Blog Posts:
Seth Godin: Why tribes, not money or factories, will change the world»
A great 17-minute presentation by Seth Godin at the TED conference about why and how tribes will change the world. Find other ideas worth spreading at the TED website.
Interview: Talking to the Small Business Fairy about How to Succeed»
Recently, a post by Mike Dougherty of Network Solutions alerted me to the existence of the Small Business Fairy. Actually, he said she doesn’t exist, but we tracked her down…
Business Blogging, Part 1: How to Set Up a Blog»
There’s no shortage of advice about how to approach business blogs, and there’s a lot of variation in the advice you can find. Much of the advice is contradictory, and…
A Business Lesson from Riding a Motorcycle»
Almost every motorcyclist who’s been riding for a while knows that being either too bold or too cautious can get them killed. On a bike, surviving or thriving in traffic…
On Being Stuck and Getting Unstuck»
Right now, one of the biggest problems business people have is not knowing what to do. Businesses have to maintain motion or momentum, or they die. Uncertainty creates paralysis, which…
Video: Blogging for Small Business»
In this short video, Seth Godin, Sean Parker and Jimmy Wales talk about how blogging and social networking have changed small business. Another video about the value of blogging for…
Why Your Primary Business Email Account Should be Gmail»
The world of email has changed dramatically in the last few years. Gmail has left Earthlink-like email services so far behind that I don’t understand how or why people continue…
90% of Your Sales Will be from Word of Mouth or Digital Promotion by 2011»
That’s Seth Godin’s prediction, not mine. It’s based on behavioral trends for people who are ready to buy. It might be a bit exaggerated, but let’s suppose only 50% of…
Six SICMA: 6 Simple Techniques for Quality Blogging»
Other than the name’s deliberate similarity (I freely admit to link-baiting), Six SICMA has absolutely nothing to do with the Six Sigma management process developed by Motorola engineers and subsequently…
Microsoft’s 2019 Future Vision»
While I’m highly skeptical that Microsoft will play a key role in bringing them into existence (they haven’t really been about innovation for more than a decade), this 5-minute video…