Jake and Jonathan
Jake and Jonathan (formally Product Breakfast Club) is a behind the scenes look at how some of the best companies in the world design their products. Jake Knapp, NY Times best-selling author of "Sprint", has helped companies like Slack, Nest and 23andMe build successful products. Jonathan Courtney, … read more
51: When Being LAZY is SMART!
This episode starts off with a very subtle ad, that’s not at all in-your-face. Also, it’s not sponsored by Squarespace or Zip Recruiter. It’s important that you know that. Some of the things Jake & Jon talk about in this episode:
How AJ&Smart went from 💩💩💩 to 😎🤯🤩 when it comes to social media presence. Jonathan plans to go much deeper on content and share more about stuff that currently doesn’t get the spotlight, like strategy, stuff from the workshops and Q&A’s, conversations at AJ&Smart, and day-to-day snippets. Also, there’s going to be more content from AJ&Smart soon. A lot more. Like 10x more. There’s going to be a lot more documenting and repurposing content to keep things fresh. 🥦 Because rotting videos are bad for the environment. 🤢
Jake briefly talks about spaceships, AI, and how AJ&Smart works like a hive mind.
Book discussion! Jakes and Jon talk about Jason Fried’s new book, It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work.
Jon gets philosophical. Then he starts making a good case for laziness. That’s right being lazy is the new hustle!
What are design agencies? Jonathan wasn’t sure when he started AJ&Smart. He’s still not sure to this day.
Would Jon sell his soul to big clients?
Jake joins in and talks about what success meant to him early in his career and how his views on success have evolved.
The episode wraps up with Jake reading some Amazon.com reviews for his new book Make Time. Buy Make Time!
Links:
Register now to get a spot for the Jake’s & Jon’s 24 October Webclass
BOOK: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
BOOK: It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried & DHH
PBC #49: MONA PATEL on Starting and Growing a Multi Million Dollar Design Agency
BOOK: Rework by Jason Fried & DHH
The web class in which Jon talks about starting AJ&Smart
Check out, nay, GO BUY the AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Master-Class:ajsmart.com/masterclass 💰
Your Hosts:
- Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek
- Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream
- Write into the podcast: pbc@ajsmart.com
- Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com
Show Notes (fan made by @amrkhalifeh): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial
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