Nick Burn

“Life doesn’t make any sense, and we all pretend it does. Comedy’s job is to point out that it doesn’t make sense, and that it doesn’t make much difference anyway.” ~ Eric Idle Why do we constantly feel the need to explain ourselves? There are elements to life that are simply unexplainable. Yet, we persist

Marketing is evolving. Traditional online strategies are no longer enough. With social media more saturated than ever, the brands that stand out aren’t the ones shouting the loudest but the ones engaging the most. Community-based marketing is quickly becoming the most effective way to build long-term brand loyalty, and businesses that ignore it are falling

“You don’t know what you don’t know.” ~ Socrates The most dangerous thing in the world isn’t ignorance, it’s certainty. Think about all the times you’ve been absolutely convinced of something, only to realise later you were completely wrong. Mark Twain put it best when he said that “It ain’t what you don’t know that

“The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.” – Alexander Graham Bell How easily distracted are you? And I don’t just mean by the little things. We all get sidetracked by notifications, social media, or some new Netflix series, but these kinds of distractions are easy to identify and relatively easy to

Sometimes the secret to success isn’t about building perfectly scalable systems—it’s about doing things that don’t scale. I first encountered this idea in Reid Hoffman’s Masters of Scale, and it’s one of the more insightful ideas I have read. Hoffman talks about a crowdfunding company where teachers raising money for class trips and projects would

You don’t need another book, another podcast, or another three-month planning phase. You just need to start. Thinking, planning, and perfecting might feel like progress, but until you do something, you’re nowhere. Whether it’s a new business, a product, or a creative project, the first step is action. But before you take that step, ask