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June 14, 2013
4 Most Popular Business Ventures
If you are considering starting a small business, there are a lot of options. Hundreds of thousands of new businesses are started in the United States every year. So, what are some of the most popular types of new businesses?[read more]
June 18, 2013
The Startup Lessons I Learned at Get Satisfaction
As you might imagine, I learned about more than just a business in my time at Get Satisfaction, and with the benefit of hindsight I was able to reflect on the subtle but critical lessons learned through mistakes and successes over my time there.[read more]
June 17, 2013
Breather: Startup Providing "Zip Car" for Offices
Generally speaking, most users of touchdown spaces spend a limited amount of time per visit and choose the space based on proximity to where they going after touching down. At touchdown spaces users tend to do light work tasks (surfing the web, getting caught up on email, meeting prep) and/or meet with 1-3 other people and/or relax.[read more]
In Praise of Internet Exceptionalism
Selling online, you can sell to an entire country or potentially the entire world. And someone visiting your online store but not buying will tend to result only in negligible cost--unless you invest heavily in realtime online consultation. So now what should you obsess about? Top line growth suddenly becomes hugely important.[read more]
Zen and the Art of Entrepreneurship: A Few Books I'm Reading
One of my favorite books of all times is Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I read it every few years and recommend that every entrepreneur read it early in their journey.[read more]
Aquaponics: Sustainable Urban Fish Farming [VIDEO]
Aquaponics creates a sustainable, synergistic food growing system. Fish waste from the fish tanks feeds the plants. The plants also clean and filter the water, which is then returned to the fish tanks.[read more]
Looking for B2B Leads in All the Wrong Places?
The big question you need to ask yourself is, “Where do my prospects spend their time, and how can I get their attention?” That doesn’t mean a flash ad. It means how can you demonstrate to them that you can help solve their specific problem? Once you have done that you will stop looking for leads in all the wrong places, and start making sales.[read more]
Internet and Income Inequality: We Need To Think Ahead
Most people do not have the ability to stop working because they are in need of an income. We are facing a problem of dramatic oversupply of labor that we will ultimately only be able to address with redistribution of wealth most likely in the form of some kind of guaranteed base income and/or negative income tax rates at low income levels. That is not an individual choice but rather something we have to do as a society.[read more]
Why B2B Companies Need Social Media Marketing
Facebook and Twitter both have a place in B2B marketing. The largest social network, Facebook will help your brand build a presence by way of promotions, events and client services. Similarly, Twitter allows for instant client feedback and real-time news. Both contribute to search optimization efforts.[read more]
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“Nice and motivational Post. Yes this is true doing your business is one thing in which person give his best and he remain happy also as he know that he had given his best but in company after giving best also your boss never get happy in fact he will increase work load.In doing business profit will your and loss will also be yours. So person do his work with his interest and I think you should ...”