Came across this on Inc. and it is worth the 20 minutes. Check: Fred Wilson: 10 Ways to Be Your Own Boss
Category: reads
Commoditization Myths
Long time, no-post. Been busy in the good way. A trend over the past few years is talk of commoditization of products, features and generally everything. Is the current market seems to be headed towards rampant commoditization? Check these two excellent articles that say this is not true. MIT Review:…
An unlikely duo
Interesting read in the latest Forbes on Wal-Mart and Patagonia’s efforts on sustainability. Patagonia pioneered and is helping Wal-Mart. Funny, that did not make it in to the most recent Patagonia catalog that hit my mailbox. Glad to see that sustainability is gaining mainstream traction. Forbes: Wal-Mart, Patagonia Team To…
Is it time for Marketing to get out of its own way?
Worthwhile read at Mitchel Joel’s blog. Check it out. Six Pixels of Separation: People Should Not See Marketing
Business Advice From Van Halen
I have been a big fan of Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip and Dan Heath. It is engaging and practical and a worthwhile read. I have found myself recommending it lately. Great resources on their website as well. I am looking forward to…
Take the test
Interesting color profile personality test. Check it out. USA Today: Favorite colors test shows CEOs are different; take the test
Paul English of Kayak
Great read on customer service over @ Inc. Great way to improve product and process simultaneously. Would your organization obsess like this? Maybe you should. They say, “Why would you pay an engineer $150,000 to answer phones when you could pay someone in Arizona $8 an hour?” If you make…
iPad, the Kindle Killer?
Lots of chatter about iPad as the Kindle killer. The chatter is bunk. Kindle has a specific target audience, a niche. That niche loves the Kindle. Niche is the new critical mass. Look at some of the advantages Kindle has: Battery Life. Kindle can last up to 7 days without…
Tablet Talk
With all the talk of an Apple tablet, it is worth taking the time to understand that this is far from a new idea. Jerry Kaplan’s Startup is not only a great read on the Silicon Valley start up life but on the origins and game of tablet computing. Notable…
The Futility Of Price Controls
For many years I have found the notion of price controls interesting mainly because there is vast amounts of historical evidence that state they do not work. Time after time, price controls are put forward as a solution, most recently in Venezuela. Interesting read at Forbes that tracts price controls…