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Archive for October, 2006



AdSense is Like Motel 6

Published on October 31, 2006

I had a call with Scott Bourne of Twit, Bourne Media, Netradio, etc. The guy knows his stuff. He has really opened my eyes to some interesting things. He told me today that Adsense is like Motel 6. What do you think of when you think of Motel 6? Cheap? Convenient? Low quality? If you have [...]


Utah’s iPod Cottage Industry

Published on October 30, 2006

Check out a couple of these Utah businesses that are riding the iPod craze:
BrokeniPods.com will fix your busted iPod. They’re located in Orem.
ShieldZone has a cool clear film that covers your iPod (and other mobile devices) protecting it from its worse enemy - you. They’re located in SLC. 
iFrogz has a cool iPod wheel cover design application. [...]


Business Plans, Round Tables, Swimming and Podango…A Week in the Life of Chris Knudsen

Published on October 27, 2006

What a great week!
I just got done reviewing the business plans my students have been working on this semester and overall I am very impressed. I have some students who could make serious runs with the plans they have written. Teaching this semester has been a challenge with work and many other commitments but all in [...]


Lessons on Risk from World Famous Mountain Climber, Ed Viesturs

Published on October 23, 2006

I just finished reading an article about world famous mountain climber, Ed Viesturs. Ed is only the 12th person in history to summit all 14 of the world’s 8000 meter mountains. I was first introduced to Ed in the book Into Thin Air, Which chronicled the 1996 Everest disaster. Ed was part of the rescue [...]


The Ultimate Business Plan Competition (or how to put Utah on the high tech map forever)

Published on October 20, 2006

For sometime now I have been wondering who is the best in Utah? Who is the best at sales, who is the best at marketing, who is the best at development, who is the best at operations and on top of all that, who would be the best to lead the best team?
Over the last year [...]


Marketing Talent is What’s Missing

Published on October 19, 2006

I just read Russ Page’s great post on entrepreneurs being marketers by the very nature of who they are. He references a post I wrote a month or two ago about everybody working in sales. Thanks, Russ. I’ve been stirring over this issue hard lately. Here’s my take…
I have noticed lately that the one component missing in so [...]


Are You Famous on the Web?

Published on October 18, 2006

How do you know if your blog is getting popular? Here are a couple of hints:

Comment spam is out of control
Other people write blog posts talking about something you posted
People from other states and other countries ask you to do a product review on your blog
People considered “famous” in some way or another comment on your blog
Local papers contact [...]


Cool Things Happening In Ogden

Published on October 17, 2006

Who would have thought that Ogden would become such a cool place? Until recently, I never thought much of Ogden. I never thought of it as a hub for so much business activity. Here’s some great news that I’m sure Ogden is proud to report:
-Grow Utah Ventures e-Station located in downtown Ogden has been the entrepreneurial [...]


LDS Church Building “Ancestry/MyFamily Killer”

Published on October 12, 2006

Word on the street has it that the LDS Church is in the process of building a completely free service that will “bury” Ancestry.com and MyFamily.com. I’ve heard the board at MyFamily.com is “freaked” because people inside the LDS Church working on the project have dubbed it the “Ancestry Killer”. I’d be a little nervous [...]


Something Changed At 30

Published on October 10, 2006

Today I turn 33. Its a nice age. I’m very comfortable in my career and personal life and I feel like I’m making progress and I’m on my way to achieving my goals. The reason I feel that way is that I had mentors who helped me change my life for the better. It happened [...]




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