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What We All Can Learn from Wayne Huizenga
Under-reported last week was the passing of Wayne Huizenga, one of the truly greatentrepreneurs of the last 50 years. Because in his lifetime, he founded and grew not one, not two, but three...
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Should We All Hate Amazon?
Amazon is usually in the news for being a company that customers love. Because of its low prices, vast selection and fast shipping. And above all else for that invaluable feeling that if a customer has...
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Adapt or Die
Last week I wrote about Amazon.And whether it is a company that we should love or hate.My ultimate conclusion was that while it is an interesting debate, for almost all small companies it is an...
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Overcome Business Stasis [or Pay the Price]
A good friend of mine runs an IT consulting business. From the outside, it seems successful. He has solid revenues and marquee clients. But if you look closely, the business is actually crumbling...
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Two Words from Jeff Bezos that Can Transform Your Business
Last week, Jeff Bezos, in his annual letter to Amazon shareholders, listed many of the company’s incredible successes. Like Amazon Prime signing up its 100 millionth member. Or Amazon Web Services...
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Is it a Cost or Investment? Answering this Right is Crucial
One of the hardest decisions a business owner must make is determining when an outlay of scarce business cash should be seen as a cost......and thus with the goal of minimizing “money out” as much as...
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This Simple Formula will Change Your Business Forever
The potential of any business can be calculated by its “Idea Formula,” namely:The quantity of new ideas a business generates X its probability of successfully executing upon the best of them. Let’s...
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This is MUCH more important than Ideas
Amazingly, two of the world’s largest management consulting firms - McKinsey ($8.8 billion annual revenue) and Bain ($3.8 billion annual revenue) - no longer focus on giving their clients new...
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Getting Big Deals Done, Part II
Last week, I wrote about how successful companies are led by entrepreneurs and executives highly skilled at getting big deals done. In it I shared 3 factors you must embody to become a great...
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What Your Business Can Learn from Milkshakes
Famed market research firm Nielsen recently evaluated 20,000 new products. From those, it found only 92 with sales of more than $50 million in the launch year and sustained sales thereafter. What do...
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How Nostalgia Can Help Your Business
Last week, I traveled from my home in Los Angeles back to Worcester, MA, where I was born and raised. And while nostalgia can be a guilty pleasure, on this particular trip it gave me many “aha...
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Tired of Your “Old” Business? Then Do This
A friend of mine runs a successful 8-figure IT security business, with a clientele consisting primarily of federal government agencies. He has built the business via long term relationships, and via a...
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43 Reasons Why the USA is So Blessed
On this great day when we celebrate America, its freedoms and way of life, please enjoy these 43 reasons why the USA is such a blessed place:read more
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Business Lessons from Wolfgang Puck
For a recent wedding anniversary, I took my wife to Spago Beverly Hills, one of Wolfgang Puck's most renowned restaurants.read more
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