Jan 19, 20102 min readThe Entrepreneur Mad HatterIn order to keep my business afloat I need to be skilled with a number of different tasks such as: Marketing (including web, CMS,...
Nov 20, 20092 min readPicking the WinnersIn the world of sports it has long been a quest to pick the future champions from among the young. There are DNA tests, muscle tests,...
Nov 2, 20093 min readA Crisis is a Terrible thing to Waste (Part 2) – Smoke SignalsWhen a business ends up in a crisis, it is usually because they fail to pay attention to the smoke signals. Most of the time the signals...
Oct 27, 20092 min readMeetings with Remarkable MenOver the last 24 hours I have had 2 encounters with remarkable men. Both related to my last blog entry regarding how to handle a crisis....
Oct 25, 20092 min readA Crisis is a Terrible Thing to Waste (Part 1)Now before you all start to worry that I am about to throw in the towel, shipwreck the business and go take a job flipping hamburgers at...
Oct 15, 20092 min readEntrepreneurs are LosersAre Entrepreneurs Losers? Today I will be speaking at a venture event in Trento, Italy. There will be 20-30 startup entrepreneurs who...
May 4, 20092 min readLet the old trees dieThis weekend I read about Joseph Schumpeter, a Czech economist who was a professor at Harvard for over 30 years. His theory was that...
Feb 9, 20092 min readSmashing Speed BarriersBreaking the sound barrier When working with a startup business there are times to go slow, to create strategies, to contemplate and to...
Oct 14, 20082 min readHow to accelerate your startup, even during a recessionTo accelerate your startup during a recession you must have a STRATEGY for SURVIVAL and GROWTH. Here are four tips: 1. Don’t lose...