Wired recently had the opportunity to interview Seth Godin about Tribes at TED a couple of days ago. It’s an interesting chat where Seth talks about what a tribe is and what holds it together. Interestingly he explains how ego is irrelevant and the role of charisma and timing in tribe formation. It sounds like TED was a great meetup, as it usually is. I’d love to be able to attend one day, hire one of these luxury hotel rooms…
Interesting post today on Richard Branson’s blog by one of his colleagues who talks about how innovation was the key component behind making the Virgin brand so successful. My favourite line is right at the bottom: One of the key things I have learnt from Richard over the past 15 years or so is always challenge. Challenge your business to innovate by asking the unaskable, challenge industry norms and always ask, why? And then more importantly, why not? I concur…
I came across a great post today by Danny Demichele, an Internet Marketing Consultant, who puts together a good argument how troubled times could actually have a positive impact on an online business. Here are 10 factors that you need to look out for: Gas – The cost of travel mean more people shop online Price Comparisons – The Internet makes comparison easier leading to more online purchases Advertising Efficiency – As marketing budgets get squeezed more money is pumped…
Interesting post on Link4Business talking about “How to succeed in business”. Here are some points that the author makes: It appears that great entrepreneurs have 5 key qualities that help them succeed in situations that others may fail… A desire to succeed – not having an employee 9 to 5 mentality. They want to go that extra mile to succeed and will do whatever it takes. A positive Mental Attitude – both towards themselves and their business. They see opportunities…
Guy Kawasaki, a popular entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and blogger used to contribute, till recently, to a blog for Sun Microsystems. In his final post he outlines five important lessons he learnt along the way. Here are his recommendations: Focus on cashflow: Profit is important, but if you cannot keep your business afloat, then it really doesn’t matter. Make a little progress every day: It’s extremely rare that something comes along and blows everything away. Practically all successful businesses were built…
It was with interest that I read a post by Seth Godin about his Policies, Biases and Conflicts. To tell you the truth, I wasn’t really concerned about whether he had any commercial bais in his posts. I consider myself intelligent enough to distinguish between an empty recommendation and real praise for a product or service. However it was interesting to watch someone who in my opinion really manages to keep his blog purely about ideas and concept trying to…