I have decided that deprecating Facebook, migrating off of it as a social network, is the most prudent response to a series of actions by management. Because my decision is based on a lack of trust of the current leadership I will revisit it every six months or so to see if things have changed sufficiently […]
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It’s easier to become very good at two or three things than the best at one specific thing: this “Jack of all Trades” strategy applies both for career and entrepreneurial endeavors.
Jack of All Trades Read More »
A baker’s dozen of common mistakes that I have seen founders make preparing and delivering new product introduction demos and presentations.
Common Mistakes in New Product Introduction Demos Read More »
Four keys to success in any career, but especially as an entrepreneur, are: self-mastery, expertise, connections, and perseverance.
Self-Mastery, Expertise, Connections, and Perseverance Read More »
We had a situation earlier this week where a potential competitor started to use the name of a client’s service for a similar offering. Fortunately the client had registered the trademark it last year and we were able to politely bring this to the incipient competitor’s attention. They have notified us that they will stop
Cost Effective Approaches to Trademarks Read More »
An actual situation of a business planning example with decisions that are similar to what many entrepreneurs have to make.
Real Business Planning Example: Re-Scheduling a Workshop Read More »
Three selections from the book of Ecclesiastes using the New Jerusalem Bible translation. Chapter 3 from the Ecclesiastes–popularized in the Byrds version of “Turn! Turn! Turn!“–begins with “There is a season for everything, and a time for every occupation under heaven:” but I think 3:3 A time for tears, a time for laughter, a time
Inspiration From Ecclesiastes For Bootstrappers Read More »
An expertise driven startup relies on know-how or procedural knowledge accumulated by the founders to differentiate their product or service.
Are You Building An Expertise Driven Startup? Read More »
To grow the business founders must assess the task relevant maturity of each employee’s experience with a particular task to manage them effectively.
The Business is Everyone’s Business (Part 2) Read More »
In “Moore’s Law Beats Customer Feedback” Chris Morris highlights a quote by Jensen Huang from an April 8, 2009 talk at the Stanford Technology Ventures Program on “Favoring Moore’s Law Over Customer Feedback” (Mr. Huang has a number of talks available on Stanford’s Entrepreneurship Corner): “Sometimes you have to ignore your customers and follow Moore’s
Listening to Customers Read More »
Wikis dissolve voice and authorship. Use them where there are rewards and incentives at a team level, where a team is being held accountable for a result. Blogs and forums preserve voice and authorship. Use them where knowing who said what is important. Start with frequently updated information that is also frequently accessed: Meeting agendas
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It’s Rare That You Are Actually Bringing Fire To The Savages If you think you are so much smarter than your customers that you are “bringing fire to the savages” you will find it hard to learn from them and hard to actually close deals. What follows are three true stories. We Won The Argument,
I Don’t Understand, We Won the Argument, Why Didn’t We Win The Sale? Read More »
Bootstrappers are well served to focus on recurring revenue and charging early: sustaining is more important than starting.
Sustaining Is More Important Than Starting Read More »
Lindsay Robertson Do’s and Don’ts for On-Line Publicity Great post by Lindsay Robertson on “The Do’s and Don’ts of Online Publicity, For Some Reason” where she lists nine rules of thumb for getting publicity. Here were my top three from here list, but read the whole thing piece: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE means FOR IMMEDIATE DELETE
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We were featured in a case study for Central Desktop. Compared to emailing Word files we felt Central Desktop made us at least 5 times more productive, especially in making reaching consensus on a project approaching a deadline.
SKMurphy Featured In Case Study For Central Desktop Read More »
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Quotes for Entrepreneurs – December 2009 Read More »
Here are five tips for a startup’s early press releases. While they can be useful, you need to test the messaging before broadcasting it.
Tips For A Startup’s Early Press Releases Read More »
When you are updating your website add permanent redirects (HTTP 301) for any pages you have moved/renamed to preserve search engine ranking.
Updating Your Website? Don’t Forget … Read More »
Ben Foden has been working with us part time; the following is a blog post he developed on creating genuine connections with social media.
Ben Foden on “Creating Genuine Connections with Social Media” Read More »
There has been a lot written about various aspects of social media: what tools to use, how disruptive it is, how to develop and/or demonstrate expertise. Here are four rules of thumb we follow. To establish a reputation you have to be visible or reasonably well known, but it’s more important to be known for
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