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Matt S. Smith, MBA

Hope for Entrepreneurs, Dispelling the First-Mover Advantage

September 10, 2019 By Matt S. Smith, MBA

Young Man in Busy NY Streets

I have some words of encouragement for ambition souls who are eager to graduate college and start a business. Or for young professionals who want to skip out of their full-time job and create something of your own.

Ready? Here it is: YOU HAVE TIME.

You probably want to discredit me, because this goes against every success story that you’ve ever heard. It even contradicts the urgency in your heart: “I have to do this now! Now is my chance!” (Queue up Eminem: Lose Yourself.)

Filed Under: Strategy

Office Drama? Understanding the Difference between Disagreement and Disobedience

August 29, 2019 By Matt S. Smith, MBA

Two executives disagree while looking at a laptop monitor.

Disagreements amongst your staff can be essential to your company’s success. However, disobedience can undermine your team, and ultimately lead to failure. Know the difference between people who disagree, and those who disobey. What I am writing about today is obvious to most of us on a personal level, but somehow within the complexity of […]

Filed Under: Workplace Culture, Worky Worky

Understanding Productive Tensions

August 15, 2019 By Matt S. Smith, MBA

Productive Tensions in Marketing, Web Design, Branding, and Life!

There’s a beautiful, productive tension between fundamentals vs trends. This tension informs everything that we do here at smithHOUSE, everyday.

Filed Under: Branding, Design, Digital Marketing, Website Design

Lessons in Adulthood: You Don’t have to Put Up with Jargon

August 7, 2019 By Matt S. Smith, MBA

I have always hated jargon. Why do we use made-up words and silly phrases? What are we trying to prove? What’s wrong with speaking clearly? Everyone should hate these made-up words as much as me. Before I teach you how to get gangster with jargon, first lets identify 4 different kinds of jargon: Jargon that […]

Filed Under: Technology and Culture, Workplace Culture, Worky Worky

Summer 2019: Fun Changes to the Website and the Blog 🎉

July 9, 2019 By Matt S. Smith, MBA

We recently launched Version 3 of smithhousedesign.com, and we want to tell you about what we changed and why.

Filed Under: Worky Worky

Aunt Becky Goes to Jail, Rigging the System Makes Everyone a Loser

June 20, 2019 By Matt S. Smith, MBA

Earlier this year a bizarre news story broke about Hollywood celebrities bribing officials to admit their children into top universities. The most famous name attached to the scandal is Aunt Becky on “Full House,” IRL the ever-pretty actress Lori Laughlin. She and her husband Mossimo (1990s fashion icon) apparently paid their child’s way into the […]

Filed Under: Technology and Culture, Workplace Culture

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