I have blogged about 9-11 14 times, starting with Lesser Sons of Greater Fathers in 2008. 9-11 is an American cultural watershed as transformative an event as Pearl Harbor, the Kennedy assassination, and the Moon landing.
This post explores three insights from Dr. Edward Baker’s “Scoring a Whole in One.” First, individuals must understand the enterprise context they operate in; second, leaders must serve and connect; and third, practice is necessary for improvement but does not lead to perfection.
Quotes for entrepreneurs curated in August of 2021. Theme is entrepreneurial aikido: how to transmute critiques of your offering and business model from prospects and competitors into improvements.
Pricing for early customers must compensate them for the risks of adopting early. Startups need revenue, references, and case studies
Robert de Neve offered an interesting prediction in his Aug-11-2021 briefing on the 4th Industrial Revolution: your ability to win in your market space will depend on your ability to add mechatronics design to your repertoire.
In an Aug-18-2021 speech to House of Commons, Tom Tugendhat emphasizes the need for patience and persistence to achieve peace.
Video and notes from a fantastic talk by Robert De Neve on “Reality-Based Business Leadership for the 4th Industrial Revolution” at the Aug-11-2021 Lean Culture Meetup.
Digital health and materials science engineering are driving significant new opportunities. We have a new peer advisory group for consultants operating in these areas.
I am not sure which of these tweets brought Brian Norgard (@BrianNorgard) to my attention; he offers pithy insights from the trenches of entrepreneurship.
Quotes for entrepreneurs curated in July of 2021, theme this month is developing and refining ideas
In “Too Smart” Morgan Housel outlines three risks of intellectual arrogance: a lack of empathy, poor communication, and poor grasp of detail.
An enterprise sale is a significant source of opportunity for startups, but it is a complex undertaking with many moving parts and many people involved. This article is the result of a collaboration with Brendan McAdams (@BrendanMcAdams), a sales and marketing professional focused on B2B clients in healthcare.
Some quotes and observations on the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution as a promissory note to all Americans.
Quotes for entrepreneurs curated in June of 2021, theme this month is giving a talk, briefing, demo, or presentations.
Startup uncertainty at the very beginning is high in many dimensions. Good questions help to clarify your uncertainties.
“Skunk Works” by Ben R. Rich is a worthy sequel to Kelly Johnson’s “Kelly: More Than My Share of It All.” It brings the story of the Lockheed Skunkworks, founded by Johnson, up to 1995. There are a number of lessons for technology entrepreneurs.
Quotes for entrepreneurs curated in May of 2021, theme this month is confronting fears and anxieties.
Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) talks about the benefits of meditation and aligning your efforts with your purpose in two excerpts from his June 2020 interview with Tim Ferris. These excerpts were condensed from the interview transcript Ferris published June-30-2020.
Quotes for entrepreneurs curated in April of 2021, theme this month is faster learning. Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in April 2021 I collect these quotes for entrepreneurs from a variety of sources and tweet them on @skmurphy about once a day where you can get them hot off the mojo wire. At the end of …
Sean Murphy explains to a client why startups should just sell the results to reduce a prospect’s perception of risk in a new tool.
