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I’m hiring sales people

Published on February 8, 2008

I am currently hiring sales people for a great opportunity in a small and fast growing Internet company.
Great base salary, generous commissions, and benefits included.  
I prefer people with a background in direct sales or business development with previous software sales experience. Good phone sales skills and networking skills are required.
Send your resume to me [...]


Recent thoughts and observations

Published on February 7, 2008

Here are some random recent thoughts and observations I need to get out there…

SEO services are so widely needed right now that you have to be really screwing up if you own an SEO company and you’re not having some level of success. Most companies I visit indicate that they need outside help with SEO and PPC management. Most [...]


James Sorenson’s last charitable act

Published on February 5, 2008

From the Deseret Morning News:
“The family of Utah inventor and billionaire philanthropist James LeVoy Sorenson said today that he willed his entire personal fortune to charity.
Sorenson died of cancer last month at age 86.
Last year, Forbes Magazine estimated his wealth to be approximately $4.5 billion.
Sorenson was known for his numerous medical inventions and successful business [...]


Friday round up - recent good reads

Published on February 1, 2008

I want to point you to some recent good reads:
Brock Blake: Like McCain, I endorse Mitt Romney - I enjoy reading other locals opinions on politics and while I don’t endorse McCain or Romney, Brock makes a good argument.
Rand Bateman: The DesNews editorial board needs help
Robert Merrill: The next greatest generation?
Neal Harmon: I’m not a popular [...]


Rethinking the v|Spring v|100

Published on January 17, 2008

I just read over a press release announcing that nominations are now open for the 2008 v|Spring v|100 award. What is the V|100? According to Dennis Wood, v|Springs Director of Human Capital, the v|100 is:
“Each year, vSpring asks members of the Utah business community to nominate individuals who are most likely to lead a successful [...]


A History of ConnectBlogs

Published on January 16, 2008

I was having a conversation with Steve Spencer the other day about ConnectBlogs. He was surprised to learn that I was one of the guys behind ConnectBlogs. I thought I’d tell the story here for your enjoyment/enlightenment.
The first business model for 10Speed Media involved us going out and doing what we called “renegade” video. They were short videos on local [...]


I need to partner with a Utah-based SEO/SEM company

Published on January 3, 2008

In my line of work I talk to a ton of marketing people - mainly in Utah. Most of those marketing people are looking for SEO/SEM/PPC mgmt services. Heck, I run into this so often I’ve been tempted to start my own SEM company. I seriously don’t know how any SEM company could be struggling right now [...]


Recent great quotes

Published on December 20, 2007

“When the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him to soon.” -Horatio Nelson
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein
“I’d wish you good luck but you wouldn’t know what to do if you got it” -Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glen Ross
“Act as if…” -Ben Affleck [...]


People to watch

Published on December 11, 2007

Here are a few people who have intrigued me lately.  
Mario R. Capecchi
University of Utah researcher, Dr. Mario Capecchi was just awarded the Nobel Prize for scientific advancement. Dr. Capecchi has lead a incredible life - consider his amazing story of survival during WWII:
“Mario Capecchi was born in the Italian city of Verona in 1937. His father [...]


MBA school - to go or not to go - a guide to the eternal question…

Published on December 5, 2007

I indicated in another post that I was going to tackle the eternal question of whether one should get an MBA or not. Sorry for the long post but I hope it helps those of you who have been wondering. Here it goes…
My Story
I graduated from UVSC with an undergrad in business. I had attended BYU but ended [...]




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