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A powerful personal illustration of the strategic importance of asking: Why will it be different this time? (You can't read this and not be moved by it.) Read More

Successful professionals report experiencing "flow" (a la Csikszentmihalyi) in their work. If you want to perform like a superstar, wean yourself from your "continuous partial attention" habits and start enjoying peak performance perks with these four easy tips. Read More

Despite economic downturn, the online economy keeps chargin' hard! And there's room for growth, considering that the U.S. Dept. of Commerce says that only 3.2% of all retail is online. Would you believe that its never broken 4%? Read More

There's nothing wrong with measurement per se. But what results from repetitive microscopic measurement tends to be just the belief that people exist for the company—not the other way 'round. Are you killing the very thing you want to measure? Read More

Marketing to business owners has gotten tricky with credit markets tight and gas and food prices rising. Marketing adviser Warrillow & Co. recently surveyed 2,036 small businesses with fewer than 100 employees on their expectations and needs during a troubled economy. Nearly 60% say they expect the real volume of goods and/or services sold in Read More

A new report issued by The Media Audit reveals that 43.8 million U.S. adults have read an alternative newspaper or visited an alternative newspaper's website in the past 30 days. The study, which compared past four issue readership among 117 papers across 88 U.S. Markets, reveals an average readership of 374,296 adults in 2007 compared to 362,938 Read More

Ken Mitan is in jail. Thank goodness. He has stripped and destroyed many businesses, and likely destroyed lives in the process. The short of it is this: Mitan approaches a company that is for sale (usually valued at a few million) with a slick story. For a few years he used his own name, and then aliases. He would offer close to full price Read More

Many entrepreneurs ask Guy Kawasaki what is the best way to open a pitch to potential investors. Here he answers that question, but also tells you the ten worst opening lines that you can use. Read More

A great post talking about the reasonings or rationale behind why people purchase things from you instead of your competitors. Read More

Have you been to a specialty kite shop? Kites ranging in price from $34 to $1500 are easy to find. This weekend I purchased the top of the line “2 for $3.00” model from a non-Kite shop. In fact, I think I was at a pharmacy. Look, I'm not a professional Kite flyer; I just need the thing to come with sting and stay in the air. Read More