Archive for January 17th, 2006
Reality TV: Business People With Stories To Tell
From Craigslist: Work. We all do it. And no matter what kind of work you do – retail, office, service, construction, manufacturing or whatever – funny things happen. We want to hear those funny stories. This new cable television pilot will show the funny side of work and business as told by the people who [...]
Far Better Is To Dare Mighty Things
It is not the critic that counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood…who, at worst, if he [...]
What entrepreneurial podcasts do you enjoy? Do you produce one of your own? Two of my favorites are Venture Voice and Brain Brew (not really a podcast, but podcasted.) I’m planning to debut one of my own next month. Photo by aaltonen.
Great Work at Home Business Links
I haven’t been promoting the other blogs in the network as much as I should. Chuck Huckaby on the Work at Home Business Opportunities blog has been on a roll with great stuff recently for entrepreneurs who like to work in their pajamas, including: Time Management Tips For Home Business Owners The Truth about Buying [...]
Fast Company: Some people have all the luck. Or do they? Eileen C. Shapiro and Howard H. Stevenson, authors of Make Your Own Luck: 12 Practical Steps to Taking Smarter Risks in Business, think something else is going on. “Humans crave predictability,” says Stevenson, a professor of entrepreneurial studies at Harvard Business School. “But in [...]
MIT Advertising Lab: Advertisers are slowly discovering the potential of Google Maps, and some, like the Target store above (more at Google Sightseeing), are even enjoying some unexpected windfall. Poynter Online talks about realtors tapping into satellite imaging tools. Google Maps Mania is running a log on map hacks, some of them by businesses. Scavengeroogle [...]
Anthony Cerminaro: Whether you want to sell the latest fashions or coolest toys, hardware or pet accessories, sporting goods or beauty supplies, you may wish to begin your journey at the Retail Startup Center from Entrepreneur.com
How to Finance Yourself With Zip Drives
Naill Kennedy: PriceGrabber was created in 1999, at the height of the Internet boom, with only about $1.5 million in seed money. The company was able to raise a sizable amount of capital using the tools it had created for the general Internet marketplace of expert users and enthusiasts. By tracking exceptional deals from merchant [...]
