Thank you to Mark Cuban for these great posts - A must read for all entrepreneurs!
27 Dec
Posted by mcooch as Starting Up
If you are an entrepreneur or thinking of becoming one, you should read Mark Cuban’s blog regularly. I had the privilege of hearing Mark speak at Stanford Business School when my wife was attending the program. He was the most down-to-earth, straight-talking, mega-success I had ever heard.
I started reading his blog regularly immediately […]
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Some problems are easy.
The person who steals or is insubordinate gets fired. The all-star that always executes and goes above and beyond gets the big promotion.
But what to do with the really-close-to-being-really-good performer that you just can’t get to the next level, no matter how much time and energy you spend with them? In my […]
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A friend just turned me onto this site the other day. They have a post of great quotes for entrepreneurs - all of them are worth reading and referencing frequently.
The Cheap Revolution
MRC
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My company, Everon Technology Services, a provider of IT support and management services to small businesses, recently opened a second office in Colorado. As a result, I am throwing myself back into the world of sales management to try to rev up our opportunities in the area.
As I started looking for salespeople, it got me […]
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A friend of mine that is considering going to work at a start up company for the first time recently wrote me asking for advice. I found myself referring to the following site several times to illustrate some points:
www.askthevc.com
It’s a great site for anyone considering going to work at a start up or considering starting a […]
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The Denver Business Journal had a great article in their November 23-29, 2007 edition that included a business quiz. The article was written by Darrell Mullis and Michael Higgins, principals at Stratactics, a Boulder, CO management consulting firm.
Here is a portion of the quiz they posted. Test yourself and your employees!
1. Pre-payment to a marketing company […]
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If you are going to grow, you have to get things done!
03 Dec
Posted by mcooch as Managing, Technology
Ok, that may seem really obvious. However, since I’ve been CEO of a company for a while now, I’ve realized that not everyone has a process for “getting things done” that they are comfortable with.
I personally was on a mission for years to find a system that worked for me. I tried Franklin Covey products, […]
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BiggerSmall
- My favorite books on direct marketing
- My criteria for choosing a business to pursue
- A great post from Alexander Muse on sticking it out during the initial start up phase
- A great resource for entrepreneurs looking to raise funds
- The eye of the tiger - how important is mental toughness?
- Great online tool for capturing employee feedback
- Very interesting post by Tim Ferriss of 4 Hour Workweek - Large monitors save a ton of time!
- Great post by Mark Cuban on Rules for a Start Up
- What hiking in Boulder taught me about Competitive Advantage.
- I love reading what Warren Buffett has to say!