2.2k 11 Comments February 13, 2018 State of the Empire, 2018 Oh hello there, friends. It's been a while. January 2018 marked the 11th anniversary of the Offbeat Empire, and — first, ok let's just acknowledge that that's a long-ass time for a digital media company to be around! Big snaps to everyone who's been a part of this company and its growth for the last 11 years. In the interest of transparency, I figured I'd share a bit about where the business is at… and some thoughts about what might be on the horizon for both the Empire and its founder. Let's see if I can wrap my head (or at least my mouth) around everything we've got on the table right now… Read More 1.2k February 3, 2017 Dick jokes & hard work: On tough years, great contractors, and corporate culture Because of my contractors, the toughest two years of the Offbeat Empire's decade of existence (and honestly, the toughest two years of my fucking life) have actually been totally ok. Bootstrapping a business is terrifying, since the only money to spend is the money that's coming in. In a decade of being in business, I've never taken out a loan or accepted venture capital. My investments have been my own time, and the willingness of my crew to stretch themselves… and the corporate culture we've built together. Read More 12k 83 Comments November 16, 2015 RIP Offbeat Bride Tribe: 2007 – 2015 (+ bonus musings on running leaner) Fall of 2007, after dozens of requests from blog readers, I decided to set up an Offbeat Bride community on Ning.com. "It's an experiment!" I said. "We'll see how it goes!" I said. "If it doesn't feel like a good fit, I'll shut it down!" I said. That was eight years, two platforms, two community managers, dozens of volunteer moderators, and over 45,000 members ago. November 2015, the Offbeat Bride Tribe quietly shut down. Read More 2.3k 18 Comments January 22, 2015 On getting hit by a bus, and wincing sausage factories Last week after I returned home from the first leg of my Lovesick Expo travel, I was rushed to the ER and ended up having emergency abdominal surgery. I was in the hospital for a week, and am looking at another four weeks of recovery. This is seriously fucked up… but you know what's amazing? The fact that the team of people who I work with at the Offbeat Empire is so amazing that even when I get hit by a metaphorical bus, the sausage factory barely even winced. Read More 2.0k 16 Comments September 10, 2014 Slacking with the Offbeat Empire: how Slack turned my inbox into the happiest ghost town Slack is a productivity tool for remote workers. It's sorta like a chat room, but jacked up on steroids, coming up on of three hits of ecstasy, and wearing one of those hippie utility belts packed with swiss army knives, your favorite kind of gum, chapstick, a wrench, and two-sided tape. I started being like, "Wait, why am I not using this yet?" Read More 123 Copyright © 2003 - 2020 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
1.2k February 3, 2017 Dick jokes & hard work: On tough years, great contractors, and corporate culture Because of my contractors, the toughest two years of the Offbeat Empire's decade of existence (and honestly, the toughest two years of my fucking life) have actually been totally ok. Bootstrapping a business is terrifying, since the only money to spend is the money that's coming in. In a decade of being in business, I've never taken out a loan or accepted venture capital. My investments have been my own time, and the willingness of my crew to stretch themselves… and the corporate culture we've built together. Read More 12k 83 Comments November 16, 2015 RIP Offbeat Bride Tribe: 2007 – 2015 (+ bonus musings on running leaner) Fall of 2007, after dozens of requests from blog readers, I decided to set up an Offbeat Bride community on Ning.com. "It's an experiment!" I said. "We'll see how it goes!" I said. "If it doesn't feel like a good fit, I'll shut it down!" I said. That was eight years, two platforms, two community managers, dozens of volunteer moderators, and over 45,000 members ago. November 2015, the Offbeat Bride Tribe quietly shut down. Read More 2.3k 18 Comments January 22, 2015 On getting hit by a bus, and wincing sausage factories Last week after I returned home from the first leg of my Lovesick Expo travel, I was rushed to the ER and ended up having emergency abdominal surgery. I was in the hospital for a week, and am looking at another four weeks of recovery. This is seriously fucked up… but you know what's amazing? The fact that the team of people who I work with at the Offbeat Empire is so amazing that even when I get hit by a metaphorical bus, the sausage factory barely even winced. Read More 2.0k 16 Comments September 10, 2014 Slacking with the Offbeat Empire: how Slack turned my inbox into the happiest ghost town Slack is a productivity tool for remote workers. It's sorta like a chat room, but jacked up on steroids, coming up on of three hits of ecstasy, and wearing one of those hippie utility belts packed with swiss army knives, your favorite kind of gum, chapstick, a wrench, and two-sided tape. I started being like, "Wait, why am I not using this yet?" Read More 123 Copyright © 2003 - 2020 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
12k 83 Comments November 16, 2015 RIP Offbeat Bride Tribe: 2007 – 2015 (+ bonus musings on running leaner) Fall of 2007, after dozens of requests from blog readers, I decided to set up an Offbeat Bride community on Ning.com. "It's an experiment!" I said. "We'll see how it goes!" I said. "If it doesn't feel like a good fit, I'll shut it down!" I said. That was eight years, two platforms, two community managers, dozens of volunteer moderators, and over 45,000 members ago. November 2015, the Offbeat Bride Tribe quietly shut down. Read More 2.3k 18 Comments January 22, 2015 On getting hit by a bus, and wincing sausage factories Last week after I returned home from the first leg of my Lovesick Expo travel, I was rushed to the ER and ended up having emergency abdominal surgery. I was in the hospital for a week, and am looking at another four weeks of recovery. This is seriously fucked up… but you know what's amazing? The fact that the team of people who I work with at the Offbeat Empire is so amazing that even when I get hit by a metaphorical bus, the sausage factory barely even winced. Read More 2.0k 16 Comments September 10, 2014 Slacking with the Offbeat Empire: how Slack turned my inbox into the happiest ghost town Slack is a productivity tool for remote workers. It's sorta like a chat room, but jacked up on steroids, coming up on of three hits of ecstasy, and wearing one of those hippie utility belts packed with swiss army knives, your favorite kind of gum, chapstick, a wrench, and two-sided tape. I started being like, "Wait, why am I not using this yet?" Read More 123 Copyright © 2003 - 2020 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
2.3k 18 Comments January 22, 2015 On getting hit by a bus, and wincing sausage factories Last week after I returned home from the first leg of my Lovesick Expo travel, I was rushed to the ER and ended up having emergency abdominal surgery. I was in the hospital for a week, and am looking at another four weeks of recovery. This is seriously fucked up… but you know what's amazing? The fact that the team of people who I work with at the Offbeat Empire is so amazing that even when I get hit by a metaphorical bus, the sausage factory barely even winced. Read More 2.0k 16 Comments September 10, 2014 Slacking with the Offbeat Empire: how Slack turned my inbox into the happiest ghost town Slack is a productivity tool for remote workers. It's sorta like a chat room, but jacked up on steroids, coming up on of three hits of ecstasy, and wearing one of those hippie utility belts packed with swiss army knives, your favorite kind of gum, chapstick, a wrench, and two-sided tape. I started being like, "Wait, why am I not using this yet?" Read More 123
2.0k 16 Comments September 10, 2014 Slacking with the Offbeat Empire: how Slack turned my inbox into the happiest ghost town Slack is a productivity tool for remote workers. It's sorta like a chat room, but jacked up on steroids, coming up on of three hits of ecstasy, and wearing one of those hippie utility belts packed with swiss army knives, your favorite kind of gum, chapstick, a wrench, and two-sided tape. I started being like, "Wait, why am I not using this yet?" Read More 123