Happenings from my past that I found to be profound. The good, the bad and the costly!
The issue with Blackberry/RIM is clearly one of a lost strategy and trying desperately to play catchup. Unfortunately Thorsten Hein does not have what it takes to fix the problem. As of this morning, RIM is going to focus on the enterprise market and move away from the consumer market. Obviously, the missteps of...
There is no doubt that tending to legal issues are a distraction for any entrepreneur or business owner. My partners and I have been in a protracted battle with some, not all,of our shareholders over an investment offer that we truly need to grow our present business. The issue…..valuation and dilution. We have spent...
It is an evolving consumer world today and what worked in the past is not working now or in the future. The old brand building model is dead and a newer, leaner, flexible model has arrived. One thing is for certain, every brand strategy is different. The new ways consumers connect with your brand...
I am all for keeping in touch with your customers. Surveys, however, should be fast, simple, targeted at a specific focus and reward the customer for participating. A constant stream of communication is really what we want to achieve in business and with social media making it easy, we should have a continual dialog...
It is true. The issue we have with small business borrowing money from banks is the strict lending restrictions the federal government has placed upon them. I find it disheartening to listen to the present administration speak about how they are lending to small businesses. it is patently false. The SBA is very willing...
I completed Graduate B-School, with honors I might add, and was already employed as a VP for Sutton Place Gourmet. While most of my peers were sweating over finding a new career, I was already entrenched in a new venture and quite happy with it. Even though I went to business school to change...
Why no one can figure this out just amazes me! I am going to lay out the plan for how to fix this that is very clean and simple. 1 – Go to every other day mail delivery and eliminate Saturday delivery. Let’s face it, who is waiting for the mail these days? Most...
I enjoyed B School immensely and I was a very good student. My undergraduate degree was in Hospitality Management, basically learning the skills necessary to run restaurants and hotels, but surface information. Not really diving in deep. Plus, who really pays attention in undergrad? Isn’t it really al about the beer? Finance...
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