Marketing begins before the product is launched.
The reason they want you to fit in... is that once you do, then they can ignore you.
Debt creates stress, stress creates behaviors that don't lead to happiness.
I don't like offending people, and it's easy to offend people when you don't know as much as they do. This group knows more about what it takes to lead in this way than I ever will. My goal is to push people, but I need to do it from a place of respect.
Many people believe that great designers get great clients. It's the other way around.
When you are trusted because you care, it's quite likely the revenue will take care of itself