December 2010
14 posts
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“Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or...”
– Martin Luther King Jr. 
Dec 29th
“Wisdom tells me I am nothing; Love tells me I am everything: My life flows...”
– Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Dec 28th
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Dec 21st
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Dec 21st
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How Big can be Small - Autonomous Business Units
Read an interesting article on Techcrunch and NY Times about how Google (which is currently over 23,000 strong in size) is trying to be like a start-up company who can roll our products quickly. The challenge is when you get to a certain size (1000+ staff) a lot of bureaucracy is required to make the company run smoothly. It’s simply too big to run like a start-up anymore. Being big has...
Dec 20th
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Some tips from a TOP Sales Guy...
I happen to be at a Century 21 (Real Estate) Christmas Party last night (It was a family thing…) Wanted to share some sales tips from the #1 agent there. I didn’t know anyone, so as a fun experiment, I picked out one guy who I thought might be one of the top sales guys after I observed about 50+ guys.  I was bored and thought it would be fun to test my skills to see if I still have...
Dec 19th
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“I’ll share a few rules I use to guide my life: 1. Deep down, the world is...”
– Rup Jolly
Dec 19th
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“You can’t sell complicated to someone who came to you to buy simple.”
– Seth Godin
Dec 16th
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Free: The Future of a Radical Price - Some...
Does $0.00 = Free? Sorta, but not all Free is created equal ;) With businesses moving online, the cost of doing business is simply not the same anymore. With storage, bandwidth and processing speed all moving towards zero…atoms (our physical world) vs. bits (online world) are starting to look whole lot different. Before, Free was sorta like a trick. It worked because it got our...
Dec 13th
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Dec 13th
“Rebelling against the status quo leads to burnout. Instead, boldly forge your...”
– Derek Markham
Dec 9th
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“Leadership’s job is to demand respect among the team. Disrespect toward anyone,...”
– Robert Kiyosaki
Dec 7th
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Brand New World - Some thoughts on the Book
I recently picked up a new book about Brands & Marketing. I wanted to share some great thoughts from that book. (Brand New World: How Paupers, Pirates and Oligarchs are Reshaping Business - Max Lenderman) Marketing is changing. Good or Bad…it’s not the same and will never be. ‘Brand New World’ explores some of those changes that are taking place in our world. The...
Dec 7th
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“Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if...”
– Orison Swett Marden
Dec 1st