Category Archives: Entrepreneur

It’s been about 45 days …

Posted on October 24, 2011 by admin

InsideSpin and Brightlights are running a series of seminars over the next few months — we started promotion today and voila, i have a handful of new InsideSpin members. I’ve been very heads down with my e-learning activity, i forgot to … Continue reading →

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Moneyball — a prime example of excellence in action?

Posted on September 23, 2011 by admin

I’m a sucker for this kind of movie — aside from being a baseball fan of sorts (I finally caught my first foul ball last Monday — i smiled from ear to ear), I knew I would like the way … Continue reading →

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I want to be a CEO

Posted on September 20, 2011 by admin

I recently met someone who wants to be a CEO. He wants it so badly he’ll do anything to assume and keep the role. He wants it so badly, he won’t accept that he’s not ready for the role. He … Continue reading →

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Making Mistakes — The Power that Drives Us

Posted on June 23, 2011 by admin

As the adage goes, we learn from our mistakes. Does this really make us stronger? I’ve been involved as an Advisor or Board member in a handful of companies since leaving PlateSpin and am regularly faced with the challenge of deciding whether … Continue reading →

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Citrix Buys Kaviza — an Advisor Story Gone Right

Posted on May 24, 2011 by admin

Kaviza was one of the first companies I started working with as an Advisor. I was referred to them by a business colleague who thought my experience with PlateSpin and the virtualization market would be ideal for their business plan. 18 … Continue reading →

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Special purpose devices — is there a future for them?

Posted on April 10, 2011 by admin

My wife and I recently won a Kobo reader at a fund raiser bowling event (yes, bowling — a real sport in some parts of the world). My wife is a regular user of a reader having had the Sony … Continue reading →

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Strategic versus Working Boards

Posted on March 23, 2011 by admin

I recently attended a Board meeting for a new company where a key issue at hand was the determination of what type of Board we were designed to be — a Strategic Board or a Working Board? At first, i … Continue reading →

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Facebook — the New Smokers Corner

Posted on February 28, 2011 by admin

I may sound like I am bashing Facebook — i might be a bit, but I came across a funny vision centered on Facebook a few days ago. It all started when I heard about some interesting startups that are … Continue reading →

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Facing Facebook

Posted on February 24, 2011 by admin

I’m faced with some key decisions about how to integrate InsideSpin further into the social networks of my target audience. I did some simple things with LinkedIn a while ago and turned my attention more towards Facebook of late. It … Continue reading →

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Setting Corporate Strategy

Posted on February 15, 2011 by admin

With all the innovations in technology over the last many years, including whole new ways to manage the development process, there seems to remain at least one bastion where experience still rules — setting corporate strategy. The first challenge typically comes from … Continue reading →

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