Aug 24, 2009
I’ve just had a one of those 360 degree Internet-connected linking feedback experiences. I read a book. After reading it, I checked what its readers had to say in the community known as Amazon. I found I agreed with everyone who voiced an opinion, both good and...
Aug 21, 2009
Clarisse was a jazz dancer from New York, built short and rounded in the right places, not with a dancer’s narrow body. Rarely did anyone see her dance. But once at a party she stepped onto the floor and it was like watching mercury move with intention. Fluid...
Aug 19, 2009
“What no one tells you about raising investment capital” is an interview with me by Terry Corbell, and is posted today in his regular column “The Biz Coach” – Washington’s longest-running business column, since 2001 the Money News page appearing at...
Aug 17, 2009
One of my favorite, sweet hearted entrepreneurs once said, “The family is coming home from holiday next week – then the pressure will begin.” And she was one of my kinder clients! Another (years ago) told me he was spending 4 nights out of 7 sleeping on his techie’s...
Aug 14, 2009
noun, company stock that is not liquid, that can’t be sold There are lots of companies with great technology and no nickels just now. Should you work for no cash and vapor paper, on-the-come, for an exciting company? Just as we have “vaporware” – software that isn’t...
Aug 10, 2009
I was struck today with some delight at the tenacity of one of my clients. All of his personal capital is in the business. His house is at risk. He has a dynamite product just launching, with proof of concept done, a soft launch completed, and customers pending. ...
Aug 7, 2009
As Fall approaches, I want to get all the administrivia done and put away before the Calvinist work ethic hits after Labor Day, and all our focus goes into work until the holidays at the end of the year. I can feel the momentum building even as folks disappear on...
Aug 3, 2009
Now, I mean watching your money, not counting it. Counting it is for pleasure. Watching it is for vigilance. This task is right up there with brushing your teeth and making your bed, and it happens in the morning before the rush of business begins. You don’t brush...
Jul 31, 2009
One of the secrets of successful presentations and public speaking is to gain your ease right at the beginning of the presentation – or beforehand. One of the best ways to gain your ease is to settle into your own authentic self, and speak from there. Try these...
Jul 27, 2009
There is always talk about what the electronic world gets to know about our most private behaviors, like what we read or buy or do. Some say it is an invasion of privacy. Some say it is an advantage that companies will send us offers for stuff we really want. But...
