Browsing archives for December, 2007

Grades don’t matter as much as experience does

Working Class 23 December 2007 | View Comments

I bet the last thing you want to hear when you are coming out of college is that your grades will get your nowhere. In fact, as a night owl of both college and high school, I like to think that the hard work I put in to pull A’s was all worth it. But [...]

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Welcome Business Pundit readers!

Wannabe Viewpoint,Working Class 19 December 2007 | View Comments

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A guest post I wrote for Business Pundit this week went live today. I have to thank Rob for presenting me to a new audience of business moguls and young leaders. If you haven’t seen the post, check it out and become a regular of Business Pundit like me. The post discusses a new breed [...]

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Chief officers make you or break you

Wannabe Viewpoint 18 December 2007 | View Comments

I read a great article over at MarketingDeviant.com discussing the effect of bad chief officers. I can’t emphasize enough how important I think it is to surround yourself with quality, motivated people–especially in a startup situation where your few employees are led by that strong support of the chief officers. CEOs cannot make any calls [...]

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Syncing Social Updates: Using Twitter with Facebook and Pownce Syncing

Wannabe Viewpoint 17 December 2007 | View Comments

Twitter has the hype. Competitors like Pownce are springing up to offer more, but it’s hard to beat a simple 140-character messaging service. It’s simple. Marketers and public relations professionals have embraced the service and seen how useful it can be to connect with publics. Some analysts champion it as the best new opt-in direct [...]

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Threadless.com uses a retail location to build brand love

Legit Moguls 12 December 2007 | View Comments

Threadless.com uses a retail location to build brand love

If you are not familiar with Threadless.com, they make shirts. Unlike most companies who choose their designs based upon focus testing and select influential parties, Threadless uses the crowd. Similar to SnorgTees.com, Threadless accepts user-submitted designs. They use a public rating system to determine what shirts to print; therefore, they let the crowd run their [...]

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Are we hiding behind email? A new study shows young people prefer emailing clients to calling

Social Media,Wannabe Viewpoint 3 December 2007 | View Comments

A recent post on Young Entrepreneur quoted a survey showing that young entrepreneurs prefer using email in business. It was found that when going after clients the rate of phone use drops by 30% for entrepreneurs in their 20’s compared to their counterparts in their 40’s. Are we hiding behind our email or is it [...]

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Top 5 needs of a small business all come down to comfort

Wannabe Viewpoint,Working Class 3 December 2007 | View Comments

In the Texas Startup Blog‘s top 5 things that startups need and what to avoid, I noticed a similarity relating to my post about seeking an office. When you are young and not so full of cash, the best thing to do for a a business is to make the office a comfortable place to [...]

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