{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Soulful MBA Podcast","title":"110 The Digital Artisan Manifesto","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2141,"description":"After five years of immersion into entrepreneurship, we’ve learned a few things. Here’s the advice we’d like to share with our fellow founders, distilled into 23 suggestions for building an intentional business online.\n \nThese are the practices of Digital Artisanship:\n Identify your core values early. These will be your touchstone and will help you to navigate every difficult decision.\nAsk why. Daily. Don’t assume that what’s been right for others is right for you.\nBuild it well. Quality matters. Strive to be an artisan with your work—whether you’re making soap or outlining an online course.\nCuriosity is essential. Your ability to approach problems with wonder will carry you through.\nAudit your supply chain. Prioritize your values over what’s cheap or convenient or fast. Hire the people whose work you want to see more of in the world.\nEmbrace niching. This will be the key to your financial success. Understand a specific group of people and serve them well.\nValue relationships over transactions. Treat your employees, contractors, and suppliers with trust and respect.\nDemand fair prices from your customers. Avoid the negative energetic exchange that fuels resentment.\nPay fair wages to your team. Honor the community by respecting someone’s training and expertise.\nEmbrace the long game. Slow down. Build in buffers. It always takes longer than you think. An idea, when followed through with consistent action, can create tremendous financial liberation.\nBe mindful of interconnectivity, the larger ecosystem, and ripple effects.  What we do affects others (and our future selves).\nEmbrace a culture of responsible generosity. Infuse your business practices with service and philanthropy, but not to a point that it drains you or breeds resentment. You know when you’re overextended. You know when you have more to give.\nTrust your intuition. Eliminate the tasks that some advisor or random Instagram post told you that you “should” be doing.\nDo what’s right instead of what’s...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/7eDLDTu3X1HMXoexSql87CZwMEsI5Rjk7zMFC-qMefg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE2MjgwLzE2NjYy/ODI3MzEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}