askbetterquestions.com

You know by now that my personal mantra is “ask better questions.”  I look to other people for the answers. One place I look every day is Fred Wilson’s great aVC blog.  His latest post is a fantastic slideshow with the a perfect primer about what is going on in the world right now.  Highly [...]

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Here’s a comic I found on an April blog post at amix.dk a while back, and saved it: So many entrepreneurs I deal with focus on cash flow, they never stop to think about their net worth. Great books, like The Millionaire Next Door detail the habits of the quiet millionaires.  People in your own [...]

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Seth Godin explains that now is the time that the next leading companies will be started. New people asking new questions – better questions – will lead the way.

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I recall a lesson from business school. When confronted with the perils of cash flow shortages and inventory obsolescence, Dell Computers changed the rules by asking better questions. In 1982, before Michael Dell started to ask better questions, the industry worked like this: Dell changed the world by making a few small changes to the [...]

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I’ve been frantically helping a group of really talented people start-up an e-commerce site for the entertainment industry. We are pre-launch, so mum’s the word – but it has been exciting. I’ve been to Hollywood every other week since January. Meanwhile, I’ve been helping a buddy who is launching an organic artisan cheese company. Alemar [...]

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My friend, mentor and magician hiring marketing genius Saul Colt recommended this book.. so who in their right mind would say no? Find out about it here – it looks like a great read. I love the way Andy Nulman is marketing – very, very social media savvy – I love this stuff! Here’s the [...]

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A teach Entrepreneurship part time – I love it – it keeps me connected. I’ve taught both here n Minnesota and in Germany last year to the MBA students at WHU near Koblenz. The experience taught me more than the students. This spring I went to Eden Campus in South Africa, and helped get the [...]

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As many of you know, I’ve been helping a friend with a wonderful line of cancer awareness jewelry at www.butterflyoflife.com. If you have a second, please give it a look. Here’s the update: With a simple redesign that focused on the customer experience, the site improved it’s conversion rates dramatically. Our focus was increasing our [...]

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