Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

And for a bit of nostalgia for those that connected via modems (our original modems were external about about the size of two Amazon Kindles stacked on top of each other) play this short SoundCloud audio of a modem connecting to the telco network. He was an abject failure as a musician in the US. Just go see it.

South Africa 310

South Africa Search Africa Italy 310

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Fred Noe may know a little about it; after all, his family – with the surname Beam – pretty much created one, and proceeded to build one of the largest and most iconic companies in the alcohol business. What does it mean to create and dominate an entire category in an industry? Still need a hint?

Kentucky 140

Kentucky America Naming Entrepreneur 140

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Last month I had one of those days that reminded me of Osborne’s joke about trade shows. And it also reminded me of many things that I like about starting a new business. . That cost about $80 (not including the design, which we just took from the web). That cost about $40. That cost about $50. .

San Francisco 69

San Francisco Web Software Matching 69

aweissman.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Hexus.net In our startupy world, we often think of competition coming from the ability of new companies to innovate by being nimble, fast, using lean principles to iterate quickly and forcefully. Samsung, among other things, has been a component supplier for Apple for years. Some peg this relationship at over $1 Billion.

Differentiation 45

Differentiation Lean Business Model Partner 45

Small Business Force

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

As they mature, both as a person and in business, they develop, sometimes consciously, often, sub-consciously, a series of beliefs about how they believe a business should run, most effectively. Often, when doing a turnaround, I had to change the culture to do so. But they worked every single place I went, so I kept with them.

Operations 37

Operations Entrepreneur Small Business Employee 37

Small Business Force

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

During that time, they often learned, by example, what they liked about a company culture and what they disliked. As they mature, both as a person and in business, they develop, sometimes consciously, often, sub-consciously, a series of beliefs about how they believe a business should run, most effectively.

Entrepreneur 20

Entrepreneur Operations Small Business Employee 20