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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]
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]
McKinsey's 12 Disruptive Technologies
Disruptive Technologies: Advances that will transform life, business and the global economy is a new, 154 page report from the strategy consulting firm McKinsey and Company. It covers 12 technologies the authors feel could: "... drive truly massive economic transformations and disruptions in the coming years."[read more]
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