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June 11, 2010
Podcast: There Are Still Angels in Your Future
I remember the heady days of the Internet bubble where everyone with a business plan on the back of a napkin was getting money from angel investors to launch their business.
Well, those days are long gone, but there are …
June 11, 2010
#84 The Angel Investing Show – Jun 11,2010
Bob Geras, the father of angel investing, Steve Miller of Origin Ventures,and Marianne Hudson, Director of the Angel Capital Association and the Angel Capital Education FoundationBob Geras | Steve Miller | Angel Investing | Marianne Hudson | ACA …Read More »
June 11, 2010
#84 The Angel Investing Show – Jun 11,2010
Bob Geras, the father of angel investing, Steve Miller of Origin Ventures,and Marianne Hudson, Director of the Angel Capital Association and the Angel Capital Education FoundationBob Geras | Steve Miller | Angel Investing | Marianne Hudson | ACA …Read More »
June 10, 2010
Forget Your Followers: Make A Connection with "Mega Mouth Mindy"
Last week, I spoke at the Bigfoot Social Networking Conference outside of Seattle. It was the first annual conference organized by Frank Kenny at the North Mason Chamber of Commerce.
In one of the breakouts, I listened to Mindy Byers…
June 07, 2010
A Predictable Pattern of Success?
Every working day in America, 26 million people are looking for ways to grow their organization, division, department, group or team. Every day they re-discover that growth is tough.
For at least 150 years leaders and managers have struggled with …
June 07, 2010
Podcast: Forget Customer Service, It's About the Experience
I have ranted many times on what is wrong with companies executing service for their customers. We all offer customer service in our mission statements and that is where they stay. Where do we go wrong?
On the Business Insanity …
June 04, 2010
#83 How Brands are using Customer Service as a Competitive Advantage – Jun 04,2010
Doug Meyer, Chief Customer Officer from Sage talks about the costs of giving a bad customer experience has never been higher for small business.Sage | Doug Meyer | Social Media | Customer Service | Dave Peck …Read More »
June 04, 2010
#83 How Brands are using Customer Service as a Competitive Advantage – Jun 04,2010
Doug Meyer, Chief Customer Officer from Sage talks about the costs of giving a bad customer experience has never been higher for small business.Sage | Doug Meyer | Social Media | Customer Service | Dave Peck …Read More »
June 03, 2010
Give Life, Even When You're Dead
I am a sucker for inventors. I love to hear about out of the box ideas that people come up with like Jack Hokanson.
He is an industrial designer and has a new product called the Genesis Biopod. It …
June 02, 2010
Special Segment: Colin Jones Talks About Entrepreneurship Down Under – Jun 02,2010
Professor Colin Jones from University of Tasmania talks about entrepreneurship around the worldColin Jones | Entrepreneurship | Australia | Rural | Marketing …Read More »
Who is Barry?
- He worked for one of the largest companies in the world.
- He has been fired more than once.
- He started three businesses.
- He sold his last business, but also went out of business AND was kicked out of his business (luckily, not in that order).
- He has hired hundreds of people and unfortunately, had to fire some of them.
Quotes I Learned That Are True To Me:
- "Love everyone, trust a few, and paddle your own canoe."
- "Every exit is an entrance somewhere else."
- "Start from where you are."
What I Learned Practically:
- Business is always about people.
- Success can seem like a near death experience.
- Focus, Focus, Focus.
- Be humble.
- Watch your cash flow.