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Vincent Ferrari
- Mar 11, 2020
- 3 min
My Mission, Which I've Chosen To Accept
I sat down in front of my computer to write out an email to my customers and give them a coupon code. This is becoming a regular...
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Vincent Ferrari
- Sep 6, 2019
- 3 min
There are no sacrifices, only choices.
One of the philosophies that Jason Stapleton has ground into my head hard is the idea that there is no such thing as sacrifice. Cue the...
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Vincent Ferrari
- Jun 26, 2019
- 2 min
Self-Edit To Maintain Your Standards
Sometimes you have to step back from your product, look at it, and recognize its shortcomings. I've been very excited about a new jewelry...
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Vincent Ferrari
- Jun 12, 2019
- 4 min
Michael's Has A Maker Teaching Program And Makers Should Avoid It.
I was at the register at Michael's picking up a few supplies and I saw a small flyer encouraging me, as a maker, to check out their...
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Vincent Ferrari
- May 6, 2019
- 5 min
Your Free Software Might Be Killing Your Efficiency And Your Business
Before I go into this, I have to make a disclaimer: I'm an efficiency lover. I hate wasting time on things, and I hate burying my...
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Vincent Ferrari
- May 2, 2019
- 7 min
I Didn't Ask For Your Advice
I have a history, and that history involves letting things rub me the wrong way and then sulking about them way longer than I should. I...
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Vincent Ferrari
- Apr 29, 2019
- 4 min
Does Your Passion Need To Be a Side Hustle?
Can you do something simply because you love doing it? Your initial reaction to that question says a lot about you and your perspective...
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Vincent Ferrari
- Feb 26, 2019
- 3 min
"I made it" doesn't mean "I must treasure it."
We all do bad work. If you're a creative and you think everything you do is great, you're probably a jerk and your work isn't as good as...
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Vincent Ferrari
- Feb 22, 2019
- 4 min
When Do I Stop?
My good friend David Szweduik asked an incredible question on his most recent podcast (Episode 16), and the question is "When do I stop?"...
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Vincent Ferrari
- Feb 15, 2019
- 3 min
Design Time Is Worth Something
If you make stuff and you sell it to people, you've done this wrong. Don't be ashamed. Sometimes we have to know what we're doing wrong...
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Vincent Ferrari
- Feb 12, 2019
- 2 min
I'm Finally Doing It
I've had a business idea in my head for about 5 years, and I'm finally starting to do it. A friend and I were talking about a missing...
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Vincent Ferrari
- Feb 1, 2019
- 6 min
Know Your Value; And Charge For It
"Exposure is a camera setting, not a job rate." I don't remember which one of my friends said that, but they nailed it and then, shortly...
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Vincent Ferrari
- Jan 28, 2019
- 3 min
Crabs in a Bucket
"When you're a crab trying to get out of the bucket, never ask a crab in the bucket with you how to do it." Jimmy Diresta said that on...
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