Yesterday I started reviewing a very interesting fabric supplier – Valley Forge Fabrics. Mikey Dobin, the senior vice president, shared another theme that I have found with so many “outthinkers” that I interview. They all ...READ»
Few people know Valley Forge Fabrics, but if you’ve ever stayed in a hotel or sat in a hotel lobby, then you have probably experienced the company’s products without even knowing it. This once small, mom-and-pop business now sells ...READ»
“If you want to shrink something, you must first allow it to expand.
If you want to get rid of something, you must first allow it to flourish.
If you want to take something, you must first allow it to be given.
This is called the ...READ»
Yesterday I started reviewing Kumon, which is celebrating 50 years of educating students across the globe. The company has humble roots but has grown to be the leading tutoring center in the world. Click here to listen to my interview ...READ»
Still wired from 20 hours in flight and now lounging in the Ritz-Carlton hotel bar in Singapore, I flip to an article that underscores an often-overlooked pattern of innovation: When the competition is going after the “new” thing, ...READ»
As I wrap up my study of ePrize, I wanted to share more from my interview with Josh Linkner, CEO and founder of ePrize. I was impressed by his dedication to finding new innovations. The company is leaps and bounds ahead of its closest ...READ»
Yesterday I began my inspection of ePrize’s continued dominance in the internet promotional marketing industry. I found that its current market share is directly related to the foundation and creation of the company.
Force a ...READ»
The interactive promotional company ePrize is under siege by a uniformed group of attackers from their archrival, Slither. Except Slither is a competitor fabricated by ePrize’s management to keep this innovative company on its toes and leaning forward.READ»
In 199 AD, in a now-legendary Chinese military tale, a general named Sun Ce defeated his larger opponent by tricking him into leaving his stronghold unguarded. This maneuver led to a historic turning point: the first unification of ...READ»
Yesterday I began my review of the innovators and strategies that the Obama campaign employed to win the presidency. Here is another tried and true method for success that you can implement into your own business strategy.
Coordinate ...READ»
Barack Obama?s historic win provides us with some great examples of how true innovators are successful. If you dissect the strategies to which his campaign credits its victory, you will see several patterns of innovation at work.READ»
This week several seemingly unrelated news articles are actually talking about the same thing: a fundamental pattern of competition that reveals the underpinnings between Google’s and Microsoft’s emerging battle in online ...READ»
This is not an ocean. The tide is not out. Not every ship is sinking.
It seems everywhere I go people are captivated by what CNBC has to report, minute by minute, tick by tick, wondering when their 401-Ks might hit rock ...READ»
“Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.”
- Henry B. Adams
Recently my wife and I closed on a new home in Greenwich, CT. Each day that we waited for mortgage approval seemed to open with yet another front-page ...READ»
"Look before or you'll find yourself behind."
- Benjamin Franklin
In a moment of great upheaval, with financial giants falling daily, and Wall Street reorganizing fundamentally, I thought you might ...READ»
Well I'm NOT the smartest guy in the room. I do, however, know how to think like a maverick and get a job done! It might be dirty and look ugly, but I'll get the job done.
Some might say that I have a criminal mind. Well, I ...READ»
