Tag Archives: Entrepreneur

The Coming Prosperity

Just got the signoff on a new site launch for new client Philip Auerswald of George Mason University and the Kauffman Foundation. His new book The Coming Prosperity is out today and we worked hard together to move his site from Blogger to WordPress and implement this Pinterest-style theme from Shaken & Stirred. Click the image [...]

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Guy Kawasaki’s thoughts on online life

“Guy Kawasaki visited Ireland to deliver his Art Of The Start talk at the Irish Software Association’s annual conference. His ‘Irished-up’ version of the talk was warmly received by a packed house. Despite his busy work and tourist schedule (this was his first visit to Ireland) Guy found time to sit down and discuss his [...]

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Spirit of the Entrepreneur

Are you an entrepreneur? Want to be one? Then it’s good to ponder this… What exactly is it that sets entrepreneurs apart from the rest? What is it that makes certain people believe in themselves enough to take the prospect of failure head-on and have the determination to come out on top? It takes a [...]

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Transform Your Website Into a Sales Powerhouse

“There’s never been a better time to take advantage of the expansive opportunities for online business development and growth that the internet affords. According to a Juniper Research study, the number of U.S. internet shoppers will grow at an average rate of 12 percent per year through 2010, resulting in more than $144 billion in [...]

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2,433 Unread Emails?

Does this sound familiar? “I routinely declare email bankruptcy and simply delete my entire inbox. But even so, I currently have 2,433 unread emails in my inbox. Plus another 721 in my Facebook inbox. and about thirty skype message windows open with unanswered messages. It goes without saying, of course, that my cell phone voicemail [...]

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AGCO is harvesting the benefits of social media

Image by werktuigendagen via Flickr AgWired, the social media voice of the agriculture industry reports that AGCO, one of the world’s largest agricultural equipment manufacturers, is effectively using social media to stimulate sales in a down economy… AGCO is providing a great example of how to integrate social media and networking into their communications strategy [...]

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Are you awakened or just an entrepreneur? | Duct Tape Marketing Blog

Here’s some great news… “My friend Michael Gerber is at it again, Awakening another generation of entrepreneurs and showing people how to dream intentionally. His latest book, Awakening the Entrepreneur Within is shipping this week and is a high level overview of his Dreaming Room experiences. Companies that embrace the method and practices contained in [...]

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Starbucks CEO on ‘luck’

“Life is a series of near misses. But a lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all. It’s seizing the day and accepting responsibility for your future.” Howard Schultz (1953 – ), American entrepreneur, chairman of Starbucks ” Source: Newsletter

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The “Chicken Plucking” Secret of Success

Thinking about success for 2010? Here’s something to ponder… Charles F. Kettering, inventor of the electric self-starter for cars, once said, “My definition of an educated man is the fellow who knows the right thing to do at the time it has to be done…. You can be sincere and still be stupid.” Indeed. The [...]

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I’m working on a project…

…to put my business online using only tools that are freely available from Google. The purpose of the exercise is to ‘eat my own dog food’ so to speak and thereby demonstrate that it’s possible for any entrepreneur, SMB, volunteer group, etc. to have a robust web presence and take advantage of these tools for [...]

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