The Field Report Hotsheet 8.1.2016

August 1, 2016 – Issue #215
Reinventing Craigslist

If you haven’t seen OfferUp, take a look. It’s kind of like the reinvention of Craig’s List. It feels like you’re on Pinterest or something and it makes buying/selling used things pretty easy. When your WIFE starts using something like this, you know that someone is onto a model that makes what WAS inefficient more efficient.

Photoshop Covers

Here’s a site I recently discovered offering good looking cover mock-ups for Photoshop. I’ve been a Cover Action Pro and Cover Vault user for a long time, but I’m always looking for other sources.

Seeing Things Differently

Here’s an interesting counterintuitive interview with David Heinemeier Hansson of Basecamp. If you like listening to folks who see things differently, he certainly qualifies.

How Long Should Video Be?

I’m not sure I care about how long a video “SHOULD” be, but here’s a rundown from the perspective of the folks at Wistia.

Working Too Hard?

You’re not working too hard, according to Marissa Mayer of Yahoo. Apparently, some people don’t agree.