Thanksgiving 2013
Some observations on Thanksgiving 2013, punctuated by quotes from Soren Kierkegaard, W. T. Purkiser, W.N. Rieger and Albert Schweitzer.
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The Illusion of Omnicompetence: Smart and Competent Are Domain Specific Adjectives
The illusion of omnicompetence is the failure to recognize limits. Smart and competent are not a generic quality: they’re incredibly domain-specific.
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BeamWise Demo For BiOS 2014
I have blogged about the BeamWise demo in “BeamWise Blends Biophotonic and Model Based Design Expertise” A First look at BeamWise in Operation” If you are interested in getting a closer look, Kinetic River will be demonstrating it in booth 8639 at the BiOS Conference February 1-2, 2014. If you don’t want to wait that long contact
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7 Years & 1226 Blog Posts: Lessons Learned So Far
A look back at what I have learned from writing, starting in high school, with a focus on the last seven years working on the SKMurphy blog.
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Two Mastermind Open House Events in November and December
We have two Mastermind Open Houses in November and December of 2013. Entrepreneurs have the opportunity to present their businesses issues and advise one another in a confidential, supportive environment during two meetings a month.
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Veterans Day 2013
On Veterans Day 2013 I am grateful to the men and women who have put themselves in harms way to protect our way of life.
Lean Innovation 101 at SF Bay ACM Nov-20-2013
Lean Innovation 101 at SF Bay ACM Nov-20-2013 I am trying out a new talk on “What is Lean? – Lean Innovation 101” at the SF Bay ACM on Wed-Nov-20-2013. Here is a brief description: “Lean” provides a scientific approach for creating a product and developing new businesses. Teams can iteratively build products or services
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Don’t Give Your Investor Pitch To Customers, They Have Different Questions
It’s a mistake to give your investor pitch to customers: they have different questions from investors, and that requires a separate deck.
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Quotes For Entrepreneurs–October 2013
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Balancing Engineering Vision vs. Customer Expectation
A deconstruction of the “How to Change Cars Forever” commercial for redesigned Dodge Dart as a distillation of engineering vision and an analysis of results
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MVP Clinic for Social/Community Apps Wed-Oct-23
MVP Clinic for Social/Community Apps Wed-Oct-23 If you are planning a new service offering, involving technologies and social interactions between customers, this clinic on minimum viable service can help you learn your way out of conflicting assumptions, lack of relevant data, difficulty understanding service value, and resource constraints. This is especially the case if you
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A First Look at BeamWise In Operation
Dr. Giacomo Vacca of Kinetic River will present a briefing on BeamWise in operation at the Twenty-Third Cytometry Development Workshop in Asilomar today. Here is a silent four minute video of some key aspects of BeamWise operation he will narrate live as a part of the briefing. Tapio Karras of Design Power will also be on
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Is The Stream Of Your Presentation Stocked With Fish For Your Audience?
When planning a presentation or talk start with the key elements you want the audience to learn.
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In a Wilderness of Free Association Surrounded by Insurmountable Opportunities
My workspace is a “wilderness of free association” that leaves me surrounded by projects in process that in many cases represent insurmountable opportunities. My desktop is also a matrix of files that makes some people intensely uncomfortable when they see it.
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Getting The Band Together To Overthrow The Current Order
Whether you call it the status quo, the current order, the way things are, or vested interests, the present arrangement is what entrepreneurs strive to obsolete by offering something better, faster, cheaper, or just different.
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Peter Cohan: Differentiating Your Offers Starts With The First Contact
Another excerpt from Peter Cohan’s very insightful new article “Stunningly Awful vs. Truly Terrific Competitive Differentiation – What, When, and How” From the customers’ perspective vendors are “differentiating”, positively or negatively, with every contact, every meeting, and every deliverable. Let’s explore possible negative differentiation first. How do you feel about: Vendors that cold call you – repeatedly?
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Quotes For Entrepreneurs–September 2013
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SVCC 2013 Work for Equity Panel of Startup Founders Announced
Join us next Saturday October 5 at 1:45 for the “Work for Equity Startup CEO Panel,” an exploration of what’s really involved in getting a technology startup off the ground. We have four entrepreneurs, an artist, an athlete, a scientist, and a community organizer, who will share lessons learned and take questions from the audience.
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Remarks from “Future of Professional Consulting” at PATCA June-13-2013
PATCA is a non-profit organization created in 1975 specifically to help connect businesses and independent consultants. I was invited to take part in a PACA panel on “The Consulting Landscape: Forward Looking Skills and Practices” on Thursday June 13, 2013. It offered me a chance to clarify my thinking on the future of professional consulting and
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Peter Cohan: Discovery Conversations Enable Effective Product Differentiation
Peter Cohan has a very insightful new article out, “Stunningly Awful vs. Truly Terrific Competitive Differentiation – What, When, and How“, that outlines how to use discovery conversations to enable effective product differentiation. What follows are some excerpts with additional commentary but the entire article is worth reading.
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