Archive for October 19th, 2005
Ty Tribble: In order to stay in business you must solve problems. Most people assume I am talking about business problems like cash flow, inventory, and customer service issues, and while those things are important to your business, they do not keep you in business. What will sustain your business long term is how well [...]
Transcript of Jane Pauley’s Interview with Sir Richard Branson
I wasn’t able to attend the kickoff event for the OPEN Adventures in Entrepreneurship conference last night, so I’m really excited to finally read the transcript. If the event was half as good as this transcript reads, it was an outstanding success, and amazing time: Jackie Gleason Theater 1700 Washington Avenue Miami Beach, Florida 8:00 [...]
Get Intimate With Your Customers
Rob touched on it his post, but one of the biggest advantages small business have over their larger rivals is that the people who make the real decisions in a small business typically work more closely with their average customers than do their counterparts in large companies. This intimacy allows a freedom of communication that [...]
On Meeting Richard Branson – Part 2
Anita Campbell: One thing I do want to mention is how much enthusiasm and energy was in that crowd. The session went longer than expected. Other than a handful of people (possibly parents leaving to go relieve babysitters at home) everyone seemed enthralled and stayed until the end. In fact, there was so much energy [...]
The Battleship vs. The Row Boat
When I was young, and first starting out in business, I worked with my father in a variety of small businesses. It was almost an apprenticeship-like arrangement, because although I was young and had my own responsibilities within the business, my relationship with my father made me privy to issues that I would have normally [...]
Anita Campbell: Last evening I met Sir Richard Branson, the billionaire entrepreneur, and renowned journalist Jane Pauley. I have to say, it was a memorable encounter just to see how poised and yet down-to-earth they were. … After a while in walks Richard Branson, with Jane Pauley on one side and Susan Sobbott, the President [...]
A Night With Richard Branson: The Money Quotes – Part 1
BusinessPundit: I want to talk about the night and about Richard Branson. But you don’t want to read 3000 words right now, so I’ll break it into smaller posts over the next few days… What were the money quotes? Branson said he was never interested in being a business owner or entrepreneur, but just wanted [...]
