I posted something very similar to this on Wax Porhetoric but that had much more of personal slant to it, one on how to live life. Yet when we think about this, it is very relevant when searching for a new job, a new opportunity, or even associates in which you would like to do [...]
Entries from August 2008
Keep Those High Expectations
August 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Other
Tags: don't settle·goals·High expectations
Old Technologies Still Sticking Around
August 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Business, Gadgets, Inventions, Inventions, Technology, Websites, emerging markets, mobile phones
Even as new technologies continue to flood the marketplace signaling death for older technologies, some older technologies simply refuse to die. I was reminded of this recently as I read a release touting IBM Lotus would be available on mobile phones. Wow. And here I was thinking Lotus was going to die a slow death…continuing [...]
Tags: cold fusion·IBM Lotus·mobile·new technologies·obsolete technologies·Old technologies
What Kind Of Business Should You Start?
August 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Business, business ideas, entrepreneurs, start-ups
What kind of business should you start? Seems like a simple question, doesn’t it? How about one that makes you loads of money? Sounds nice. Or one that involves something you enjoy doing…it sounds pretty good to get paid for doing a hobby.
As fine as these all sound, chances are the business won’t survive on [...]
Tags: business ideas·entrepreneur·new business·simplify business
Wishing the U.S. Patent Office Wasn’t So Slow
August 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Business, Business Practices, Inventions, Inventions, Legislation, Other, Other, Rant, Rant, Technology, emerging markets, entrepreneurs, start-ups
We’ve heard over and over again how painfully slow the U.S. Patent Office is. I was reminded again today as I was copied on an email to a patent attorney regarding an application we sent in THREE YEARS AGO. What the hell? This wasn’t even a very complex product that we are dealing with here. [...]
Tags: competitive advantage·Inventions·losing competitive advantage·patent·Patent Office·patent reform·USPTO