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Kim Bode points to a scene from the video game Oregon Trail that reads, "You have died from dysentery."

April 21, 2026

Get in loser we’re going to die of dysentery

Small Business, Soft Skills, Survival Skills
3 min read
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Kim Bode
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Remember Home Ec? I do. One hour of my day in high school where we learned the names of utensils, the difference between a teaspoon and tablespoon, and how to cook meat that wouldn’t kill us. It went the way of The Oregon Trail, replaced by digital whiteboards and iPads that took the solving out […]

Kim Bode's dog, Phoebe, sits next to the words, "It's hard and not in a good way."

February 4, 2026

The Growth Paradox (It’s Like Really Hard)

Business, Small Biz, Small Business
5 min read
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Kim Bode
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I was recently quoted in an Inc. Magazine article about balancing growth and profitability, and I want to expand on what I said because there’s a lot more to it than a few paragraphs can capture. “When you invest in growth, your profitability will take a hit. You can’t simultaneously grow and post record profits, […]

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