OVERflow Your Business without undercharging Presented at triiibes conference March 2012

1. OVERflow your Business
Over-delivering without under-
charging
… and other facets of flow for business.
Grant Simmons
Photo: jordandouglas

2. Business 101
Real-world example
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

3. Business 101
• Sell
• Deliver
• Get Paid
• Make Profit
• Be Happy
Photo: Loungerie

4. Flow Business 101
• Sell
• Over Deliver
• Get Paid
• Make Profit
• Be Very Happy
Photo: Ben McLeod

5. Over Deliver –
Equation
Get Paid =
Profit?
Photo: Coda

6. Passion
When you love what you do you do it
better.
“Doh!” moment
= Flow moment
Photo: Pedro Moura Pinheiro

7. Picky
Not all projects / jobs / clients are created
equal.
• Client dating
• Compatibility
Photo: David Tolnem

8. Art
Is not a commodity.
• Price accordingly
• Deliver exceptionally
Photo: Rofi

9. Marketing
Let your products speak.
• Give platform
• Amplify
• Share Honestly
“Word of Truth Marketing”
Photo: Truthout.org

10. Business Flow
• Sell passion
• Be picky
• Create art
• Word of Truth Marketing
Photo: courosa

11. My Cup
is Not
Half Full
… it runneth over!
Photo: jordandouglas

12. Photo Credits
[creative commons license with attribution]
TruthOut.org www.flickr.com/photos/truthout/
Jordan Douglas www.flickr.com/photos/jordandouglas/
Pedro Pinheiro www.flickr.com/photos/pedromourapinheiro/
Ben McLeod www.flickr.com/photos/benmcleod/
Coda www.flickr.com/photos/coda/
Loungerie www.flickr.com/photos/loungerie/
Rofi www.flickr.com/photos/rofi
Courosa www.flickr.com/photos/courosa/
Dlade www.flickr.com/photos/dlade/