entrepreneurship
Sellerwise.net was my first real tech start-up. As a business it had a lot of potential – a genuine need in the market, lack of competition, a massive potential customer base, and fantastic initial take-up… And then one day the company I was singularly reliant on (eBay) decided they’d
entrepreneurship
“Here’s the difference between a visionary and an entrepreneur. Both have visions, which are a dime a dozen. But an entrepreneur has, in addition to visions, plans. In addition to plans, actions.” – Bob Metcalfe (Founder of 3Com and inventor of Ethernet) from this article in Technology Review.
entrepreneurship
entrepreneur (n): a person who’s prepared to work 16 hours a day for themselves to avoid working 8 hours a day for someone else. …hat tip to Nick Ellsmore for that one…
business-strategy
An interesting trend in Internet marketing is to deliberately under-inform prospects re what your product is about. You provide just enough info to get them to click on the link to the next thing, which provides them with just enough info to get them to the next thing… etc, etc,
entrepreneurship
If I’m really honest I’d have to say that I don’t really know what the Tall Poppy Group is yet. I know what I want it to be – But how does one describe across the gap between present reality and future potential? The best I’ve come
historical-perspective
The word “corporation” was originally a shipping term – A group of people would pool their resources to fund and form a corporation which was usually an expedition to go out and find treasure, new lands, etc. A famous example of this is the Dutch East India Company. The term “all
entrepreneurship
If you’re like me and have one identity that you use for everything here’s a tip that will save you a bunch of pain… Any time you go out to market offering work, asking for pricing, jobs on oDesk or Elance, or really anything that will attract marketers
data-privacy
WARNING: Mild rant ahead. I’m writing this post to out a particular behavior that I am seeing more and more often lately. Example 1: Whilst activating a prepaid SIM I was asked to provide my driver’s license number. Already knowing the answer, I asked the operator why they
mindset
Here’s a fresh challenge for a lovely Wednesday afternoon… I don’t know about you, but I get sent a lot of marketing stuff via email. I’m not talking about spam, I’m talking about newsletters, blog digests, special offers, and so on. Stuff that I have opted
entrepreneurship
The worst possible thing you can do is nothing. If you think you’ve got an idea that you think can change the world, chances are it can. The one thing stopping it is your decision to commit to bringing it to life. Before you go to sleep tonight write
entrepreneurship
Anyone who knows me, or has read more than a few posts on this blog, will know that I love Timothy Ferriss‘ book “The 4 Hour Work Week“. The strategies are awesome, and the book is inspiring on many levels – The D.E.A.L. strategy is a fantastic model.
entrepreneurship
So you’ve had your light-bulb moment, there’s stars in your eyes and your new idea is making everything seem bright and lovely. Seems like the perfect time for a reality check… I wrote a post on proper business planning here, but as a “lighter version” here’s a