Thoughts on Leadership, business, innovation, and technology
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I was fortunate this week to attend the World Innovation Forum in New York City. What an amazing experience. The speakers were great and the people I met were all so inspiring. Over the next few days I will share a few of my take-aways. Here is an outline fo the three days. I have [...]
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I have been reading “Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?” by Seth Godin. This is an outstanding book. Today I came across the following comment. I apologize that I do not have a page reference, I am reading it on my Kindle. Wikipedia and the shared knowledge of the Internet make domain knowledge on its own worth [...]
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Check out this Web Browser market share data: From April 2009 until the end of February 2010, Internet Explorer lost 6 points. Market share for other Browsers was flat, with modest gains in a few cases. The biggest winner: Google Chrome which appears to have take share almost exclusively from Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Browser Market [...]
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Yesterday I attended the Crystal Classic Show Choir contest in Fairfield, Ohio. (I had a great time, but that is another post). It was a 90 minute drive each way which allowed me time to listen to a few presentations from TED. One that hit the mark for me was a recent presentation by James [...]
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Remember when oil prices peaked out in 2008? Check out this chart: Just looking at the prices in 2008 brings back all the angst of that summer. Today, prices seem to have stabilized. Credit a combination of reduced demands, driven down by the economic crisis, and a glut in supply. While I am not a [...]
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I wish I had coined that phrase. I ran across it earlier today in a BusinessWeek ‘special report’ that I received by email. It was written by Dave McClure (well done Dave). I agree with Dave and I am not going to rehash his comments. I recommend that you read his article, along with the [...]
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Do you remember this Compaq Portable Computer? The term ‘portable’ may not have been the best description for the thing. It weighted near 30 pounds. It was a computer in a suit-case. The one in the picture used 5.25″ floppy disk, an had a built in 9″ monitor (‘green’ monochrome, not color). The one I [...]
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As I mentioned in my last entry, I am attending the NAFEM Annual Meeting and Management Workshop in Somona, California this weekend. Saturday morning’s first session was outstanding. The speaker was Peter Sheahan. Peter is a dynamic, passionate speaker with insight beyond his years. He was captivating, and motivating. I walked away with many notes [...]
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A recent msnbc article featured 8 gadgets that will be huge in 2010. The last gadget in the list: The iPhone 4G. No, you have not missed a new iPhone. This is one of many tech rumors that continues to circulate. It’s not going to go away until the new device is launched. Among the [...]
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