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Quotes For Entrepreneurs–September 2011 Read More »
Different in school, you are an outsider; different as an adult you are often successful. entrepreneurs are nonconformists.
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We are trying an experiment tomorrow, instead of a book we will be talking about a short (200 words) but insightful blog post by Seth Godin “Texting While Working” that addresses several challenges many bootstrappers wrestle judging by the breakfast conversations I take part in. Our panel: Organizer: Francis Adanza, Dir. Professional Services, LeadFormix Carl
Book Club: Seth Godin’s “Texting While Working” Wed-Sep-27 Read More »
On October 12, we are hosting Peter Cohan’s Great Demo! Workshop. It is open to the public and often participates travel from afar. The all day workshop held at the Moorpark Hotel, which several past attendees have stayed at and enjoyed. Here are some additional hotels that are nearby listed in increasing distance from the
Hotels Near Great Demo! Workshop Read More »
Refine and curate your thoughts by reworking the first draft of your answers in an email or in response to a question from a customer or an audience member at a talk.
Refine and Curate Your Thoughts as FAQs, Articles, and Talks Read More »
Here is a brief testimonial from Charles Minnich of Hyland Software after he attended our Great Demo workshop in September of 2010.
Charles Minnich of Hyland Software on “Great Demo!” Workshop Read More »
Successful general purpose toolkits evolve from successful simple point tools. Focus, start small, and evolve into a broad platform.
The Risk of General Purpose Toolkits as a First Product Read More »
Software development productivity comes from problems avoided by a high level of trust, cooperation, and teamwork.
Highly Effective Software Development Teams Read More »
Live Call-in Discussion on Wednesday, October 26, 2011Dave Stubenvoll, CEO & Co-Founder Wowza Media, Inc., Francis Adanza, Dir. Professional Services, Zephyr, Inc. and Sean Murphy, CEO SKMurphy, Inc. share insights from the book about how they explore uncertain and ambiguous opportunities. View recorded session Origin and Evolution of New Business by Amar V. Bhide’ The
Book Club: Origin and Evolution of New Business Read More »
Peggy Noonan notes we didn’t know what to call 9-11 at first, we called it “what happened.” This post is about remembering what happened.
Remembering What Happened Read More »
We have an outstanding panel lined up for next Wednesday’s Business Impact Book Club: Matt Cameron, CEO, WhoTo.com Jon Cline, Principal, Cirrus Path Brian K. Seitz, Managing Director, Intellectual Arbitrage Group We will discuss lessons learned applying Peter Cohan‘s methodology from his “Great Demo” book. If you are interested in improving your sales presentation you
Outstanding Panel for Wed-Sep-14 Book Club on “Great Demo” Read More »
Startup Fantasy Camp: throw a group of strangers together for 48-72 hours and have them pretend to be a startup.
Startup Fantasy Camp Read More »
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Quotes For Entrepreneurs–August 2011 Read More »
Texting While Working by Seth Godin “Text While Working” is a thought-provoking blog article by one of our must-read bloggers, Seth Godin. We discuss the topics Seth raises, such as being “in flow” and raising the stakes. The panelists share how they manage their tasks and ensure they focus on the important items that differentiate
Book Club: Discussion on Seth Godin’s Texting While Working Read More »
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I don’t often mention I went to Stanford when I meet people. I list it on all of my standard biographical summaries since it’s part of the formula, but I don’t lead with it. It’s rare to meet someone who attended Harvard or MIT not mention that in the first few minutes of the conversation.
I Heard You Went to Stanford Read More »
Len Sklar, author “The Check is NOT in the Mail” has spoken several times at Bootstrapper Breakfasts. Here is a recent talk he gave where he stresses the importance of putting payment terms and the consequences on non-payment in writing, communicating them in advance, and ensuring that they are understood. It all seems so obvious
Len Sklar: Be Clear About Payment Terms And Consequences Read More »
Jon Carroll wrote a wonderful column on July 5, 2000 titled “As You Get Older.” The whole thing is worth reading but there is a section that begins “This is your challenge…” that reads like poetry. So I have re-formatted it as blank verse, it contains a number of observations on advice and influence that
The Search for Validation is Baggage, and You Need to Travel Light Read More »
Here are some barriers to competition that you can erect that are often difficult to duplicate, or at least duplicate rapidly.
Erecting Barriers to Competition That Are Difficult to Duplicate Read More »
Amazon’s S3 and AWS platforms, and similar on demand storage and computing services, are becoming increasing popular as core infrastructure for software startups. There is a tendency, because the costs are well defined, to base your price on adding a margin to these services. There are three problems with that.
Tangible Costs, Time, and Pricing to Value Read More »
