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March 18, 2019
  • Productivity
  • Thoughts

A business has one job: to solve a problem

Written by Sol Orwell

No matter what you do, no matter how you slice it, a business has one goal: to solve a problem. Everything else is extraneous. You have a job to do I’m a huge proponent of Jobs to be Done (JTBD),...

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February 14, 2019
  • Networking
  • Reputation Management

Friendships can corrupt

Written by Sol Orwell

  In All the Stars, Kendrick Lamar raps: Motherfucker, I don’t even like you Corrupt a man’s heart with a gift That’s how you find out who you dealin’ with Kendrick has a great point – giving someone a gift...

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January 10, 2019
  • Thoughts

The 2018 Annual Letter to the SJO Family

Written by Sol Orwell

Unless we take a moment to absorb what has happened to us and distill into knowledge we can apply for ourselves, we’ll be forever doomed to repeat our mistakes. So – I always take a moment to reflect on the...

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December 13, 2018
  • Productivity
  • Thoughts

Using negative space to figure out what you want

Written by Sol Orwell

If you’re interested in art, you’ll know of the concept of negative space – instead of drawing the subject itself, you draw the space around the subject to help bring the subject to focus. By drawing around the object, you...

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November 22, 2018
  • Content
  • Thoughts

Don’t just share; build a narrative

Written by Sol Orwell

A friend of mine messaged me the other day; his company had been profiled on Forbes and he wanted to share it, but wanted to do it without sounding too “look at how amazing I am.” (He also admitted it...

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Sol Orwell

Hi I'm Sol.

I pontificate here at SJO.com on entrepreneurship, productivity, and more.

I don't do any kind of coaching, consulting, or affiliate marketing, so this is simply an outlet for me. Nothing more, nothing less.

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