12 Steps to Business Success in Architecture I’m a day late on producing this episode because Annmarie and I just returned from Minneapolis, Minnesota where we attended the Custom Residential Architects Network 2015 Symposium (aka CRAN). This was the second CRAN event we attended. Last year we traveled to Charleston, SC, which was a fantastic […]
How To Manage Your Architecture Projects Using Evernote
Every morning, as I prepare for my day, I sit down at my iMac and launch my most critical apps. I use the native Mac Mail for email. Nozbe for managing my tasks. Fantastical 2.0 is my current calendar of choice and all my AutoCAD drawing files are safely backed up and accessible on Dropbox. […]
Learn to Use Deadlines with Skill
The deadline is a critical tool, used by the most successful people in the world to make things happen. When teaching about business planning, author/speaker Dave Ramsey says, “Goals are dreams with deadlines.” It’s the deadline that will take our intentions and turn them into reality. Without them, life flows into the void and our […]
EA059: The Invisible Force Working Against Every Small Firm Architect [Podcast]
There is an invisible force occurring with every project we start and it is working against us. It’s working against me. It’s working against you. It is working against every small firm architect, at a very rapid pace. You need to get things done before it shows up and finds your client. This week on […]
EA049: Software Development for Architects with Michael Gallin of Adosar
This week on the podcast I am speaking with a friend of mine; a true entrepreneur architect. We are both active with our local AIA chapter here in the Westchester County Hudson Valley region. This man founded his own architecture firm in the same year as we launched Fivecat Studio, in 1999… and merged his practice […]
Walking in the Shoes of Others
It is very important to put ourselves “in the shoes” of the people we serve. We all work to empathize with our clients. As architects, we try to reduce the overwhelm and stress that our clients experience during a construction project. Very often, it’s the first time they have experienced such an encompassing commitment. They […]
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