A key element of working less and doing more is preparing enough for the future so you have systems in place when the demands on you grow. If your business is lucky enough to be on a growth path, you still have to deal with setting up operations before the growth...
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Business has a lot to learn from theater people
We wrapped up Evil Dead: The Musical this weekend. I am sad. I miss rehearsal every night. I miss singing and dancing. I miss wondering if that is water in the makeup, or whether Zach's drool was a bit too enthusiastic. Part of why I decided to start acting was the...
Can a corporation be “entrepreneurial?”
A friend of mine posted a Facebook entry saying his 30,000+ person company is encouraging people to be entrepreneurial. I replied with a remark that I couldn't imagine a less likely place to find entrepreneurial behavior. Much to my surprise, he was surprised that I...
Stephen Wolfram’s “Alpha” isn’t a Google killer; they’re in different businesses.
My friend Bob Kerns blogged about Stephen Wolfram's "Alpha" project. The project aims to take on Google by creating a web-retrieval engine that can answer specific factual questions directly. Type in, "how many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" and it will go...
A modest proposal for rescuing the auto industry
You know, I just can't help feeling outrage, depression, and cynicism at the Big Three auto companies asking for a taxpayer bailout. Twenty years ago, we read cases in business school about how American auto manufacturers had already fallen behind foreign imports in...
Stever interview: What makes a happy entrepreneur?
After Podcamp a couple of weeks ago, I was interviewed by Wade Roush for Xconomy on entrepreneurship, happiness, and coaching. Hope you enjoy the interview!
How 23-year-old Ryan Allis created a $10 million business in three years
Ryan Allis is the 23-year-old founder of iContact.com, the web’s second biggest marketing website. Ryan spoke in this podcast about how he ended up where he is and the role passion plays in business. This is a companion interview to the Get-it-Done Guy podcast, “Passion Play.”
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Profit and Cash Flow Explained
What's the difference between profit and cash flow? Often, it's the difference between success and bankruptcy. Before we begin, let's use clear language. I won't say "income" because different people mean different things by that word. I'll say "revenue" to mean money...
What does a CIO do, anyway?
A CIO’s job description: limiting technological adoption, insuring financial responsibility, linking technology to internal & external strategy.
No one really knows how to measure software productivity
I just ran across this article on how consultants (mis-)measure productivity in software development. http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/11/10b.html Sad to say, I couldn't agree more with the article. I started my career as a software engineer, and I've met very...