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Markets Speak If You Will Listen
"No plan survives first contact with customers." - Steve Blank You can have grand plans and completely miss. Or you can listen to markets and let them dial you in.
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"No plan survives first contact with customers." - Steve Blank You can have grand plans and completely miss. Or you can listen to markets and let them dial you in.
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Everyone is not your buyer. Everyone is not capable of saying, "Yes." If you are out there broadcasting a message without targeting it to someone concretely and specifically, then it is not only ineffective but costly. Your brand will suffer from a lack of focus and connection to
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Iteration and pushing are the cornerstones for driving success. You have to figure out new things with perseverance and an eye toward the goal. Refining based on feedback is how winning is done.
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The information age destroys the lines we used to stand in. You can create, publish and distribute without barriers that held you back in the past.
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Aesop's Fable of the wolf and a dog spotlights those who love freedom and those who cherish security. Building something means choosing the irregular path of the wolf.
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Entrepreneurs are able to adapt and make decisions based on failing forward fast. It is different than those who are corporate types requiring definition. Data comes through iteration and getting a customer.
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Being about the deal means thinking strategically instead of falling line and focusing only on the sale. Deal makers see beyond the sale. They make the system for sales. Go beyond just making a living.
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Cloud computing is one of the great enablers for businesses today to lower costs and grow quickly. Every business is a system which needs to align people, resources, information and customers. Cloud computing technologies emerged as the internet became widespread and Web 2.0 software usage and adoption grew. For
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If the economy is doing badly and you can't find a job, then why are you wasting hours that could be used to build something? Everything you do is about converting work hours to something valuable.
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Relevance is dependent on your ability to remain agile.
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When you don't know what to do in the grip of too many choices, consider anchors which matter. Reading, writing and connecting are foundational to your knowledge work. They can create lasting value. Busy work activities such as cold calling or reading your email repeatedly distracts from the
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We are all gifted to go and make something happen. Whether this comes from creating or doing, we need to realize our sweet spot. We need to know the difference and align ourselves accordingly. Creators And Doers Are Different Each of us has a natural bent towards strategy or execution.