If you are letting your prejudices about Microsoft or Bill Gates or Steve Ballmer get in your way of learning a thing or two about business then I feel sorry for you. Here are six great educational minutes from the All Things D conference. Watch and learn:
I hope they put up part two soon!
Last week I went to Pei Wei and received the following fortunes:
Your hard work is about to pay off.
and…
You are headed in the right direction. Trust your instincts.
Awesome!
Tonight I went to Pei Wei and received the following fortunes:
Business and health matters will improve around you.
and…
You have the strength to overcome obstacles on your way to […]
Tomorrow during the v|100 lunch I’ll be at 30,000 feet on a flight to Phoenix. I hope those of you attending have a great time and enjoy listening to Larry Miller.
Last year I picked up Jeremy Hanks award for him - he was out of town. On the way out I dropped his award on the ground and […]
If you’re going to lay it all out on the line you had better make sure that your marketing claims line up with your products capabilities. Here’s a great lesson from Lifelock:
Todd Davis has dared criminals for two years to try stealing his identity: Ads for his fraud-prevention company, LifeLock, even offer his Social Security […]
Last week I had a couple of guys in town from Phoenix and Denver. Both had previously lived in Utah. Both went to school here and worked in the Utah tech industry. Both left the state about six years ago for other opportunities. At the end of the day - after six important meetings - one […]
Yes, this is a blog post about Speaking Roses. Yes, they are back from the dead. After trying almost every conceivable business model and failing to the point of bankruptcy Speaking Roses has now emerged as a bizopp.
No, I’m not kidding.
You see, Speaking Roses has a Google problem. If you go to Google and type in […]
Last nights episode of The Office provided some great lessons on sales. Jim takes a potential client out golfing in an effort to try and score the guys business. Here are a couple of good takeaways:
Never take non-sales people with you on a sales call
The line between persistence and being pushy is very very thin.
Always […]
There is nothing I love more than sitting down with a fellow entrepreneur (I’m more of a wantrepreneur) and talking shop. We certainly have a lot of great start ups here in Utah and its always exciting to meet new and upcoming entrepreneurs. I often get asked to lunch to talk about various issues and problems inside local […]
Well I missed the two year anniversary of my blog last month. So its now officially two years and one month new. Frankly, I find myself wondering why I continue to do this…
Really…why do I continue to do this?
I’m going to hit Ironman at lunch today with the boys from Sapha. I hope its as good as the critics say it is.
Funniest line overheard this week: “I overpaid for this shirt at savers.”
My blog went down again yesterday. What the heck is going on at BlueHost!?!?!
My wife is due with our forth child this coming July. She came […]
