Summary: <p><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1221" src="http://uploads.notarealjob.com/uploads/2016/04/narj-artwork-150x150.png" alt="narj-artwork" width="150" height="150">Things have been quite busy lately for Chris and Joel, hence the long absence of episodes. As it turns out, running a business is difficult and requires a lot of emails. And what better way to relax and catch up than to discuss all the successes and failures of Apple? But as business owners, there’s a lot to learn from Apple’s methods – both good and bad.</p> <h2>Quotes</h2> <ul> <li><span>“You’re a known email pervert.”</span></li> <li><span>“Not all islands are in Canada, Joel.”</span></li> <li><span>“Stability isn’t sexy, it’s not a ‘cool’ thing to work on.”</span></li> <li><span>“Coming out with 2 new phones in 1 year just screams there’s no way this stuff is gonna work as well as it used to.”</span></li> <li><span>“You don’t accidentally become the biggest company.”</span></li> </ul> <h2>Talking Points</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.apple.com/nz/iphone-x/">iPhone X</a></li> </ul> <h3>Gear Picks</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1422157989/narjcast-20"><em>HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Strategy</em></a></li> <li> <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684841460/narjcast-20">Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance</a> </em>by Michael E. Porter</li> <li> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684841487/narjcast-20"><em>Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors</em> </a>by Michael E. Porter</li> <li> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01A4ATV0A/narjcast-20"><em>The Underground Railroad</em></a> by Colson Whitehead</li> </ul> <p><span id="more-1297"></span></p> <h2>Listen</h2> <p>[powerpress]</p> <p>Find us on: <a href="http://notarealjob.com/itunes">iTunes</a> • <a href="http://notarealjob.com/stitcher">Stitcher</a> • <a href="http://notarealjob.com/youtube">YouTube</a> • <a href="http://notarealjob.com/twitter">Twitter</a></p>
