This episode we talk about the role of Business Development in your web design/dev company and the culture that you need to have to properly support it and take advantage of it.


The post BizCraft Episode 62: Business Development first appeared on Unmatched Style.

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About the Show

This is BizCraft, the podcast about the business side of web design, recorded live almost every two weeks. Your hosts are Carl Smith (@carlsmith) of nGen Works and Gene Crawford (@genecrawford) of UnmatchedStyle.


This Episode Show Flow

In this, for real; LIVE episode, Carl and Gene talk about “Shit that matters” – but mostly we talk about Prince.


Show Flow:

Welcome & we caught up on some life stuff.

Gene’s recent Blackbelt promotion get’s mentioned.

Carl launched some badass Bureau Community stuff.

*SERIOUSLY GO SIGN UP*

“Jellyfish” finally a go – but still needs some work… like most things in life.


QUICK HISTORY OF THE BUREAU

Bureau in 2012 Greg Hoy & Greg Storey founders

Online Community is now live

BizDev Camp

Owner Summit

Design Leadership Camp


Slackworld!? – you expect output just by asking. That’s not how it always works…


Business Development AKA: Bizdev

It’s much larger than the name.

Working “ON” your business instead of “IN” your business.

It is NOT sales.

*Account Reps are becoming a thing in the digital realm. Kinda old-school but nice.


Sidebar:

Spec work vs. No Spec Work – how do you sit with that?

Our experiences with spec/no-spec in the world.


Beer at the end of the show:

Carl: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

Gene: Strawberry Blonde from Belmont Brewing Company

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