"Now Now Now"
Where is Dejan and What is he working on?
"Now" is Derek Sivers' idea. He says anyone with a personal page should have a "now" page — a page where the owners explain exactly what they are doing these days.
So What Am I Doing Now?
In 2019 I have started working on Grow and Scale with my co-founder, Manja Munda. Grow and Scale is a content marketing outfit for B2B companies. I could call it an agency, but it's more like a boutique two-person professional service.
In 2022/2023, we've grown and added more staff under our banner. We've also pivoted from a content marketing agency to a competitive intelligence and competitive enablement service for B2B tech companies. We've worked with mid-market, scale-ups, and even corporations.
I could tell you who they are, but confidentiality is part of the game in this niche :D.
However, what I can tell you is, the fact that Grow and Scale became the official service partner of Klue - a leading competitive intelligence platform and a partner of Crayon - the other huge player in CI industry.
Books I'm Reading
Currently, I'm reading and practicing 12-Week Year by Brian Moran.
The last autobiography I've read was Kevin Hart's I Can't Make This Up. Kevin tells the story of grit, perseverance and a number of hilarious stories that happened on his path to fandom.
Lastly, I've just finished Leif Babin & Jocko Willink's The Dichotomy of Leadership. Their first book "Extreme Ownership" has made a tremendous impact on me in terms of accepting full responsibility, being humble, and taking care of completing your mission.
Mischievous Miscellaneous
- Turo — I'm dabbling with renting out unused downtime on Turo - let me know if you need a mini-van or a city slicker if you're visiting Calgary.
- Local mini experiment - Knee Scooter rentals in Calgary - I injured my ankle (a consequence of doing my own stunts) back in 2022 while bouldering. I had to go under the knife and I am a proud 1% cyborg with three permanent metal screws in my ankle. Knee scooter was the one thing, that kept me sane and somewhat active during my long recovery. Now I'm trying to help out other stuntmen and stuntwomen who suffer a similar faith.
- Show Your Horns newsletter - I'm not as active with writing as I used to be, but my curiosity hasn't stopped. I have a newsletter about business, tech, and competition called Show Your Horns. Subscribe and get spicy stories on how competitors play in the field of tech. I'm releasing it on a weekly-ish basis.
What are you working on? Say howdy on X/Twitter @dgajsek or LinkedIn.
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Last updated on Tuesday, March 19, 2024!
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