Believe it or not I conceptual these ten years back as the best format to make educational video and I can see that is feasible with your production. GREAT WORK.
I am planning my next year 2023 and Fortunately for me i found this playlist and it going to help me a lot to refine my thought process around my business
I dig the format A LOT ... I can listen to it while I work. It's straight forward and easily digestible. You're able to communicate what you want to in a concise way, without the distraction of others. The only issue I'm having is that I like to take notes during these videos and I find myself being distracted a bit hahaha :)
It was great, I could totally relate to the "meetings"one. We conduct meeting for college group project and we spend hours but at the end of the meeting nothing actually gets done. After watching this video , I'm sure I'll be able make our meeting more productive. Thank you Sir for this!
Keep pushing this magic out🙌 I will share my testimony you helped me create soon. Maybe start a new segment on success stories inspired by you. Thanks for all the treasure yall
I think that it's dope it allows us to visually move along with you and better connect with the points that you are trying to make, I just found out about you guys and watching your growth is inspirational & motivating keep up the amazing work!! I am definitely going to be a customer
This is important. This extends well beyond what most people consider business. If you consider other currencies, such as time, energy, ect, this is some of the best family/friendship/relationship advice anyone can offer.
Really love this format. Very direct which made the content easily digestible. I got so much smarter about business in just 30 minutes - especially the part about adding profit, factoring in value and risk. That's something I hadn't been doing before. Thanks for the great content as always!
I love you Chris Do i hope to meet you one day. Now i have the balls to start my own company and i've learnt a lot from your channel. From senzo Mthembu in Africa(South Africa,Durban). Keep sharing man
Only discovered this channel today and binged a few videos. Very good stuff. Informed me on things I thought I knew, but really didnt know enough. Always learning.
Chris, I am gonna tell one thing man, straight!!! I see the future me in you! When you are demonstrating how things should be and how to do it, I guessed it somehow in advance. It feels like we are exactly same! And when you said you need the deadline to get your creative juice flowing, I mean, that's me dude! I work exactly the same way!!! From my side, I think if I don’t charge more for the things I enjoy doing, the amount of creativity gets shut down subconsciously. In order to get our creative juice flowing I have to charge more otherwise I Won't Enjoy Doing It! If you're seeing this, I gotta tell you man, I see you as my mentor cause I see myself in you! Thanks for all these content! And I believe, I will see you soon! Till then, Please don't die😑 Godspeed 💥
Thanks for this Chris! Love the book review, your room doesn't look bad too :) Am looking to have a similar setup here as well. The book is quite valuable and I am gonna buy it!
Thanks for the review! A really good format for people that don't want or have time to read the book and in the same time to get the more important parts of it in a video! Regards from Bulgaria, really appreciate what you are doing and it really helps us for our business! Hope to chat soon!
Great! Thank you. After going through MBA courses that were done well. This still gives the business aspect of creative services back to life! You my boy Chris!
Thanks Chris Do. I really enjoyed this review. I'm a web developer and starting out my own freelance business, and the tip on pricing was very helpful. Thanks for the content, looking forward to the next video for more inspiration.
3D Computer Animation a few years ago, and we had a business class the final year which most experiences wasn't very beneficial. So happy that you share your business experience with us, it's exactly what we need to make our business thrive! 🙏
It's been my experience that the business classes that are taught in design schools tend to focus on how to run a freelance design practice. They cover things like: setting up an llc, invoicing, bidding, client best practices, professional practice, mindset, etc... The conversations should be more geared towards learning the language of business.
Oh! amazing! I haven't watched the video yet but I have just seen that there is a business guy and an architect, so that is exactly what I'm thinking about, as I am graduated from an architectural academy but working in architecture I decided to shift my focus on business, so I'm excited to watch the video. I think in every field you are in you should learn about business as well as you learn about your specialization
Great video, I'm curious if you can share any of your strategy for figuring out the "value to client" more directly? For example, the tangibles of things like "click thru" are difficult to monetize without much research and analytics as well that may have to be done after the fact. Also I would assume you could just ask, but It's likely something the client would be on guard because it would put them as the weaker position at the bargaining table for pricing.
Hey Chris, could you record a video about "how to write a bid/proposal" ? We always sell the benefits rather than the cost of labor, but we struggle to display a budget to our clients without breaking down the cost per hour and the cost of each step of the process (we are mostly creating websites). Or if you have any example of a well-written budget, would you mind sharing it?
I also happen to face the same problem. I cant start working unless I have a deadline to meet and I have pressure on me. Please give some more tips on how to manage the pressure and when to know that now I should start working or I will be in a lot of pressure :(
I sure wish content like this would be more aviable on the podcast format. its perfect for the daily comute but the video format makes it a bit awkward to listen to. Still, loved the video! Ty for sharing the knowledge!
This is an awesome video. Thank you! I found out that some of this things I've learned by doing. For example - 15:25 or #52, I found that when I'm making a video or animation for the client, I must look on it as we are working with him for his clients/viewers etc, so I'm not trying to solely satisfy his idea and style, but willing to make a product that be liked by his audience and match his needs of what effect it must bring to his/her company.
yep. make sure that the audience is really the audience and not just a surrogate for you. many times, designers will think what they are doing is in service of the audience, but it's really just self serving.
What do you mean on surrogate? You mean being respectful to them and acknowledge who they really are, treat them as "humans" and not as fantastic or stereotypical idea of an audience? And thank you so much for being active in responding to people. I appreciate that a lot.
I see this happen often. Designer: I think this is what your audience will need. That's why I think we should go this direction. Client: What do you know about our customers? Designer: Silence. That's what I mean. Some designers used the "customer's POV" as a substitute for their own opinion. If you truly profile the audience/customer with your client, then you'll arrive at the same conclusion. If they forget, gently remind them.
I get what you saying. I tend to do a do a check in my head always when I'm making this propositions - "Is this a thing that I like or it's what audience would like?". If it's "chat" it's easier to control, but if I'm speaking with client in person I just try to imagine the situation for myself differently. As not like I'm standing in front of the client and doing all the work for client, but as I'm standing next to him and doing the work in different ways for both - the client and the audience. Thank you for sharing your wisdom
(revenue) divided by (expenses) = runway. 100k in revenue divided by 25k in expenses = 4 mos. 4 months before you go broke if you don't book another job.
thankyou! im in australia sydney. i work in an advertising agency with 2 friends i graduated with. you have inspired us to start our own design business, something we've talked about for so long without any perspective on how. we specialise in 3d animation and are very fluent in 2d animation in after effects. we do alot of 3d products and 2d explainer videos. we scared of the financial side of things as we lack experience. question: how do we calculate our initial runway to kick start our business successfully? how should our first job look like? thankyou so much for being who you are, we owe you %10 of future sales.
Yes, I really enjoyed this review - and enjoyed the presentation of the review even better. However I feel this should be a part of a series renamed to "Bedtime Business Stories with Master Do" :)
Haha, love it. Keep up the great work - you guys are changing the game on self-education. Your channel speaks from a deep level of experience, and it shows.
What do you guys think about this format?
minimal, clean, drives the focus to the essentials and what you are actually talking about!! So yeah its PERFECT!!
The Futur Lesson 23 is a great follow through strategy 👌
Believe it or not I conceptual these ten years back as the best format to make educational video and I can see that is feasible with your production. GREAT WORK.
I like this format it is more personal, quite, serious, behind the desk feels more 101... very helpful information. Thanks again Chri$
Good ole Robert Rules of Order
I am in university studying Business IT, but I swear I learn wayy more from your videos. Thank you so much you and your team are highly appreciated ❤
I am planning my next year 2023 and Fortunately for me i found this playlist and it going to help me a lot to refine my thought process around my business
I dig the format A LOT ... I can listen to it while I work. It's straight forward and easily digestible. You're able to communicate what you want to in a concise way, without the distraction of others. The only issue I'm having is that I like to take notes during these videos and I find myself being distracted a bit hahaha :)
It was great, I could totally relate to the "meetings"one. We conduct meeting for college group project and we spend hours but at the end of the meeting nothing actually gets done. After watching this video , I'm sure I'll be able make our meeting more productive. Thank you Sir for this!
I'm slowly starting to learn more about business. These videos help give me a frame work to look at. Thank you!
Jump in Nik. The water is fine. : )
I kind of LOVE this format because it's straight content...no interruptions or side conversations since it's just you....great video!
thanks. recorded this one at home.
Keep pushing this magic out🙌 I will share my testimony you helped me create soon. Maybe start a new segment on success stories inspired by you. Thanks for all the treasure yall
Mike Lopez please share. Would love to.
Mike Lopez did you send me yet?
I keep finding treasure here. Thank you Chris!
I just love all your videos. This channel has to get more attention
we are. and when it blows up, you'll be able to say i was there early.
I think that it's dope it allows us to visually move along with you and better connect with the points that you are trying to make, I just found out about you guys and watching your growth is inspirational & motivating keep up the amazing work!! I am definitely going to be a customer
Phairo Pheenix hi Phairo.
Hey hello !
This is important. This extends well beyond what most people consider business. If you consider other currencies, such as time, energy, ect, this is some of the best family/friendship/relationship advice anyone can offer.
Thank you Chris! 101 things needs a graphic design and typography version!!!
Maybe you can hit up the author and suggest that he create one?
Really love this format. Very direct which made the content easily digestible. I got so much smarter about business in just 30 minutes - especially the part about adding profit, factoring in value and risk. That's something I hadn't been doing before. Thanks for the great content as always!
We can do more of these.
Got an vast idea about the book before buying it👏🏻🙌🏻
Absolutely loved this one, so much good information. Took handwritten notes even though it doubled the time
Get the book.
@@thefutur I would but "Website Temporarily Unavailable"
So much value. I have to re-watch this video everyday. And holy cow the outro's the music from Imin Pao's interview.
Raden Yunos ha. You recognize it. Good catch.
I love you Chris Do i hope to meet you one day. Now i have the balls to start my own company and i've learnt a lot from your channel.
From senzo Mthembu in Africa(South Africa,Durban). Keep sharing man
good luck my friend.
Only discovered this channel today and binged a few videos. Very good stuff. Informed me on things I thought I knew, but really didnt know enough. Always learning.
Amazing so well structured and very encouraging. Im working towards being a 3d molder and this helped me with setting goals. Thank you
cool. glad you got value from this.
Don’t remember seeing this one so was good to review after some time again.
Awesome video! Thanks Chris!
This is awesome! I'm not even in the Design world, but I've learned a lot from this channel. Keep up the great work!
We welcome everyone. No design snobs here.
Just perfect! Clear, precise, just essential.
thank you. that's very nice of you to say.
Benefit - emotional reward
All these new formats. Yeeeeeees! You're really branching out! There is no sub par content from you guys.
Orest B. And yet more to come. Some surprises in store for our audience.
Pretty cool video. You´re talking straight with no heavy ballast around. Thanks for it.
ballast?
Chris, I am gonna tell one thing man, straight!!!
I see the future me in you!
When you are demonstrating how things should be and how to do it, I guessed it somehow in advance. It feels like we are exactly same!
And when you said you need the deadline to get your creative juice flowing, I mean, that's me dude!
I work exactly the same way!!!
From my side, I think if I don’t charge more for the things I enjoy doing, the amount of creativity gets shut down subconsciously. In order to get our creative juice flowing I have to charge more otherwise I Won't Enjoy Doing It!
If you're seeing this, I gotta tell you man, I see you as my mentor cause I see myself in you!
Thanks for all these content!
And I believe, I will see you soon!
Till then, Please don't die😑
Godspeed 💥
See you in the future.
Thanks for this Chris! Love the book review, your room doesn't look bad too :) Am looking to have a similar setup here as well. The book is quite valuable and I am gonna buy it!
Oluwasegun Adebayo good to hear. Support the writer.
Very useful content and great video. Can't wait to get the book. Thanks for sharing Chris!
Christyl Benford you're welcome. Use our affiliate link please.
The Futur I definitely will.
Very valuable. Keep going in this format. It will very helpful when you considering in real examples.
Will do.
Everything was very useful it totally made so much sense, thank you
Thanks Chris, really helped me out. Definitely buying the book tonight!
Sylvan please use affiliate link in description.
The Futur Of course!
Thanks for the review! A really good format for people that don't want or have time to read the book and in the same time to get the more important parts of it in a video! Regards from Bulgaria, really appreciate what you are doing and it really helps us for our business! Hope to chat soon!
WEARE-CG buy the book if you have the means.
Great! Thank you. After going through MBA courses that were done well. This still gives the business aspect of creative services back to life! You my boy Chris!
thanks Jason. Make sure you buy the book. 101 Things I Learned in Business School
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I clicked your link and it's already on it's way!
awesome! thanks.
I bought this book today. Thanks Chris.
You're very welcome!
Can elaborate on hire your own boss if you are a talent?
Yes. Hire a business or sales person to run the facets you don’t enjoy.
Thanks Chris Do. I really enjoyed this review. I'm a web developer and starting out my own freelance business, and the tip on pricing was very helpful. Thanks for the content, looking forward to the next video for more inspiration.
we have several on pricing so if you need more help with that, watch the other videos.
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So much value in this one! 🙌 I may only hope my memory will hold all of this!💙
I lke this format. 😄 Listening to this on the way to work
Shacrow thanks! Drive safe.
Really enjoyed the format! 👍 This is what our business classes should have been.
Thanks Christer. What did you study in school?
3D Computer Animation a few years ago, and we had a business class the final year which most experiences wasn't very beneficial. So happy that you share your business experience with us, it's exactly what we need to make our business thrive! 🙏
It's been my experience that the business classes that are taught in design schools tend to focus on how to run a freelance design practice. They cover things like: setting up an llc, invoicing, bidding, client best practices, professional practice, mindset, etc... The conversations should be more geared towards learning the language of business.
Yes, exactly! Thanks for providing :)
Nicely done. I like the format; keep it going.
Phresh Ideas + Designs I'll record another one.
Purchased!! Thanks, Chris.
I like the format of this, my skool.
Alwyn Mungofa glad to hear it.
Oh! amazing! I haven't watched the video yet but I have just seen that there is a business guy and an architect, so that is exactly what I'm thinking about, as I am graduated from an architectural academy but working in architecture I decided to shift my focus on business, so I'm excited to watch the video. I think in every field you are in you should learn about business as well as you learn about your specialization
this book series is awesome
I love this channel so much.
Hi Edwin. Appreciate your love.
Great video, I'm curious if you can share any of your strategy for figuring out the "value to client" more directly? For example, the tangibles of things like "click thru" are difficult to monetize without much research and analytics as well that may have to be done after the fact. Also I would assume you could just ask, but It's likely something the client would be on guard because it would put them as the weaker position at the bargaining table for pricing.
I ask. their guard is up because they don't trust you. earn their trust first then you can enter into this dialogue.
Hey Chris, could you record a video about "how to write a bid/proposal" ? We always sell the benefits rather than the cost of labor, but we struggle to display a budget to our clients without breaking down the cost per hour and the cost of each step of the process (we are mostly creating websites).
Or if you have any example of a well-written budget, would you mind sharing it?
Michaël Dayen you should consider buying the selling strategy kit.
Michaël Dayen you should consider buying the selling strategy kit. It's exactly what you are asking for.
I also happen to face the same problem. I cant start working unless I have a deadline to meet and I have pressure on me. Please give some more tips on how to manage the pressure and when to know that now I should start working or I will be in a lot of pressure :(
You need a repeatable process with predictable outcomes. That's what I have, so I don't stress over deadlines anymore.
I sure wish content like this would be more aviable on the podcast format. its perfect for the daily comute but the video format makes it a bit awkward to listen to. Still, loved the video! Ty for sharing the knowledge!
Tom, we can convert this for the podcast.
Really well presented!
A lot of the same concepts of Creative Strategy book. I like this format! Very cool
Butler Branding it's all business school concepts.
Great video. Not sure about this intro music you have going on Chris
sorry. what do you recommend?
Amazing video. Thanks.
Ah, Chris inviting his viewers into his bedroom. The dude is so down to earth.
It had to be done at some point. Now you know what my room looks like.
Chris is the Champ!
Freddie Jiang thanks!
Freddie Jiang 💪🏼💥
Great Review - thanks for sharing.
Ryan O'Keeffe thanks.
This is an awesome video. Thank you!
I found out that some of this things I've learned by doing. For example - 15:25 or #52, I found that when I'm making a video or animation for the client, I must look on it as we are working with him for his clients/viewers etc, so I'm not trying to solely satisfy his idea and style, but willing to make a product that be liked by his audience and match his needs of what effect it must bring to his/her company.
yep. make sure that the audience is really the audience and not just a surrogate for you. many times, designers will think what they are doing is in service of the audience, but it's really just self serving.
What do you mean on surrogate? You mean being respectful to them and acknowledge who they really are, treat them as "humans" and not as fantastic or stereotypical idea of an audience?
And thank you so much for being active in responding to people. I appreciate that a lot.
I see this happen often. Designer: I think this is what your audience will need. That's why I think we should go this direction. Client: What do you know about our customers? Designer: Silence.
That's what I mean. Some designers used the "customer's POV" as a substitute for their own opinion. If you truly profile the audience/customer with your client, then you'll arrive at the same conclusion. If they forget, gently remind them.
I get what you saying. I tend to do a do a check in my head always when I'm making this propositions - "Is this a thing that I like or it's what audience would like?".
If it's "chat" it's easier to control, but if I'm speaking with client in person I just try to imagine the situation for myself differently. As not like I'm standing in front of the client and doing all the work for client, but as I'm standing next to him and doing the work in different ways for both - the client and the audience.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom
Damn it!, Chris so good at, and love what he does. Just has good time allocated to my thefutur.
Wasiu Raji thanks.
Very cool thanks for this! Love The Futur, very helpful, great format, great insights, good jokes ;)
Manon Jacquin you are very welcome.
Very C©oL.. Grabbing a copy right now.. Thanks! - Ney
Ney Pimentel good purchase.
This was great. Mahalo Chris. Aloha
Thanks Germ. Mahalo.
thanks for the review very revelational
Joey Malope go buy the book!
Yes great review!
The missing e in "the futur" and then the intro repeatedly blasting it in my face is IRKING MY SOUL.
The intro looks great but the music is way off
on point Chris
Banabas Ejiofor ty.
Hey Chris question: How do you calculate a (runway)?
(revenue) divided by (expenses) = runway. 100k in revenue divided by 25k in expenses = 4 mos. 4 months before you go broke if you don't book another job.
thankyou!
im in australia sydney. i work in an advertising agency with 2 friends i graduated with. you have inspired us to start our own design business, something we've talked about for so long without any perspective on how. we specialise in 3d animation and are very fluent in 2d animation in after effects. we do alot of 3d products and 2d explainer videos. we scared of the financial side of things as we lack experience.
question: how do we calculate our initial runway to kick start our business successfully?
how should our first job look like?
thankyou so much for being who you are, we owe you %10 of future sales.
Yes, I really enjoyed this review - and enjoyed the presentation of the review even better. However I feel this should be a part of a series renamed to "Bedtime Business Stories with Master Do" :)
Christopher Armstrong I will tuck you in with dreams of Business.
Haha, love it. Keep up the great work - you guys are changing the game on self-education. Your channel speaks from a deep level of experience, and it shows.
Did Chris go to business school? Or how did he learn all his business skills?
I got a BFA in graphic design from ArtCenter. I worked w/ a business coach (Keir McLaren) for 13 years.
Great video.
Rodijs Razmus ty.
I like the book I might buy it so I have it saved in my favorites.
Cool. If you found what I shared valuable, you will probably like the book.
The Futur You're right I will
Thank you very much sir Chris You da man 👊👌💪. Will save money esp. shipping the book here at Manila Philippines 😂😂
: )
Brilliant!
Thanks!
eating doritos while watching your video, like its a movie lol
at 3:20 ahem! José!! *cough *cough still love those off topic stories though 🙄
Pascal Bakari lol.
i love you.
Creator Collabs love you too.
buy the fonts? lol I must owe millions in back fees :P
time to #GetLegit
guy kawasaky doesn't do anything besides giving advice
touche.
more like a grandpa version of tai lopez
I don't even understand that guy's business model.
witch guy the one with a ton Ferraris?
Yeah. Some other you tubers are exposing him to not be who he claims he is.
Stop smacking your lips
ok.