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Saying Goodbye to Jason

October 2 On Entrepreneurship

On Sunday, my wife, Michele, and I spent most of the day alternating between crying and remembering Jason, a cat I found half-starved and scrounging for food in September of 05. He was the most affectionate cat we’ve ever seen, preferring Michele’s lap while she was working and a comfy spot between us both in ...

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Messy offices, ADD and Entrepreneurs

October 1 On Entrepreneurship

And now for a mix of interesting stuff I read this week… Hi, my name is Michael and, despite my endlessly unorganized office, I love looking at office pr0n. Way too much time spent at Flickr this week. [Flickr Home Office Photos] …speaking of which, the US Census says half of all small businesses are ...

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Job #1 when marketing to small businesses

August 28 On Entrepreneurship

Three professional service businesses with the same marketing problem, only they don’t know it: An accountant offers an amazing tax planning service for fast-growth start-up businesses … and FAILS. A marketing “expert” has a system to increase repeat sales … and CAN’T GET A SINGLE CLIENT. A web design firm knows they can build web ...

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Calacanis on reinventing yourself

August 9 On Entrepreneurship

A transcript from a podcast with Jason Calacanis, Doc Searles and Dave Winer, emphasis mine: You tend to fall in love with your first brand, and you can’t let it go. And I did that with Silicon Alley Reporter magazine, and it’s well documented that I could have sold it for 20 million bucks, and ...

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A passed up business opportunity?

August 8 On Entrepreneurship

Dane Carlson at the Business Opportunities Weblog invited me to participate in his “30 Second/One Question Interview” series. His question? One man’s trash, is another man’s treasure. What product or service have you imagined would be a good business opportunity, but you’ve rejected because it’s too off the wall? I have to admit, I had ...

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Patton could have been talking to entrepreneurs…

July 11 On Entrepreneurship

“A good plan violently executed today, is far and away better than a perfect plan next week.” – General George S. Patton I think more and more people understand this from watching the “Web 2.0″ boom. (And many other examples before it.) It’s a shame more people who understand it don’t violently execute on that ...

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Comments are working again

June 26 On Entrepreneurship

Comments are working again, I’m sorry for the period they were down. Post away!

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Workouts, pain, growth and Entrepreneurship

March 15 On Entrepreneurship

For over a year, I spent my Tuesdays and Fridays sweating/grunting/bleeding/puking at Maximum Bob Whelan’s gym in Chinatown, Washington D.C. Calling it a gym might be a stretch. It was more a cave-like dwelling devoted to the voluntary infliction of pain and testing of limits. I loved everything about it. A couple of months in, ...

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Your best tips for hiring an assistant?

January 5 On Entrepreneurship

Folks, I need help. Big. Time. After pulling my third 24+ hour work session in a two week span, I must hire a new assistant or two. Pronto. Right now, 95% of my work is in a home office. There would be room for a second person there … if I got rid of the ...

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Ideas Are Cheap

October 17 On Entrepreneurship

“Eliminate the time between the idea and the act and your dreams become your realities.” – Dr. Edward Kramer When I first heard Dan Kennedy use this quote, I furiously scribbled it into my notebook. I’ve kept it close ever since. It’s a HUGE success secret. One of the hardest lessons for entrepreneurs to learn ...

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