The grid
by David on February 23, 2011
I shared this with someone recently and thought it would be good to post here as well. DISCLAIMER:: I don’t remember where I heard this first but it is definitely not my own… There are three types of goals when (…)
Make plans? or just plan?
by David on October 13, 2010
I was digging through old files tonight and found some business plans that I put together for my senior thesis at Auburn. It made me google business plan writing, which led me to this image. It is amazing how simple (…)
Matchstic – New site. New look.
by David on September 21, 2010
If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the new Matchstic.com website. Remarkable in every sense of the word. If the goal is customer engagement, then here is someone doing it well. Let me throw this out there. For a (…)
Synergy or Cynicism
by David on February 15, 2010
I have been spending a lot of time working with teams lately… everything from how well people are getting along, to do we have a good mix of the ever-overused word – “Synergy”. It is easy to be cynical about (…)
The Way Back Machine, and There is hope for us all…
by David on January 10, 2010
I might be late to the game, but I just found out about this “Way Back Machine” thing that is going on. For those of you who haven’t heard of it, like I hadn’t until last week, it is essentially (…)
Quotes from last week
by David on August 3, 2009
I learned quite a bit last week. Here are the top 10 quotes in bullet form: 1. Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm. – Churchill 2. Raving Fans, not satisfied customers drive our business. 3. Detractors (…)
McStarbucks -or- Branding Fail
by David on July 14, 2009
It seems all too classic a story these days. A brand gets tired of slow and steady growth, so they throw it all on the line to stretch their brand to something that they probably shouldn’t. It seems like both (…)
But it’s Not Google
by David on June 16, 2009
I love the idea of having a website to make life easier for me, but maybe it is better for people to retain the ability to find the information, organize it, and then make the best decision for themselves. If (…)
Social Network “Success”
by David on June 12, 2009
I saw a graph here that shows just how many social networks there are. It really blew my mind. Thanks to the Seth Godin 6 Month MBA folks for coming up with it. Like anything, with more competition, or noise, (…)
Trader Joes Grocery
by David on June 4, 2009
For those of you that have never heard of Trader Joes Grocery Store, it is a magical place where they have thrown away the paradigm of what a “grocery store” is. It is quality food, made without big name brands, (…)