The famous scene in Glengary Glen Ross has Alec Baldwin directing his team to “ABC” or “Always Be Closing.” Its an epic speech and I have included it below for context. I modified this mantra slightly for tech companies: ABD always...

I want the equivalent of Google Analytics for my inbox.  I know there are tons startups working on the email inbox and analytics solution – but none that focus on just stats that I know of.  There is Xobni, Etacts, Rapportive, Gist, and now even...

My friend Mike Singleton just coined a new phrase which I like which happens after you meet someone for the first time, or correspond with them online.  It represents the full monty of online connections that can occur.  These usually happen in fast succession...

Small business has powerful advantages over big business when it comes to marketing. But small business often misses using these advantages because they are seduced into emulating the big corporations. The typical approach to marketing by big business...

Within any workforce there are new workers and old workers. This is not an age debate and when I refer to new worker I mean new to the company and old workers as been there awhile. They say you can master a job or at least hit your stride after 18 months....

“I don’t know what is going on. I was supposed to leave an hour and a half ago.” That was the first thing that our waitress said when she arrived at our table. We had arrived more than six minutes ago and quickly decided on our usuals. Swiss Chalet is...

These 12 lessons from John Reese resonated with me. I think you will find them to be valuable. ------------------- In light of my upcoming 40th birthday, I want to share 12 valuable mini-lessons that I've learned so far as an entrepreneur... These range...

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Interview with Howard Shearer, President and CEO of Hitachi Canada . He is the first non-Japanese to be president of the company. He seems to thrive on cultural diversity. He is originally from Jamaica. He is also a people person. The two characteristics...

We are FOR individualism, accomplishment and excellence. We are AGAINST the mediocrity, self pity, negativity and discouragement of the news media and of "normal" people sleepwalking through life. We are FOR alchemy. We believe that there is everywhere...