Innovation

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How Entrepreneurs can Leverage both Process and Innovation to Grow

Does your work place vision statement incorporate the word ‘innovation’ yet the company is far from being innovative. In fact, most ideas are the same old ideas that have been recycled year after year? If you said yes to the above you are caught in the ‘innovation’ trap that lots…


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Who Is Your Customer?

The single biggest change in marketing of our lifetime may be the answer to this question, “Who is your customer?” If you wonder why most organizations fail, it’s because they have not answered this critical question for their organization.  It seems so obvious, but the answer may surprise you. In…


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7 Life Lessons I learned from Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs brought me into the software and computer industry over 25 years ago. On his passing, I thought I’d share what I learned from this extraordinary man.  As Steve was a Buddhist and we both enjoyed practical mysticism, I thought I’d share my lessons as Zen Koans . Zen…


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Conclusion of Nine Things More Important Than Capital

Thank you for coming back for the conclusion of Nine Things More Important Than Capital.  Yesterday, the blog covered the first five things more important than capital; time, desperation, determination, courage, and ambition.  It’s interesting to note that most of these things are personal characteristics that anyone can develop.  Nine…


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Is Financial Reform Part of An Innovative Society?

Earlier this week President Obama spoke about how we need to become a more innovative society if we hope to compete globally. He believes that our country’s future is tied to our ability to get both corporate and government organizations to work together. He feels strongly that government has a…