July 2004

Dan Sherman found an article about a company in the UK that is “an online marketplace linking those looking for somewhere to stay during the working week with those who have a spare bedroom they wish to let from Monday to Friday.” On a national level, I don’t know if something like this would be […]

The Startup Chronicles: “Who do I listen to? My parents? My investors? My marketing consultant? My employees? My wife? My associates? My attorney?”

David Bayless: “In the not too distant past, having an entrepreneurial, business-oriented mindset wouldn’t get you very far if you didn’t happen to be co-located with the requisite, tangible tools of production. Without the latter, skills couldn’t develop, either. Today, on the other hand, mindset comes to the fore.”

Anita Campbellwriting on Small Business Trends: Ray Kroc started McDonald’s at age 52 after years as a salesman. Colonel Harland Sanders franchised Kentucky Fried Chicken (now KFC) at age 65. “You’re never too old” is the message in an Akron Beacon Journal article by business reporter Brian Charlton. The article points out that more and

Newmark’s Door: “Your tax dollars at work: the government tries to explain Social Security to little kids.” I think we could do better than that — and for free! Here’s my version: Social security is like food that the big scary green monster steals from the young people to give to the old people. The

Yesterday, my hometown newspaper profiled a local accountant who offers accounting courses on the internet. Modesto Bee: John Day of Sonora claims to have just what you need: an online course called Real Life Accounting. It’s designed, he said, for nonaccountants who need to understand the concepts, not necessarily master them. In three years, his

“The hardest part about gaining any new idea is sweeping out the false idea occupying that niche. As long as that niche is occupied, evidence and proof and logical demonstration get nowhere. But once the niche is emptied of the wrong idea that has been filling it – once you can honestly say, ‘I don’t

Eric Sink: “I’ve been getting lots of requests for a printer-friendly version of my series on The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing, so I’m making it available as a PDF.”

Forbes on how to go into business for yourself: “You’ve got to outdo Captain Ahab for monomania. But total devotion to the business shouldn’t slide into tunnel vision.” via Jeff Cornwall, who is also quoted in the article.