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Entrepreneurial Life
in TJ's Weblog, on June 7, 2009
...ek from Small Business Trends : Entrepreneurial Lessons From The Experts. It was a list of simple observations about the life of entrepreneurs in general. Author Lisa Bourne was lucky enough to get C...
Is manufacturing dead?
in Sox First, on June 3, 2009
... the decline of manufacturing on the inexorable march of technology. He writes: "Want to blame something? Blame new knowledge. Knowledge created the electronic gadgets and software that can now d... ...e decline of manufacturing and the demise of General Motors highlights the problem. Which makes the observations in Robert Reich's blog on the future of manufacturing. Reich argues that the bai...
Infosys CEO interviewed
in The CIO Weblog, on May 20, 2009
...MB/SME level; enterprises are still sluggishly evaluating the concept.
Gopalakrishnan goes on with some random observations on the mobile market and the CEO summit (human interest questions, I guess)... ...; enterprises are still sluggishly evaluating the concept.
Gopalakrishnan goes on with some random observations on the mobile market and the CEO summit (human interest questions, I guess) but the bit...
A service pack milestone
in The CIO Weblog, on March 27, 2009
...s a foregone conclusion. As much as I decried Vista, my main argument boiled down to "Wait for something better." But what if you already have something better? Don't you? It's paid ... ...g for deployment is likely to coincide roughly with the first service pack release anyway.
From my observations, 7 has been easily solid enough to substantiate this advice. But it brings up a larger ...
Free eBook on Inventory Management Best Practices
in Supplychainer, on March 21, 2009
...n into account when implementing WMS or Inventory Management systems.
Notes: These are general observations on the improvement areas within the processes
ROI Benefits: These are the strategies...
Climate change: the worst case scenario is here
in Sox First, on March 16, 2009
...s telling us that the worst case scenarios for climate change are already happening. "Recent observations confirm that, given high rates of observed emissions, the worst-case IPCC scenario traj...
Maths and the meltdown
in Sox First, on January 14, 2009
...e reality is that the big drivers of bubbles are social and psychological. What's needed now is some sort of infrastructure that can anticipate our thinking, inhibit the growth of bubbles and stop... ... as the dot-com bubble of the late '90s and the recent housing bubble, does not match real-life observations. Classical finance contends that rational investors will always have the best possible ...
First Pregnancies May Lower Mom's Blood Pressure Permanently
in Next Nine Months, on December 15, 2008
...reduction in total mortality for 3 percent of the population, Gunderson said.
They said that these observations still held, no matter how many children came after that first child. Interesting. I was...
Soros saw it coming
in Sox First, on October 17, 2008
...ncerting. This is the man who made millions placing his bets after reading the financial omens. His observations offer plenty to ponder....
Bootstrap building blocks: From part-time startup to full-time business
in BootStrapMe, on September 15, 2008
... this great post on taking your venture "from side project to startup."
Interestingly, some of the ideas taken in the form of notes from the two day " From Side Product to Startup &q... ...s again to Dawn for these bootstrap business building blocks. Check out more of her ideas and observations and learn more about her consulting work at the Fast Wonder blog .
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Mourinho has an opinion on Milan's new signing!
in The Soccer Weblog, on August 27, 2008
... seasons at Chelsea following a £30 million transfer from Italy.
Mourinho made it clear that his observations were about Shevchenko the player, not the person. He denied that there was any problem b...
Extreme Stress During Pregnancy May Result to Child's Schizophenia
in Next Nine Months, on August 26, 2008
... more aggravating because of hormonal and bodily changes. This study refers to women who experience something comparable to a natural disaster such as an earthquake or hurricane, a terrorist attack, o... ...y War" - showed a significantly higher rate of schizophrenia as they entered adulthood.
These observations also confirm an earlier report on the effect of bereavement during pregnancy and on th...
CIOs marginally worse off under CFO
in The CIO Weblog, on August 25, 2008
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Steve Luker
There is finally some shred of real evidence to back up my long-held suspicion that placing the CIO subordinate to the CFO has detrimental effects on... ...ng, with consequently fewer centralized management tools.
It may not be much, but it echoes my own observations, and reinforces the need for businesses to get the CIO out from beneath the CFO and put...
The corporate governance "zoo"
in Sox First, on August 7, 2008
...ently held in Seoul, Korea. AMP Capital Investors has put out a corporate governance report on some of observations. One of the most interesting is that corporate governance has now turned into ... ...ld in Seoul, Korea. AMP Capital Investors has put out a corporate governance report on some of observations. One of the most interesting is that corporate governance has now turned into a "...
Hulk Hogan's Daughter Gives Political Advice
in The Celebrities Weblog, on July 31, 2008
...ogan's daughter, Brooke Hogan, who's own TV show started on "VH1" on July 13, has some thoughts on American politics that she revealed publicly a few days ago.
Brooke Hogan is 20... ... visit Brooke Hogan's website and learn what her music is all about.
Brooke's political observations, which have been sent by special messenger to all the country's think tanks and Men...
Nut Consumption During Pregnancy Linked to Childhood Asthma
in Allergies, on July 26, 2008
...nsume nut products during pregnancy, according to new research from the Netherlands.
Because these observations are only based on the data obtained from a survey and not on experimental results, stud...
Opera vs Safari vs Skyfire - The Battle of Mobile Browsers
in The Smart PDA, on July 26, 2008
...ed a number of sites using all three devices and observed the load time for each site. Here are the observations:
The Skyfire browser is the fastest browser of the three and is the only browser with...
Web 2.0 security solutions
in Sox First, on July 22, 2008
... hackers and cyber crooks. That's what interested in a recent entry from the folks at Network Observations shedding light on the issue and suggesting ways for HR and IT staff to prevent abuse o...
Seven tips for bootstrappers
in BootStrapMe, on June 25, 2008
...s there are at least two different approaches entrepreneurs may take to bootstrapping:
Though for some businesses it means beginning with a different and innovative product or service - perhaps with... ... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Jan Paul Schrage
Business coach Robert Moment makes these observations about bootstrapping in a guest column for the Carolina Newswire:
Bootstrapping involves...
Why flying will get worse
in Sox First, on June 2, 2008
...and you can kiss good bye to cheap air fares . In Australia, commentator Clive Dorman says something similar. "If the airline industry was a child of yours, you would be at your wits'... ...ly endless growth, powered by the new phenomenon of the LCC (low-cost carrier)." Dorman's observations focus largely on the Australian market but his insights pretty well apply to an entire ...
Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Modulators of Antioxidant Defense
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 29, 2008
...saturates, or polyunsaturates of the omega 6 series (...). From a cardiopreventive viewpoint, our observations, obtained in HAEC, might bear clinical significance.
It contrast to what one would expe...
London: Views From a Broad
in The Flyaway Weblog, on May 27, 2008
...l the write up of my experiences for tomorrow. However, a few observations about travel in general. Sometimes, it's not about the places you see, the food you eat or the hotels where you stay. Qui... ...ned from London. A bit tired, so I will the write up of my experiences for tomorrow. However, a few observations about travel in general. Sometimes, it's not about the places you see, the food you...
Bootstrappers go direct
in BootStrapMe, on May 24, 2008
...g my music should be the number one goal and so far it's worked out pretty well.
Despite what some in the mainstream music industry might consider a heretical approach, Brad seems to have prospe... ...he fact that his music is available free.
In a recent post at The Buzz Factor quoting in turn from observations made by Bob Lefsets , another music marketing Bob (Baker in this case) urges musicians...
Bootstrapping a contagion
in BootStrapMe, on May 11, 2008
...k on the spread of ideas a bit later than most people, but cracked it this weekend and plan to post some commentary as I work my way through.
The book is particularly significant to bootstrappers b... ...eads geometrically through a population starting with a very small group of people.
Gladwell's observations demonstrate clearly that:
• Originators often haven't a clue. In this case the po...
The death of open-source (again)
in The CIO Weblog, on May 6, 2008
... trotted out an article suggesting that open source has crawled into its grave and is waiting for someone to come over and shovel some dirt on it. Although his observations are accurate, as far as t... ...led into its grave and is waiting for someone to come over and shovel some dirt on it. Although his observations are accurate, as far as they go, I think he has quite demonstrably come to the wrong co...
Bootstrapping the media (Part 1)
in BootStrapMe, on March 12, 2008
...an politics, I should ad that it doesn't hurt to find a topic for which there is already some passion out there, even if it's among a very small group. Marketer Seth Godin calls this fin... ...ver before with new technologies available to any entrepreneur.
Here, from a previous post with my observations added in are fellow entrepreneur and blogger Ben Yoskovitz's thoughts on bootstrap...
BootStrapMe interviews Bijoy Goswami (Part 1)
in BootStrapMe, on March 4, 2008
... Bijoy Goswami is an entrepreneur's entrepreneur. After launching his own company Aviri with some outside investment in April 2000, Goswami turned his focus again to the bootstrapping appro... ...eased a DVD version of his Bootstrap Bootcamp to spread the word to others. He shares some of his observations with BootStrapMe.com readers in this on line interview on the Creative Weblogging n...
Ideas for bootstrap Internet home business
in BootStrapMe, on February 14, 2008
...
Some of the reasons for the appeal of home business include:
• No commuting -Your morning commute is a trip to the living room
• Low overhead -The telephone and computer you already have, no offi... ...a website offering your services and rates for hire. Another is a blog where you offer some observations free either as an effort to get hired or simply for the money the blog brings in...
10. Virtua...
Most Popular Online Degrees in 2007
in The Online Universities Weblog, on February 11, 2008
...cher positions." No one can say for sure which industries will be popular this year, but these observations look like pretty solid estimates.
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How big can a bootstrapper be?
in BootStrapMe, on January 6, 2008
...'s new series, Small is the New Big .
Stefan's a great supporter of bootstrapping and has some posts on the subject.
But both articles started me wondering about how small bootstrapped bu... ...ncept into smaller pieces and then adding on as you increase cash flow for growth.
Other observations? Please ad them in the comment section below or link here from your blog and I'll return the ...
Bootstrapping for control
in BootStrapMe, on January 3, 2008
...the less the entrepreneur can truly own and the more is owned by banks or outside investors.
• Some investors may be up to no good. Jeff brings up the rarely discussed possibility that investors may... ... more than lack of funds may inspire the bootstrapping approach.
Here is a summary of Jeff's observations on the topic:
• Bootstrapping keeps more equity for the owner. Simply put, the more ...
Cornell University Brings Ergonomics To IT
in Networking for Pros, on January 2, 2008
... whether these devices can reduce computer-related injuries to office workers.
So far, Hedge's observations are mixed. The vibrating mouse does remind users to remove their hands from the device ...
Epinephrine Ampoules Labeled with Doses, Safer for Allergy Patients
in Allergies, on January 2, 2008
...rgency might lead to the errors and delays which are common in administering the drug.
Given these observations, the researchers suggest that labels expressing drug concentrations exclusively as dos...
Supply chains of the future
in Supplychainer, on December 12, 2007
...ange to support these new business models?
The report is a quite detailed one but one of the main observations out of it, according to SCMR, is :
Looking out to a period of anywhere from six mont...
Bootstrapping among top Forbes business concerns
in BootStrapMe, on December 11, 2007
... your assets and the outflows to cover liabilities. A mismatch can sting.
From these observations some obvious suggestions emerge about how to decide whether bootstrapping is right for you:
• Boot... ... inflows from your assets and the outflows to cover liabilities. A mismatch can sting.
From these observations some obvious suggestions emerge about how to decide whether bootstrapping is right for ...
Standard System of Evaluation Needed for Online Programs
in The Online Universities Weblog, on December 10, 2007
...aluations could change that.
Many TimesUnion readers agreed, and sent in letters to share their observations. Here's a blurb from one of the more articulate letters: "The point of the edi...
Bootstrapping your un-sexy startup
in BootStrapMe, on December 8, 2007
... services that he has been told is a bit too blue-collar for trendy Bay Area investors .
Here are some ideas both from Alan's experiences and from my own observations for down-to-earth startups ... ...r trendy Bay Area investors .
Here are some ideas both from Alan's experiences and from my own observations for down-to-earth startups that just don't have the flash to draw big investment:
...
Join the bootstrapping party!
in BootStrapMe, on November 30, 2007
...rapping ventures
• Link with comments or contributions from your own website
Here are some ways to get involved:
• Join the Bootstrapper's Group on Yahoo! , post messages and interact with boot... ...e a friend request mentioning this post
• Guest post for this blog with some observations, success stories or other personal experience. Read these posts for more information.
Hope you'll j...
Monty to Nick: Take That, You English K-niggett
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 30, 2007
...ty in Full Stride
There's a clever line in Kenny Rogers' old hit, The Gambler, which goes something like this: "...know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em".
Someon... ...d so that Faldo had no choice but to use him.
It's an odd column entirely, filled with strange observations including his reference to his fiancée, Gaynor, expecting a victory party after the win...
Bootstrapping Voodoo
in BootStrapMe, on November 28, 2007
...Denise Alvarado , Voodoo Mama of The Mystic Voodoo and an artist and spiritualist.
Created with some Spanish moss, a couple of sticks, some imagination and, of course, the knowledge and creativity... ...y also be the perfect bootstrapped startup.
Magician and motivational speaker Andy Cohen has these observations about applying your personal magic to business.
Here are some ways in which busine...
Curveball questions
in Sox First, on November 18, 2007
... Have the company's corporate governance structure and processes been subject to comments and observations by outside parties, like Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc.? What is the compa...
Ranking of the countries in respect to trade logistics
in Supplychainer, on November 15, 2007
...nts to move its SCM headquarter to Singapore (beside being near to China). Other interesting observations are the ones related to Sweden (4), U.S. (14), China, India and Chile.
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Bootstrapping and the team
in BootStrapMe, on November 14, 2007
...ere at BootStrapMe.com, has also contributed these great thoughts on managing a team.
Erin's observations are in turn based on a post by Evan Carmichael at YoungEntrepreneur reflecting the th...
Bootstrapping with social networks
in BootStrapMe, on October 28, 2007
...o demonstrate effective techniques for marketing this blog under two separate topics .
Here are some other observations from Reingold and associate Lisa Kimball about the values social networkin... ...e effective techniques for marketing this blog under two separate topics .
Here are some other observations from Reingold and associate Lisa Kimball about the values social networking can provid...
Reports in Outsourcing
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 28, 2007
...reports done on outsourcing as well as the effects that outsourcing caused to the global economy.
Some of my readers might say that this source is boring and a little predictable but reports are imp... ... source is boring and a little predictable but reports are important because of this is the general observations in any given outsourcing situation. Aside from that, it could somehow predict the possi...
More on agility
in The CIO Weblog, on October 25, 2007
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Prompted by some recent posts and the subsequent conversations over at Michael Krigsman's ZDnet Project Failures blog, I've dug in and written a lengthy treatise on consultants an... ...es for failure in enterprise implementation projects on my blog Status.
I think that most of the observations made at Krigsman's blog, both in the articles and the comments, amount to fairly we...
How Not To Dress In Las Vegas
in Play Las Vegas, on October 21, 2007
...domofstyle.typepad.co.uk
It's said that there's a right way and a wrong way to do things.
Sometimes though, there are several ways to do something right, and when it comes to personal appear... ...rtunately that's usually not the case.
Here's an interesting article about one woman's observations on Las Vegas visitor's fashions .
...
10 bootstrap ideas for Internet home business
in BootStrapMe, on October 20, 2007
... traffic is sufficient. Blogger and Soul Cast offer free platforms for the publishing of blogs. Some platforms are easier to monetize than others and blogs that serve a certain niche interest grou... ... One is a website offering your services and rates for hire. Another is a blog where you offer some observations free either as an effort to get hired or simply for the money the blog brings in. With ...
Random Ballmerisms
in The CIO Weblog, on October 15, 2007
...cause that just leads to a whole mess of circular logic, and it so happens that I agree with him in some respects-as I have said before, I don't think that Google is really competing (or even tryi... ...39;s hardly a surprise that their offerings don't look very similar to Microsoft's. And his observations about means of adapting Microsoft core competencies to the new order of web-based servi...
A Visitor's Report About Las Vegas
in Play Las Vegas, on October 13, 2007
...e Las Vegas Strip " with an excellent description of his observations of the features of some of the major hotels and casinos.
I think readers find these kinds of reviews based on the obse... ...n excellent "stroll down the Las Vegas Strip " with an excellent description of his observations of the features of some of the major hotels and casinos.
I think readers find these ki...
Bootstrapping a life
in BootStrapMe, on October 12, 2007
...stutions
• Many may be as small as $100 with a term of six months
• The amount needed to lift someone from poverty is about equal to annual per capita income in the borrowers country
• That amount can... ...
John Casper at MSN Finance has these observations about A Million Bootstraps , the book on microcredit philanthropy from Tulsa business man Phil Smith and microcredit guru Eric Thurman....
Losing Weight After Pregnancy
in The Parenting Weblog, on October 4, 2007
...oming?" If there was a pan nearby, I would've immediately struck his head with it. Really! Observations such as "why aren't you back to normal yet" or comments such as "whe...
From $100 to a Bankroll
in Internet Poker, on September 29, 2007
... I was an online gamer three years ago, plugging away countless hours of relic raids, obtaining awesome equipment, and killing those Albs and Mids while playing my Blademaster on Dark Age of Camelot.... ...better than his. Instead, consider this another point of view drawn from my personal experience and observations.
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Monterey In A Mazda Part 2
in Eagle Par Birdie, on September 18, 2007
...nd fairway homes for members. See the website for more on that.
As for the course itself, here are some other observations: the range holds a well-conceived water station: plastic cups, icy cold wate... ...homes for members. See the website for more on that.
As for the course itself, here are some other observations: the range holds a well-conceived water station: plastic cups, icy cold water. Nowhere ...
The Greatest Travel Writer
in Hidden Travel Gems, on September 9, 2007
...veler." There is an element of living vicariously one gets from reading travel writing. Lewis, somehow, knew how to enhance that.
He dealt with everything with a stereotypical British nonchala... ...rything with a stereotypical British nonchalance, at one point, taking barely a sentence out of his observations on New Guinea to explain how he broke his arm.
Lewis' best known titles are: Na...
Interview with Thomas Homer-Dixon
in Sox First, on September 7, 2007
...esses for democratic systems? HOMER-DIXON: The problem is that underlying force, the dynamic, is something that is generating the growth focus and it's something we haven't come to terms wi... .... You talk about the growing gap between rich and poor as one of the five stresses. Do you have any observations on that trend? HOMER-DIXON: I don't begrudge people getting the money. The probl...
Are You Hooked On Slots?
in Play Las Vegas, on September 4, 2007
... felt they were hooked on lip balm.
Here in Las Vegas there are slot machines all over, and, by my observations, at least half of the ones that are not in casinos are being played at any given time.
...
Review Article on Peanut Allergies
in Allergies, on September 3, 2007
...c, and genetic factors that may influence outcomes of peanut allergy. This review focuses on recent observations that continue to question the influences of maternal and infant diet on outcomes of p...
Compliance confusion
in Sox First, on August 22, 2007
...el II. But is it doing any good? Not according to a survey published in Steve Brown's Network Observations blog . The study's findings suggest that the tsunami of laws and regulation...
It Doesn't Pay To Be Smart
in Businesspundit, on August 14, 2007
...Lamborghini instead of a Camry.
Second, if you are intelligent, it puts you at risk of discovering something that is true, but counterintuitive and unpopular, and it does you almost no good to know s... ...ease in IQ leads to "a net worth increase of at most $83, but probably zero." A couple of observations...
First of all, education still matters. If you think of intelligence as more brain h...
Lizzy's 11 bootstrapping lessons (Part 2)
in BootStrapMe, on August 12, 2007
...ople who discover you. -Entrepreneurs can be kind of like budding garage bands. They are expecting some deep pocketed big shot to come along and be so impressed with their idea that he'll shower ... ...ommentary on # 5 when it comes to readjusting your plan.) In a comment to a post following up on observations by fellow blogger Pelle Braendgaard , one reader suggested getting to a point where p...
Visiting Versus Living In Las Vegas
in Play Las Vegas, on August 5, 2007
... living versus visiting Las Vegas .
I'm certainly not offended by her comments, but there are some general misconceptions about living in Las Vegas that I'd like to address.
Believe it or n... ...39;s understandable because there's no place like home, or is there?
Here's the lady's observations about living versus visiting Las Vegas .
I'm certainly not offended by her commen...
How to prepare codes of ethics
in Sox First, on July 27, 2007
...rt of the company's induction program, and would need to be translated into multiple languages, something that is particularly important if the company has overseas operations. Copies of the code ... ...enough to provide everyone with guidance? Here are a set of guidelines I have developed based on my observations of how good companies go about developing these codes. It's best practice for codes...
RedPrairie Automates Learning Management across Supply Chain
in Supplychainer, on July 23, 2007
...ng of employee training programs and learning milestones, supervisors are alerted when training and observations are due. RedPrairie's Learning Management ensures the underlying sources of perform...
Pre-pregnancy High Vitamin B6 Associated to Better Pregnancy Outcomes
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 20, 2007
...ound naturally in the following dietary sources: fortified cereals, beans, meat, poultry, fish, and some fruits and vegetables.
According to lead author Alayne Ronnenberg from the University of Mass... ...rterial walls, which could affect implantation and early placental development."
While these observations suggest that maternal vitamin B6 status may influence reproductive events throughout th...
Is Outsourcing a Problem?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on June 29, 2007
...ade agreements with enforceable labor and environmental standards; help Americans compete, which is something we haven't taken seriously, which goes back to the very first question about education...
Psychotic organizations: 5 warning signs
in Sox First, on June 18, 2007
...communicate with each other, resulting in fragmentation, turf wars, destructive politics and sometimes even sabotage. 4. The organization is unaware of its fragmenting, disintegrating state. ... ... The capacity to deal with dissent within the group. Working backwards from that, and going on my observations and countless interviews with business leaders, lawyers, corporate recovery specialists...
The Manolo: From Blog to Book
in The Jewelry Weblog, on June 3, 2007
...are all part of the accessory family, I was still game. Honestly, I'm not sure what I expected. Some of his hilarious jabs at david hasselhoff ? Perhaps a book of shoe etiquette? No, none of... ...shoe joy. Throughout the Manolo remains his usual unusual self, full of cockeyed aphorisms, oddball observations, and trenchant social and cultural commentary, all of it both hilarious and very intell...
Speed As A Competitive Advantage
in Businesspundit, on May 23, 2007
...changed your theory about magazines in any way?
It sure has! Magazines have advantages (including some very good editors and writers). But the Internet is faster and the content is often free. I'... ...ureaucratic. I'd like to refine those lessons.
Also there are lessons that just escaped our observations. I address some of those in my workshop like the fact that the need to surround yourself ...
Problogger.net Top 5 Group Writing Project - The Rest of List
in Latina Viva, on May 16, 2007
Ooops! It seems The MT has eaten a big chunk of my Problogger.net Top 5 Group Writing Project list of participants! I apologize to those who ended up being left out; it wasn't intentional. But don't worry; here's the rest of the list. If it gets eaten again, I'll republish it...
