The New York Times reported that sales of smaller compacts and subcompacts are on the rise, now that we're in a gas crunch. Industry analysts (who are young enough that they don't remember the 70s) are calling this "a first." I tried to tell a friend that we've had...
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How 23-year-old Ryan Allis created a $10 million business in three years
Ryan Allis is the 23-year-old founder of iContact.com, the web’s second biggest marketing website. Ryan spoke in this podcast about how he ended up where he is and the role passion plays in business. This is a companion interview to the Get-it-Done Guy podcast, “Passion Play.”
Science has worked so well that superstition now reigns supreme
I grew up in the era of the Apollo moon launches. One of my earliest memories is traveling to Cape Canaveral and watching from the beach as one of the missions was launched towards the moon. It was pretty incredible. Despite frequent moves and attending six schools...
The solution to CEO pay? Charge people to be CEO.
I just ran across an article by Mark Cuban about CEO pay and how stock and options have distorted it beyond all recognition. I go a step further and suggest ... well, read for yourself. In the startup world, we hire CEOs because we expect them to be passionately...
War versus food. War wins.
We're spending a billion dollars a day on the Iraq war. Elsewhere in the world, we're having food riots, because poor people can't get enough to eat. The U.N.'s World Food Programme estimates the food gap at $500 million. That's half a day's worth of the Iraq War to...
Taxes, yummy taxes!
It's almost April 15th, that wonderful time of the year when we pay taxes. And I say this time of year sucks!! It doesn't suck because of taxes; they're inevitable. It sucks because of all the whining people do about taxes. People complain about taxes all the time....
Using Twitter as a research tool! Follow me…
What a great idea! Twitter is a little one-to-many text messaging tool. I can send out a text message to Twitter, and everyone who has elected to "follow" me gets the message. The intent of Twitter is that you send out a message answering the question, "what are you...
Difficult divorce makes reconcilitation unlikely…in business
I upgraded to a LinkedIn premium membership last year when I wanted to use it to make a couple of introductions. It was interesting, but hasn't become a staple of my networking strategy. After paying $240 over a year, it seemed prudent to downgrade back to a free...
Chaos and celebration – Book deal!
Hey! Can only type for a minute. Very exciting stuff happening. I've closed a book deal for a book based on the Get-it-Done Guy podcast. Starting to write next week! This week was too exciting. Burst hot water heater. Had to have the whole thing ripped out and...
The whole subprime mortgage mess, explained.
A friend pointed me to this simple graphic in the Washington Post that explains the whole subprime mortgage mess. The only missing piece is that Joe the Hedge Fund manager and Bob the Banker both took home hundred-million-dollar salaries and bonuses before the house...