linchpin in training
In: Books| Entrepreneurship| Marketing| linchpin
12 Mar 2010I read an amazing book the other day written by the guys over at 37Signals.com – Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. They had just released their eagerly anticipated book Rework.
I was anxiously awaiting the books release. So on launch day, I ordered a copy on my Kindle. I took a quick peak, which turned into reading a [...]
In: Entrepreneurship
7 Mar 2010Today I saw a cool update on Facebook from my buddy Jamie. His 12-year-old daughter, Joy, had just landed her first job.
Wait, maybe that’s the wrong wording. Joy didn’t just land a job, she landed her first paying client.
Instead of waiting for an opportunity to knock, Joy created her own.
Joy took the initiative and decided she would [...]
In: Business| Entrepreneurship| Success
10 Feb 2010No, not in the sense you were thinking! My wife won’t let me write that post!
But hear me out.
Yesterday I heard a comment while watching an event being streamed live on ustream.tv with someone very successful. One of the viewers made a comment suggesting that this person’s success and was the result of “luck.”
Everyone thinks [...]
In: Business| Entrepreneurship| Events| Marketing
9 Feb 2010There are many ways to become a better marketer.
You can read a number of books.
You can attend College or a University.
You can blow piles of cash on newspapers, radio advertising, television commercials, or just hope for the best.
But I’ve got a better suggestion. If you live in Ontario (or even Detroit/Buffalo), you’re in luck. On March 2nd, 2010, there’s going [...]