Have you checked out your competitors recently? I was just reading a review that says the new Blackberry smartphone is by far the best, speediest, most elegant Blackberry ever. But the reviewer would not recommend anyone buy it. Why? Because it's still missing a lot...
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Know the Lifetime Value of Your Customers
When that lone customer arrives at your restaurant on a busy night, it's tempting to make him or her wait, in favor of the party of 12 that's sure to rack up a huge bill. But it just might not be wise. When you're deciding how to structure your business, who to give...
How The Rich Are Different (Hint: Not Much)
I've found the older I get, the more I hear people talk about how some rich or famous person is so smart, generous, insightful, good at business, etc. Only these days, I actually know some of the people being placed on pedestals. I offer you this report as a public...
“Strategic Thinking” – The Meaning Behind the Buzzword
It sounds easy: my client wanted to think more strategically. isn’t that the hot buzzword? “Strategic thinking.” Oooh! Sexy. There’s only one problem: what, exactly, does it mean? You’d think we would know. But I’ve seen executive teams discuss in all seriousness what...
Is The Marketplace of Ideas Turning Into a Swamp?
We take it for granted that making things easier is always a good thing. I disagree. Sometimes it is, while sometimes it isn't. Today, I've been contemplating the case where maybe it's good to make things harder. Technology has made it so that anyone can produce music...
Sad for T-Mobile
T-Mobile must realize they are now in the platform business, not the carrier business, and adjust their business priorities accordingly.
Look out Comcast: Apple soon to disrupt cable industry!
Apple computer is poised to unveil wireless, untethered video, which will require no WiFi connection, and no monthly subscription. If ever the cable industry should be worried, it’s now. This is a disruptive technology.
Negotiating equity with a co-founder.
Dividing up equity and deciding who gets what is a critical decision made in most startups. Establish your value-added first, then find where you have leverage.
The truth about book tours
Book tour economics are such that book tours are a thing of the past. There’s no reason to do them except ego, and they’re a pretty expensive ego boost!
Advanced Entrepreneurship: How to Approach Strategy
An entrepreneur’s job includes setting strategy, which is different from vision or tactics. Good CEOs know to set a strategy, great CEOs co-create a strategy.