There is a common phrase used to describe some job candidates – “I don’t know whether he has 10 years of experience or 1 year of experience repeated 10 times”. It is just not how many years of experience you have that matters. “What” that experience was becomes important. Here is a quick quote that… Continue reading
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Quotes worth recording – Bob Buford
Just assume that you agree with Bob’s definitions of success and significance. If you do, try and answer these questions: 1. What am I going after – success or significance? 2. Are you happy about it? ========== “Success means using your knowledge and experience to satisfy yourself Significance means using your knowledge and experience to… Continue reading
A typical startup…
..And a typical VC on a typical startup We all know that things change. Almost all of the eight startups that I am involved (in some capacity) have gone through serious changes in business models. Business models evolve and the ultimately the marketplace determines what works. VCs know this too. This means that, in most… Continue reading
Entrepreneur 2.0 and In Search of Inexperience – My take
I read two articles recently – one by Glenn Kelman (Entrepreneur 2.0 article on TechCrunch) and other by Guy Kawasaki (In Search of Inexperience). Please read both the articles when you have a moment. The key conclusions from those two articles were that serial entrepreneurs (those who are in their second and third acts) have… Continue reading
Recycling on the plane
When I was a working as a consultant (about ten years ago), I used to travel a LOT. Sometimes it would make me feel that I was living in the airports. My business travel has picked up in the last two months (within and outside the country) but not to the extent of what it… Continue reading
Can you assign seat numbers for standing?
Sounds like an oxymoron but it’s not. Southwest Airlines may have bee the first airline to do away with seat numbers. So they operated like a bus. You were assigned a group (A, B or C) depending on when you checked in. If you wanted good seats, you check-in early so t Ouhat you are… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – Eric Hoffer
Thanks to Sterling, our Vistage Chair for sharing this quote at yesterday’s meeting. These few lines have a lot to offer. In fact, please share this quote to as many friends as possible. Think about it. Today, you are equipped to deal with issues and challenges and go after opportunities of today. A few years… Continue reading
When fine print ruins great customer service…
Yesterday, I had to go to Los Angeles for a day trip. I parked my car at Fast Track Airport Parking near Oakland Airport. This was a private parking lot where there were two options to park (covered at $12.20 and uncovered at $11.20 per day). I picked the covered spot and as I was… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – Jonathan Swift
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The Extra-mile Exercise: Selling scented candles
Disclaimer: I am not involved in selling scented candles nor do I know anyone that is involved in that business. I picked this example so that we can brainstorm the concept of “walking the extra-mile” Scenario: Lisa is an entrepreneur who has just set-up a business of manufacturing and selling scented candles. She approaches you… Continue reading