An Article by Keith Wilcox When I was in high school, I was a good runner. It wasn’t just in my head either; I won all sorts of fancy awards during my junior and senior years. I was good in college, too, but that’s a different story. I had the one trait that I thought […]
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It’s about 5 am and I’m on my way to the airport again. If you’re an entrepreneur like me, you know it’s a difficult and lonely road that usually ends in failure. If you are not a start-up or business owner, you can safely ignore the rest of this article. Those who aren’t entrepreneurs might
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If you’re a fledgling software company like us, you know how many ways potential clients, relatives, and partners want to get you to consult for free. But if you’re going to be a viable company that can pay bills and hires quality people, you have to say no so that you can say yes when
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Many folks speculate why Google has overtaken Yahoo! in search or why Facebook has dominated in social networking, versus Friendster. I believe there’s one key factor— if you’re running a technology company, you need a technologist at the helm. Larry and Sergey of Google were Ph Ds (or about to be) in Computer Science. The
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You don’t want or need to have every potential deal that’s out there. Be choosy. Would you rather have 40 clients that each pay you $1k a month in fees or 4 clients that each pay you $10k a month?
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I stopped in at a Jack in the Box today and noticed no employees at the register. Customers were ordering through a kiosk. This beautiful touch-screen marvel spoke in English and Spanish and upsold you at every turn– would you like bacon on that? How about upgrading to a large one? Just a little more
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In Flagstaff, Arizona, there is a problem of obese donkeys being fed by tourists. And in Spanish, “burrito” means little donkey. Makes you want to go get some Chipotle now, doesn’t it? Then sit down to watch Super Size Me. And wash it all down with some Acai Berry tea– or join a weight loss
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Do you run your own company? Doesn’t matter if it’s just you. Some people like to say that everyone is an “executive” since being one has nothing to do with title or how many people are “under” you. After all, if you are the Chief EXECUTIVE Officer, your job is to execute– to get things
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A guest blog post by Velina Lujan, a Boulder massage therapist, and Content Factory client. Questions to ask Yourself before interviewing Massage Therapists: What do I want out of the session? Do you want to just de-stress, work out some really big knots, or focus on an injury, or a combination of things? Do
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I’m not talking about acai, crush, or consumer scams. This post is about how to avoid the most common form of business failure. The moral of the story- “In God we trust… All others pay cash.” A designer I know is a nice fellow. Great design skills, and great intentions. Yet we paid him $6,000
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