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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010In 1980, following the breakup of the American band The Eagles, Don Henley was asked when the group would reunite. His response, “When hell freezes over.” Surprisingly, hell froze over 14-years later, when The Eagles launched a highly lucrative tour and TV special. According to Guitarist Glenn Frey, “We never broke up, we just took [...]
Past Is Prologue As New Industries Emerge: It Ain’t Gonna Be Different
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010In 1933, baseball card collectors were frustrated. For some reason, they found it impossible to complete their Goudy Gum 240-card set. No matter how many packages of cards they purchased, they failed to find card number #106, which featured Napoleon Lajoie. Enterprising collectors who wrote Goudy and voiced their frustrations were rewarded by receiving the [...]
Pour And Stir I – In Pursuit Of The Ideal Business Model
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009Note: This is Part I in a three-part series on The Perfect Business Model. Click here for Part II, and Part III Authentic, hand-crafted Persian rugs always include intentional imperfections. They are said to be, “Perfectly Imperfect, and Precisely Imprecise.” The same is true with many crafts and architecture created in Muslim cultures. I am [...]
Fast Follower III – First Mover Disadvantage
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009This is part III of a three part series. Click here for Part I and Part II John Fitch was first. He spent the majority of his adult life fruitlessly attempting to capitalize on the novelty and uniqueness of his invention. Unable to raise funds from wealthy individuals, he solicited $300 from a hodgepodge of [...]
Free Advice, Worth Half The Price – Properly Compensating Entrepreneurial AddVisors
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009Properly Compensating Entrepreneurial AddVisors
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