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I saw this recent statistic to date for number of apps for my Apple devices at 2.2 million and 2.8 million for Google Play! It blows my mind how much technology is available for every average person out there with a thought and a click. We got here
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Selling your products or services today in an overcrowded, inattentive marketplace has a high degree of difficulty for sure. You may have the best offering, but what does that mean if you can't connect and get people to pay attention? If you break down sales into channels and
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The power law is alive and well. If you have not figured it out already and are one of those souls insisting in a flatter, linear and evenly distributed world, your aspirations might be highly elusive and frustrating. For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an
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Are entrepreneurs born or made? Yes. They are both. I see those that walk that arduous journey strive well, but if you don't have the natural traits then it's a lot more work to be aware of your weaknesses. Ultimately, entrepreneurship is about decision making. And
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Staying clear and ready are the most important productivity mindsets you can nurture. You do not know what is coming at you tomorrow, next week or next month for that matter. The world has a way of pushing work onto you. Most of the things that come into your life
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On the web there is a lot of copying. I can see evidence of copying from business partners, customers and competitors all the time. Some comfort themselves by saying it is the highest form of flattery. I disagree. If you tell the person and credit them, it is entirely different
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What happens when you get a thousand followers on Twitter, Facebook or any other social media platform? How does this convert monetarily, if at all? You don't have to dig too deep to see the various motives on the platforms you participate in. Some play a game to
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As attention gets scarce, and the ability for everyone to push communications and work onto us is easy, our productivity is greatly affected. It is not uncommon for emails and calls to go without response. Furthermore, there are a lot of projects which suffer from interruptions from our computer screens
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We are certainly in uncertain times. I enjoyed Mauldin's recent essay, "Who Took My Easy Button?" He shares some insightful information on the difficult and unyielding choices we face as a nation that have already played out in other countries like Greece and likely Italy. Another
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The shear volume of options available to us today is daunting. It's hard to imagine new products and services finding validity in many cases. On the other hand, inventors can get excited and focus too much on their breakthrough technology without figuring out how to monetize it. Ultimately,
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What's the point of having a database if you continually rely on email? Email is one inbox that is effective for managing the point-to-point communications you would have for quick information exchange. Yet, email is deficient when it comes to building something intelligent or an asset that grows
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Social media means something different to everyone depending on your goals. Driving visitors, creating awareness or getting marketing feedback are popular and apparent goals. However, what would it look like if you were trying to build an asset instead? Your social media streams are valuable for what is current. A