I’ve been thinking about the different hats that leaders and entrepreneurs have to wear lately. Like the inventors hat, there are a lot of important hats. And this one just might be the most important of all. Why? Sometimes you just have to dumb it down. There are a couple of reasons why the good … Read more
It’s always very important to look at both the big picture and the details of any business deal. While the big picture can give you a rough idea of how things look, it’s the details that can add up, either in your favour, or against you. To give you an idea of how important the … Read more
I’m in a jam. A big, big jam. And as I sit here thinking about it, I realize that nothing short of a full-scale riot can get me out of it. I guess I better start at the beginning … I watch about 5 or 6 hours of tv a week (manic, I know). Mostly … Read more
Whether you’re the CEO or an entrepreneur, one thing is always clear. You’ve got a lot of hats to wear. Out of all those hats, there’s one that defines the core of what leadership really is. That’s right, you’re an inventor. As an inventor you craft a vision, and then you make it happen. You might … Read more
I hate to tell you, but that high interest rate you’re paying on your credit. It’s because of people like me. I was reading about Andreas Bard’s credit card experience. I found a link to the post on Nate Whitehill’s Powerful Posts of the Week and I thought I’d weigh in on what’s good and … Read more
There are a lot of ideas about how long it should take for a business to become financially self-sustainable. I’ve heard people say that it takes anywhere from 3 to 5 to 10 years to get a business off the ground. Most of those ideas come about to justify the poor performance of a floundering … Read more
There’s something terribly wrong with your business, your flagship product, and your team. I know this, because nothing is perfect. But no one wants to buy a barrel of rotten apples. And your barrel is no different than anyone elses. It’s really not. The only thing that’s different between barrels is how people see them. … Read more
A lot of entrepreneurs run into trouble when they don’t go out and actively sell. Selling is hard. And most people are not natural born sales people. But it’s selling that brings in the bread. Nothing else you do matters if you’re not out selling. The best thing most companies can do is find someone who … Read more
I like to try different things and see what sticks. Most marketing tactics don’t give you rapid viral results. Those little gems are always found sparingly, and a lot of times “going viral” just happens by chance … you reach a few key influencers and everything rockets up from there. Zoom! The only way to … Read more
Easy to say. Difficult to do. The other night I watched Tony Scott’s Sci Fi thriller, Deja Vu, starring Denzel Washington. It got me thinking because in it, they have a fictional wormhole viewer that allows them to see backwards in time exactly 4 1/2 days. The premise is that they’re using this viewer to … Read more