Building a Business
Cash Is Queen
An article in the Wall Street Journal (dated Jan 18, 2007) is entitled, "Tech Start-Ups Have Money to Burn, But Choose Thrift." Unlike the dot-come boom of the late 90’s, when VC-financed start-ups had burn rates in the millions of dollars per month (think Pets.com), today’s start-ups are taking a wiser approach. According to the…
Read MoreSheepwalking
Seth Godin has a great posting on "sheepwalking." It reminds me of a conversation with my husband on how employees in large institutions follow policy, not because it’s the right thing to do for the customer (in fact, often, it’s not) but because it’s more expedient, causes less work for the internal organization, and requires…
Read MoreRed Letter Days
This must be a red letter day. Today is my son’s 14th birthday AND Andrea Lee, a pioneer in the coaching industry and author, has just posted an interview with me on her blog, Money, Meaning and Beyond. First, my son’s 14th birthday. He’s my first-born, so all the memories of being a new mom…
Read MoreMore on 360Reach
I recently wrote about some of the results of using the personal branding tool, 360 Reach. What I forgot to say was that the most common attributes that people associated with me (out of more than 60 different attributes listed) were Genuine, Creative, and Intelligent. So how am I using this info? It’s validation that…
Read MoreWhy I Read Blogs, At Least For Now
A terrific blog I’ve been reading lately is one written by Suzanne Falter-Barns. Just like William Arruda’s blog, if you take the time to read through her postings, you’ll get a quick education on a specific topic. In this case, I’ve learned alot about what I could be doing to increase traffic on my blog…
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