Pawn Stars Secret to Business Success
I must admit it is (a little) heartening when I read a news article whose point of view substantiates the advice we provide business owners.An article on CNN about Rick Harrison of the tv show "Pawn...
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In his book, "Save the Cat", Blake Snyder describes how to write a good movie screenplay.One of his pieces of advice has to do with the theme of the movie (what the movie is about). He says it's...
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At the beginning of each Entrepreneur Breakfast, I ask any new attendees to stand up and give their name, company and what it does. This morning because our speaker had to leave early, I skipped that...
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My wife and I were shopping at Barnes & Noble bookstore this weekend and when we got home, I noticed in addition to our receipt and books, our bag contained a short slip printed after the receipt...
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About 6 months ago, I purchased a new BlackBerry phone. As I used it, I noticed there was an inordinate number of double-typing – in typing “how are you?” it would spell out, “hhhhooww arrre youuu?”I...
View ArticleMarine Corps' Leadership
I had the opportunity yesterday to participate in a presentation by the Oklahoma City Marine Corps office on how they might adapt their Leadership program for entrepreneurship and business leadership...
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Recognizing the anomaly in a situation is a way to avoid a problem - or catch it before it becomes a real difficulty.We have a local group using our training room this very cold morning. When I...
View ArticleLet the Market quickly validate your Product
Draw a lesson from merger of United and Continental Airlines coffee: Get the market to validate your ideas quickly.The February 2nd, 2012 issue of BusinessWeek includes an article on the merger of...
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Customers won't step out of their car, if they don't believe you are openI am often amazed at how much effort retail stores or restaurants put into the overall look and design of their building or...
View ArticlePawn Stars Secret to Business Success
I must admit it is (a little) heartening when I read a news article whose point of view substantiates the advice we provide business owners.An article on CNN about Rick Harrison of the tv show "Pawn...
View ArticleSame thing,...only different!
In his book, "Save the Cat", Blake Snyder describes how to write a good movie screenplay.One of his pieces of advice has to do with the theme of the movie (what the movie is about). He says it's...
View ArticleWhen the Audience responds
At the beginning of each Entrepreneur Breakfast, I ask any new attendees to stand up and give their name, company and what it does. This morning because our speaker had to leave early, I skipped that...
View ArticleRecommending your Customers
My wife and I were shopping at Barnes & Noble bookstore this weekend and when we got home, I noticed in addition to our receipt and books, our bag contained a short slip printed after the receipt...
View ArticleDeterming the Cost of Solving a Problem
About 6 months ago, I purchased a new BlackBerry phone. As I used it, I noticed there was an inordinate number of double-typing – in typing “how are you?” it would spell out, “hhhhooww arrre youuu?”I...
View ArticleMarine Corps' Leadership
I had the opportunity yesterday to participate in a presentation by the Oklahoma City Marine Corps office on how they might adapt their Leadership program for entrepreneurship and business leadership...
View ArticleMoving the Blog!
We are integrating this blog from Google's Blogger site into the Meridian Technology Center website.read more
View ArticleRecognizing issues - before they become problems
Recognizing the anomaly in a situation is a way to avoid a problem - or catch it before it becomes a real difficulty.We have a local group using our training room this very cold morning. When I...
View ArticleLet the Market quickly validate your Product
Draw a lesson from merger of United and Continental Airlines coffee: Get the market to validate your ideas quickly.The February 2nd, 2012 issue of BusinessWeek includes an article on the merger of...
View ArticleAm I open?
Customers won't step out of their car, if they don't believe you are openI am often amazed at how much effort retail stores or restaurants put into the overall look and design of their building or...
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