Archive for March 9th, 2006
A Job For Jeeves: Word on the street is that forced retirement isn’t agreeing with good ol’ Jeeves, the butler most recently employed by Ask. Sure, maybe he’s spent his prime with just a few keywords and a search box to guide him, but we think he may have a little gas left in his [...]
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This week’s Carnival of Entrepreneurship is up at David Daniels’s Global Market Development. I’ll be hosting the Carnival next week. You can submit your post for the next edition at BlogCarnival.com or at Conservative Cats.
This week’s Brain Brew Radio episode is online: Judy with invenTeam and Heavy Hands asks Doug and Dave how they can market their exercise product to instill hope in their potential clients without all the hype… Emily with Legacies in Cincinnati, Ohio looks for ways their consignment store can increase their customer base… Roger in [...]
From Marc Hedlund’s talk at ETech: It’s good to be king Losing sucks Building to flip is building to flop Prudence becomes procrastination Momentum builds on itself Jump when you are more excited than afraid Pay attention to the idea that won’t leave you alone If you keep your secrets from the market, the market [...]
The Importance of Writing Ideas Down
Paul Allen: I like the story of Johnny Appleseed. Sometimes I feel a bit like him, planting seeds (starting companies) and watching them grow. As I told a good and wealthy friend yesterday, I think I will be tempted in the future, if my harvest ever comes, to stop doing startup companies myself, but instead, [...]
Exit Strategies for Corporate Dropouts (tags: bizopblog) Growth market for Mike Gorun (tags: bizopblog sales) Creating Passionate Users: How to be an expert The only thing standing between you-as-amateur and you-as-expert is dedication. All that talk about prodigies? We could all be prodigies (or nearly so) if we just put in the time and focused. [...]
Retirement Not So Easy For Entrepreneurs
USA Today: There was once a gentleman who rented an office next door to mine. Shortly after he moved in and appeared to be settled, I stopped by to introduce myself and welcome him to the building. His name was Mike, and he told me he was 74 and owned a leasing company. He went [...]
20 Tips for Finding Money Now… How to Finance Anything
The Cash Flow Blog: Despite the tumultuous and unpredictable state of today’s capital markets, entrepreneurs still have plenty of ways to raise funds for their companies. Here are 20 that offer particular promise in the current economic climate. Some represent new marketplace solutions to the perennial financing problems of business owners; others offer new twists [...]
