Ups and Downs in Business
The downdraft in the stock market. Bad winter weather across the Northeast. Good Friday. Spring Break. What do…
Fighting Off Cynicism
I hate to show even the appearance of sucking up to the hosts here at StartupNation, but in…
Congratulations to an Entrepreneur
One of our customers was just named Entrepreneur of the Week by Inc.com, the online version of Inc…
Salespeople
If you read the title and are still reading, you must have salespeople in your company. For all…
How to Market
Nobody needs a drill. What they need is a hole. The drill is merely the means to the…
Weasel Words
Maybe it’s political correctness run amok. Maybe it’s a desire to avoid accountability. Whatever the cause, the business…
Numbers Game
Headline: “Autodesk Inc. reported its revenue for the fourth quarter on Tuesday, and also said it will restate…
How Do You Know?
In response to my post on Delusional People Nikole asked: "I now have employees, who are representatives of…
Delusions
I’ve recently had to deal with some delusional employees. In all three cases, they thought that they were…
Do you have a People Strategy?
I’m a big believer in "first who, then what." (From the wonderful book Good to Great) This means…
Time Off
Plain old hard work is a huge component of any successful startup. Sure, great ideas and great people…
Thanks for Stopping By
As a new blogger at StartupNation, I thought I would introduce myself. Your time is precious, so hopefully…