the harder the change may be, including the ability to test. It is really hard to generalize. Pierre Nanterme - CEO, Accenture You need to have a confidence that you are heading in the right direction. Keep tacking. Accept that you will not have all of the information. Companies that Will Handle these Changes Well Digitally native organizations (Amazon, Google, Apple) - they are inventing as they go. Organizations that are modest - those that do not fall in love with their own successes “Information has been democratized” - as an example, Zappos have given their people the latitude to make decisions that directly impact the business. It is not just enabling the workforce, it also means you have a workforce that wants to embrace this enablement. Artifical Intelligence / AI as a disruptor Maybe the question about AI starts first with algorithms. The estimations of AIs impact are not overstated. We may be overestimating the impact in the short term, but underestimated in the long term. There is a healthy shift in discussions, the perspective is shifting to the belief that AI is going to enable us to do better things - not replace us. The Middle Don’t Get Caught in the Middle - Organizations continue to get flatter. Executives in the middle of organizations are increasingly threatened. Employees ability to make decisions continues to improve.The intermediary role continues to be reduced. There are not many matchmakers anymore. The business intermediary is being replaced by technology. What to do about it. Develop your skills in tandem, don’t lose sight of your personal ability to create value. It will help you manage your career within and outside of an organization. Don’t be just a left brain person, don’t be just a right brain person - keep developing your skills. Show Links MIT Sloan Management Review Paul's LinkedIn Paul's Twitter Articles Mentioned Don't Get Caught in the Middle - Paul Michelman Managing the Bots that are Managing the Business - Tim O’Reilly ---------------------- Thank you Thank you for rating and reviewing the podcast via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast platform. Ratings & reviews help others discover the podcast - thank you for helping us get the message out to the community. Please send listener questions and feedback to hello@catalystsale.com or contact us directly on twitter, facebook or LinkedIn. Catalyst Sale Service Offerings Growth Acceleration - Plateau Breakthrough Product Market Fit ---------------------- Subscribe to the Catalyst Sale Podcast Subscribe via iTunes Subscribe via Google Play Catalyst Sale In every business, in every opportunity, there is someone who can help you navigate the internal challenges and close the deal. There is a Catalyst. We integrate process (Catalyst Sale Process), technology and people, with the purpose of accelerating revenue. Our thoughtful approach minimizes false starts that are common in emerging markets and high-growth environments. We continue to evolve our practice based on customer needs and emerging technology. We care about a thinking process that enables results versus a process that tells people what to do. Sales is a Thinking Process.
Guest - Andrew Savikas - Founder, YieldTalk This week on the podcast another friend of Catalyst Sale joins us. Andrew Savikas is the founder of YieldTalk. He is the former CEO of Safari Books Online, and he is a startup advisor who helps CEOs and Founders with strategy. This week we discuss the importance of understanding history, similarities between those in sales roles and those in technical roles, and how b2c and b2b strategies can thrive in the same environment. Questions addressed How are Sales and Marketing folks similar to those in Engineering, Product, and Technology? As Sales professionals, what are the gaps we should be mindful of when communicating requirements back to the organization? What roles would benefit from learning to code? How does accounting apply to software development? What happens in organizations as they navigate the transition from b2c to b2b? What are some of the common challenges Andrew has seen in early-stage organizations? Why is it so important to understand history? Key Takeaways Understanding etiquette, culture, and vocabulary when communicating across functions in an organization is important. Empathy is critical (this continues to be a theme) It's not as simple as - let's just add more resources - the sales team can’t just sell more in the short term Nine women can’t (accelerate the process and) have a baby in a month - metaphor from the Mythical Man Month Recognize that there are distinctions within organizations across technical roles. Leverage your internal resources - bring them into the discussion The buyer has already formed an opinion on the product before you engage with them General Observations working with early-stage companies The value of looking at B2C as a leading indicator & as a source of growth (evangelists, insight, access) The impact of churn at various stages of the organization Understanding the importance of how probabilities and percentages play into sales development Many early-stage organizations make the mistake of hiring the wrong sales rep, and many do this too soon. General observations - about technology and innovation Think about technology through a historical lens - what have we learned through other transformations. The Telegraph as an innovation - it had a transformative impact on our country The hyphen was a technological innovation "Technology is anything that was not around before you were born" - Alan Kay Show Links YieldTalk.com Andrew's LinkedIn Andrew's Twitter Books Discussed Book Business: Past, Present, & Future - Jason Epstein Mythical Man Month - Frederick P. Brooks Jr. Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages - Carlota Perez ---------------------- Thank you Thank you for rating and reviewing the podcast via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast platform. Ratings & reviews help others discover the podcast - thank you for helping us get the message out to the community. Please send listener questions and feedback to hello@catalystsale.com or contact us directly on twitter, facebook or LinkedIn. Catalyst Sale Service Offerings Growth Acceleration - Plateau Breakthrough Product Market Fit ---------------------- Subscribe to the Catalyst Sale Podcast Subscribe via iTunes Subscribe via Google Play Catalyst Sale In every business, in every opportunity, there is someone who can help you navigate the internal challenges and close the deal. There is a Catalyst. We integrate process (Catalyst Sale Process), technology and people, with the purpose of accelerating revenue. Our thoughtful approach minimizes false starts that are common in emerging markets and high-growth environments. We continue to evolve our practice based on customer needs and emerging technology. We care about a thinking process that enables results versus a process that tells people what to do. Sales is a Thinking Process.
Dave continues is educational path with Unity and Joe talks about going to GDEX. Unity Games by Tutorials (https://store.raywenderlich.com/products/unity-games-by-tutorials) GDEX (https://www.thegdex.com/) COGG (https://www.meetup.com/The-Cogg/) VR Toolkit (https://github.com/thestonefox/VRTK) 3x60 (http://www.sherilarrimer.com/3x60.html) Safari Books Online (https://www.safaribooksonline.com/)
Descripcion del programa En este episodio nos adentramos con Karmel en el mundo de las interacciones persona-computadora para ver como la usabilidad nos ayuda a mejorar nuestra relación con las interfaces. Si te apasiona la comunicación entre usuario y dispositivo, y el futuro más inmediato con experiencias como la Realidad Virutal (VR) y sus aplicaciones en el entorno web, no puedes perderte este episodio lleno de información y recursos. ¡Comenzamos! Recomendaciones Preguntas rápidas: Carmel Hassan Quién me ha inspirado: Alan Cooper Quién me ha inspirado: Jason Fried Recomiéndanos un recurso: Interaction Design Foundation Recomiéndanos un recurso: Safari Books Online Recomiéndanos a una invitada: Álvaro Ortiz Recomiéndanos a una invitada: Alberto Romero Recomiéndanos a una invitada: Isabel Inés, Ludita ¿Qué tema te gustaría que tratásemos?: Ética en el desarrollo de la tecnología Contacta con: Carmel Hassan Twitter de Carmel Web de Carmel Links del programa A-FRAME Johnny-Five Arduino Cardboard Recomendaciones de Ignacio UX Matters UX Magazine The Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction, 2nd Ed. information is beautiful Contacta con el programa Web de WeCodeSign Twitter de WeCodeSign eMail de WeCodeSign Web de Ignacio Villanueva Twitter de Ignacio Villanueva
02:42 - Trevor McKendrick Introduction Twitter Blog 03:41 - Why do we have to care about taxes and accounting? 04:48 - Quarterly Estimated Tax Payments 07:05 - Deductions 08:48 - Forms W9 1099 10:55 - Recordkeeping 12:45 - Freelancer Income vs Salaried Income 17:19 - Auditing 25:27 - Doubling Your Income and Taxes 29:27 - Deductions (Cont’d) Home Office Deduction 31:14 - Avoiding Self-Employment Tax with an S-Corp 33:16 - Categorizing Expenses 35:17 - Costly Mistakes 1099-K 39:27 - Product Revenue 41:32 - Finding a Good Accountant Picks AppSumo (Trevor) nathanbarry.com (Trevor) Accounting For Entrepreneurs and Freelancers Course (Trevor) Pu Erh Tuo Cha Tea Cakes w/Rose (Philip) Safari Books Online (Reuven)
02:42 - Trevor McKendrick Introduction Twitter Blog 03:41 - Why do we have to care about taxes and accounting? 04:48 - Quarterly Estimated Tax Payments 07:05 - Deductions 08:48 - Forms W9 1099 10:55 - Recordkeeping 12:45 - Freelancer Income vs Salaried Income 17:19 - Auditing 25:27 - Doubling Your Income and Taxes 29:27 - Deductions (Cont’d) Home Office Deduction 31:14 - Avoiding Self-Employment Tax with an S-Corp 33:16 - Categorizing Expenses 35:17 - Costly Mistakes 1099-K 39:27 - Product Revenue 41:32 - Finding a Good Accountant Picks AppSumo (Trevor) nathanbarry.com (Trevor) Accounting For Entrepreneurs and Freelancers Course (Trevor) Pu Erh Tuo Cha Tea Cakes w/Rose (Philip) Safari Books Online (Reuven)
"The best of the best are always organized and always put together." - Kate Matsudaira Kate Matsudaira - Principal at Urban Influence and Creator of Spark Notebook Kate Matsudaira has spent her entire career leading brilliant teams, and is currently a Principal at Urban Influence, an award winning branding and interactive agency in Seattle, WA. Previously, Kate was the founder and CEO of Popforms (acquired by Safari Books Online in 2015). She has also worked as the VP Engineering/CTO at Decide (acquired by Ebay), Moz, and Delve Networks (acquired by Limelight), and as a software engineer, tech lead, and manager at Amazon and Microsoft. Kate is a keynote speaker at conferences around the world, and teaches a highly sought after workshop for teams on the elements of successful leadership. She also maintains a popular blog on management, productivity, and creating an amazing career at katemats.com. You can also test out her goal setting system by checking out theSparkNotebook.com, a notebook designed to make you more successful. pic via thesparknotebook.com Connect With Kate: Website | Urban Influence | Spark Notebook | Facebook | @KateMats | Google+ Subscribe to the Outlier Newsletter: Click Here If you enjoy Outlier On Air, please Subscribe & Review on iTunes or Stitcher Sponsor SALES PRIMER: 4-PART SALES WEBINAR REGISTER HERE