"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from
achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the
wrong mental attitude."
- Thomas Jefferson
Monday, September 17, 2007
quote of the day...
Sunday, September 16, 2007
2.0 plus enterprise...
watch for a company or group that will focus on integrating web2.0 technologies, social networking ideas and so on into critical enterprise level applications...
i definitely smell opportunity here...the key will be to find the early adopters of this type of mash...
also watch for more social networking integration all your profiles in one location...i think that's going to happen too...
just a couple of thoughts i was having...
do they "want" to buy it?
i apologize in advance this is going to get a bit scattered this morning...i've got all sorts of Sunday chores to do but feel like blogging so i haven't really thought my thoughts through...instead i'm going to act like a software company and launch the beta then come back and edit later...all the while i'll let you experience the transformation IF i actually feel motivated to come back and change anything later...
are you building a product or delivering a service that people actually "want" to buy because it flawlessly understands the market? or are your customers simply putting up with the trash your pushing for lack of a better solution? are they frustrated with the fact that you don't listen to them?
some in the software game have the right focus and more importantly, philosophy - (I give you 37 signals) and some in fact could care less (that list is too long for today's rant), others still are simply stupid and you know the rule..."you can't fix stupid". (this is the longest list in my opinion, unfortunately.)
for a long time many in the software industry (the honest ones) have said "humans actually suck at building software" ...maybe they're asking the wrong questions in the focus group, i don't agree with focus groups as a general rule anyway...they're based on a flawed process...
(want to know if you've got a winner? when people are standing in line at the pre-sale stage because they helped design and build it by contributing openly.
go beyond the few meetings your having now and try sending your programmers on a field trip, i...the more introverted pop-swilling geeks out of their cubicles and smelling the streets the better i say...you can think of it as another opportunity to use twitter.
Guy Kawasaki calls them "bozos".
so if you think you and/or your web development firm, software development firm, application development team rocks and truly understands your customer's world, i'd like to hear from you...identify yourself and let everyone know how you understand them and how your product or service actually puts dollars in their pocket at the end of the experience GUARANTEED...which should be the beginning of the experience.
ELIMINATE THE BOZOS from software and web design...we small business owners want results.
Friday, September 14, 2007
edmonton chamber of commerce...
this morning i had the privilege of presenting to the opportunities unlimited networking group at the edmonton chamber of commerce. my goal for the morning was to simply inspire those in attendance to take a step towards a new direction involving the establishment of a global network for their businesses...
i do hope that everyone was able to take at least one thing away with them today in terms of new information, idea or source of inspiration to improve their business and lives in general.
if, as Tony suggests folks from the group are visiting then i would once again like to thank-you for the gift of your time and attention.
i'd also like to take this opportunity to ask you for open comments on the presentation, if you have any suggestions regarding how i could improve, change or adapt the message i'd love to hear from you here or by email...thank-you for the questions and interest in the subject matter at the end of todays presentation...
i didn't get to talk with everyone this morning individually but i love coffee and great conversation.....(hint)
finally here are some of the links to check out when you have a moment...
good luck to everyone today and in the future, may your profits be large and your life be balanced....
Thursday, September 13, 2007
hugh's list is pretty cool...
in some ways Hugh Mcleod is sort of feeling a lag in energy and confidence as is evident to me in his cool list that i found oddly enough by dropping by Seth Godin's blog this morning. By the way Seth, i just finished reading "the dip", sorry for taking so long but you were backed up on my list or reads and "the 4-hour work week" beat you to the punch. this is my one day to blog, can't you tell?
anyway, Hugh...keep up the very cool work, your audience is growing like crazy...
my mom on facebook???
ok, let's set the stage. my mom is a fantastic lady and she really means well when it comes to her computer, the internet and technology in general. she took a couple courses on how to use windows and navigation the internet. she recently set-up and installed an all in one printer and wireless mouse...she's cooking right along.
then yesterday my wife tells me that my mom has joined facebook and made contact with a friend from the old days...i know this friend of hers and so that's really cool...
however, the point of this entry is not to boast about my mom although that is a very worthwhile thing to do, rather it's to illustrate the growth in appeal and reach of facebook...my mom is definitely part of the low and slow adoption rate group of the longtail, and so facebook is proving to be a major player in the social networking arena.
well anyway don't be surprised if some day soon i'm linking to my mom's blog on birds or something...
prices falling???hopefully so....
om malik on his massive blog gigaom is following up on a story related to the price drop for the student version of office 2007...i personally use openoffice as my FREE source for this suite of tools...open source strikes again. long live competition!
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