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Jumping to Conclusions:The Next Generation of the Internet, as Seen by Silicon Valley

For many reasons, I’m interested in the next generation Internet. Today I’m at Launch SIlicon Valley, watching ten companies in this space present their concepts. I haven’t finished listening, but I have already jumped ...READ»

Working in Your Skivvies Might Be For You

So what skills should a successful home-based franchisee or independent contractor/freelancer possess? Assuming we're all into working in our skivvies after all...READ»

Help Michigan: Buy What They are Going to Make

It's everyone's patriotic duty to help Michigan. We are, indeed, at war, but it's not with terrorists, it's with the worst elements of ourselves. I never thought I'd be saying this, but it  has been a powerful day for me, a ...READ»

Bootstrapping: Weapon of Mass Reconstruction

Sramana Mitra's Bootstrapping: Weapon of Mass Reconstruction is a book for our time, because it's something real out of Silicon Valley. No more stories about legendary VC fundings or startup-to-IPO in six months. In this, the ...READ»

If You Have Traction, You Can Get Funding in a Recession

Last fall, I worked a little bit to advise a company called UserVoice, which was (and still is) a way for companies to get direct customer input and feedback about their products. The founders of UserVoice are serious ...READ»

If You Have Traction, You Can Get Funding in a Recession

Last fall, I worked a little bit to advise a company called UserVoice, which was (and still is) a way for companies to get direct customer input and feedback about their products. The founders of UserVoice are serious ...READ»

Minority and Disadvantaged Businesses Need to Insist on Fair Treatment From Those who Need Them

Today I delivered a web site to a small welding company in Phoenix, to whom I have served as a marketing consultant under a City-financed technical assistance program. They're the original mom and pop, and this was their first web ...READ»

Kenan Samms

User Voice Gets Funding, Grows Customer Base to the Enterprise

Last fall, I worked a little bit to advise a company called UserVoice, which was (and still is) a way for companies to get direct customer input and feedback about their products. The founders of UserVoice are serious ...READ»

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The Right Way to Write an Email and Improve your Image

Mess this up just a couple times and you are on the road to a poor business image. Don't become a victim, use these five simple steps to protect your reputation...READ»

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