Elana Duffy
Writing vs. being a writer
Everybody should write. Everybody. Whether through fiction, non-fiction, a blog about your thrilling hobbies, or a run-of-the-mill...
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Elana Duffy
- Mar 15, 2016
- 5 min
The $1.15 trillion opportunity we’re blowing
If you search online for information about a “skills gap” in the US workforce, you will find ample evidence, such as an article last year...
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Elana Duffy
- Mar 8, 2016
- 4 min
Variety: Not just the spice of your life, but the saver of your sanity
How many times a week do you find yourself saying, jokingly or otherwise, “I need to get out more”? For me, there are weeks where it’s...
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Elana Duffy
- Mar 1, 2016
- 4 min
Creativity in your work is selling up, not selling out
If you read this blog, chances are that you're a business-minded go-getter like my fellow contributors. You probably also have a...
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Elana Duffy
- Feb 24, 2016
- 3 min
4 Excellent Books for Entrepreneurs, or Anyone
Switching careers – especially if you start your own business mid-career – will leave you short on so many resources: time, money, backup...
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Elana Duffy
- Jan 15, 2016
- 5 min
The best “Make or Buy?” answer in the service sector: Neither
The classic “make-or-buy” decision often neglects one important aspect: what the end-user wants. That became clear to me as my team and I...
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Elana Duffy
- Nov 23, 2015
- 4 min
Storytelling for Professionals: How it helps and how to get started
This is the latest in a series of blogs on what we at Present Tense LLC call a “Master Story”. In this installment, Frank Luby looks at...
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Elana Duffy
- Sep 2, 2015
- 4 min
Lessons from Netflix pricing: Ignoring statistical fallacies … and trolls
Here’s a simple business question for you. Let’s say you had 100 customers and charged $10 per month for your service. You decide to...
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Elana Duffy
- Jul 16, 2015
- 4 min
Behavioral Pricing: Why coffee and music don't mix
Let’s talk numbers. Say a specialty drink at your favorite coffee shop costs $5. If you gave up two of those drinks per month, you would...
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Elana Duffy
- Jun 25, 2015
- 3 min
Benefiting everyone through community service days
As a founding member of Race2Rebuild, a charity racing team raising money for disaster recovery projects, I’ve been lucky enough to help...
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Elana Duffy
- Jun 16, 2015
- 4 min
Learning a Violin's Lessons
A simple Internet search will tell you that the average amount of time it takes a person to learn to play the violin properly (which I...
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Elana Duffy
- Jun 12, 2015
- 4 min
Apple just launched a “value war” in music streaming
We’ve talked about this before: music has value. Potentially, a lot of value. And now, Apple is seizing their share. But Apple and its...
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