Thriving in Tough Times
I don’t get things right as much as I’d like when it comes to the market but my Latticework Linkfest back in late February was spot on: In times of recession, when unemployment is high, the unemployed...
View ArticleSemper Fidelis
Today marks the 233rd birthday of the United States Marine Corps. That’s right, the Marine Corps is older than the nation itself. Organized on November 10, 1775 in Tun Tavern, Philadelphia,...
View ArticleThe Startup Myth
The world would be a much better place if less people tried to build startups. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying we could use less entrepreneurship. Innovative entrepreneurs will pull us out of this...
View ArticleFitting the Business to the Marketing
Seth said something that really boggled my mind. “Instead of fitting the marketing to the business, fit the business to the marketing.” “What?!?! What is he talking about?” was my initial reaction....
View ArticleA Remarkable Story
My first impression of Seth Godin upon meeting him was that he is an extraordinarily efficient person. You wouldn’t think of a “creative” as efficient in the sense that a supply chain manager,...
View ArticleHow to be a Good Member of a Board of Advisors
There are plenty of good pieces on the Internet about how to build a good board of advisors. Go ahead, Google them. There is one super post about why you shouldn’t bother to build an advisory board...
View ArticleHow to Survive a Social Media Guru Explosion
Everybody seems to be a “social media guru” these days. Like a real world sausage-fest, the “guru-fest” on Twitter and Facebook where four out of every five members claim to be some sort of ninja,...
View ArticleWould You Do It All Again?
Entrepreneurship looks easy, glamorous and fun from a distance. When you’re in the thick of it, risking your name and credit, things get a little less glossy. When you’re deep in The Dip, when...
View ArticleTake a Walk
Wait for the fat pitch. That’s what great baseball hitters do. The fat pitch is one that is so juicy and perfectly served to you that you can no doubt take a swing and hit a homerun. Fat pitches don’t...
View ArticleWhat’s New?
We are all early adopters now. Everyone is looking for the new new thing. When someone finds the latest new new thing, technology helps everyone else find out about it and we get to decide if we want...
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