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Below is an archive of every blog post shared through this site since 2010. For posts by topic, check out articles on marketing, leadership, and building new products.

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This is a bad excuse: "So many people have already written about it already. What more could I add?"

StorytellingWes KaoDecember 13, 2014Writing, Storytelling

When you bite into a donut, but realize it's a bagel

MarketingWes KaoDecember 12, 2014Marketing

My two-hour phone call with a white police officer

Leveling upWes KaoDecember 11, 2014Levelling up, Rigorous thinking

The book has launched #yourturn

Leveling upWes KaoDecember 10, 2014Levelling up

How many things are wrong with this ad?

MarketingWes KaoDecember 9, 2014Marketing, Ads

Nothing sells itself

MarketingWes KaoDecember 8, 2014Product, Marketing

"Show not tell": a short story about Kobe

StorytellingWes KaoDecember 7, 2014Storytelling

"Hmm I don't know guys, are you sure we should be doing this?

Influence and Persuasion, MarketingWes KaoDecember 6, 2014Influence and Persuasion, Marketing

I'm sick of link-bait and disingenuous titles

StorytellingWes KaoDecember 5, 2014Storytelling, Writing

Lessons Learned event: share career advice with a 5 minute story

Storytelling, Leveling upWes KaoDecember 4, 2014Career advice, Storytelling, Levelling up