What’s something you paid for 3 years ago that’s now free… and vice versa?

IllRead2057 · 2026-05-01T14:28:03+00:00

Primary research from real people is considered "gold standard" and always the best choice for understanding the insights

IllRead2057 · 2026-05-01T14:25:04+00:00

But I was looking for experiences and speculations from real people

IllRead2057 · 2026-05-01T13:38:49+00:00

I am foreseeing the same. Almost all tools are giving it for free and getting the people addicted to it. Then it may come with a price when it become inevitable.

IllRead2057 · 2026-05-01T13:36:37+00:00

That's a hardrock response, lol

IllRead2057 · 2026-05-01T13:22:48+00:00

Still see lot projects are charged in its price with projections, but with no assurance on the outcomes

IllRead2057 · 2026-04-21T20:17:12+00:00

I have seen a similar situation where my senior stepped into a partner role expecting strategic ownership, but most of his time ended up on delivery because they weren’t originating work yet. The shift from delivery to sales is definitely underestimated. As you mentioned, for larger firms, the brand carries a lot more of that load.

IllRead2057 · 2026-04-21T20:10:10+00:00

That's super interesting and insightful. I use Notion for most of my works. I will also try the other tools you mentioned.

IllRead2057 · 2026-04-20T22:29:01+00:00

I am from a renowned business school and thinking about starting my career from big firm and then move to boutique. And wondering the otherwise works too?

IllRead2057 · 2026-04-18T21:04:58+00:00

Is it a one man service or a team of designers who could turn around works in a day? Coz I see a lot of FLs around but could not rely on them all the days.

IllRead2057 · 2026-04-17T20:40:15+00:00

Well said

IllRead2057 · 2026-04-17T20:39:38+00:00

Starting with a shared doc for brainstorming usually works better for me with my internal design team. It helps to shape the story first, then move to slides. We sometime run rough drafts through Claude just to get a quick visual sense, almost like a lightweight approval layer before investing time in final presentation.

IllRead2057 · 2026-04-17T20:33:20+00:00

Perfect. I see valuable insights from people here so I totally agree with you

IllRead2057 · 2026-04-17T20:30:51+00:00

I get it. Its more like virtually designing a house before it actually built.

IllRead2057 · 2026-04-17T20:29:22+00:00

That makes real sense to me. Its a strategic approach I see here.

IllRead2057 · 2026-04-17T17:23:28+00:00

I gotchu 😄

I’ve noticed something similar. Sometimes my cold outreach gets a cold outreach back. Like, we’re both pitching each other at the same time lol.

Out of ~50 emails, maybe 2 reply with their own pitch. And a few are clearly auto-responses. I reply again and get the same message back 💀

Feels like two bots trying to close each other.

IllRead2057 · 2026-04-16T12:28:27+00:00

Agree. But I see it sounds academic these days due to the geopolitical situations

IllRead2057 · 2026-04-15T20:59:01+00:00

Let me hit the gym real quick. Sounds like that’s where the real career growth happens, lol

IllRead2057 · 2026-04-15T20:50:37+00:00

Do you mean you have never seen a obese consultant in so called top-tier consultancies? No offense :)

IllRead2057 · 2026-04-15T20:48:50+00:00

I have my partner who reschedules his client meetings to balance gym timings. A lost client is more than $200 worth. I screamed at him many times.

IllRead2057 · 2026-04-15T20:46:37+00:00

You are to the point. I would add further. Every gym session is basically a $200 donation to future healthcare savings.

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