Voices in my head
Musings:It was an interesting day: I did not work at all, but I couldn't get work out of my mind. Everything from CurrentCo's sales pipeline (which is not nearly as full as I would like) to NewCo's...
View ArticleThank You Sir May I have Another
Musing:Recently CurrentCo grew and we needed to fund that growth. And while we are a profitable enterprise, all companies that grow need some type of growth capital. In fact Inc magazine has an...
View ArticleI Can’t Believe It’s Not Advertising
Musing:I was reading an article about Google and the writer was fawning over how wonderful the Google business model is and how fantastic the whole advertising supported world is and how great the...
View ArticleDisposable Starups & Organic Cash Cows
Musing:I’ve been reading a lot about how it is currently a great time to be an entrepreneur. Joe Kraus has an interesting post about how this is the right time. Basically he argues that the cost of...
View ArticleHiatus
I'm back ...OK, so I needed a 6 month hiatus to get my schedule worked out so I can start blogging again. Man, it is tough to find the time. I think the problem is with the size of my posts. They...
View ArticleEntrepreneurship As Venture Capital - Part 1
MusingHow many friends do you know who have received venture capital in the past 12 months? In the past 24 months? Ever in their entire careers? I'll bet you the number is small. Most entrepreneurs...
View ArticleHelp me I'm not creative ...
Recently Seth Godin asked the following question on his blog:"I'm not asking your advice because I need help coming up with a tried and true, predictable, safe or proven idea. No, I've already tried...
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Logos and brands
I recently read Seth Godin's blog entry entitled "Your Brand Is Not Your Logo." Seth has got it right, the logo is not the brand; the story is the brand, the feeling customers get is the brand, the...
View ArticleAm I Remarkable?
Am I Remarkable? That is a very interesting question, from a personal as well as a business point of view. One of the marketing pundits out there (Seth Godin) has an entire blog post about it. Really...
View ArticleAlpha and Leadership
Alpha ... it's a quality of all leaders. Although it is typically refers to the dominant person in a group (see the definition at Dictionary.com). As an adjective it refers to "being the most...
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