from USA Today 26 Sept 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz FORT WORTH — In a huge facility, rows of workers at Workstations and snap color-splashed Backs onto mobile phones. Then the handset moves down the line to the next station. Occasionally, a cheer erupts from one of the rows as …
By Steve Wozniak, x-Apple & Nolan Bushnell, x-Atari from SJ Mercury News 29 Sept 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz There were a lot of forward-looking panels at the inaugural Creative Convergence Silicon Valley — the music & tech festival also known as C2SV — but my favorite featured two guys …
from Business Insider.com 4/12 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 9/13 11. Know Yourself “There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one’s self.” Understanding ourselves is not easy. Sometimes we just don’t want to see ourselves, for who we really are. It’s much easier to hold onto …
from Wikipedia, History channel & other sources 9/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Bertha believed in Benz. Before he got together with Mercedes, Germany’s Karl Benz invented the first Car in 1885 – a small 3 wheeler. His wife, Bertha, showed her faith in him, by Investing a large sum of …
On his 150th birthday, his Innovations still reverberate throughout our Culture today. from USA Today 30 July 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 9/13 Born & Raised in Detroit. Emulation: Ford’s Business Methods & Techniques are emulated to this day, from the auto industry to clothing manufacture to the fast-food industry. …
from About.com 8/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 9/13 SpaceX – Space Exploration Technologies: In 2002, Elon Musk started SpaceX. Elon Musk is a long-standing member of the Mars Society – a non-profit organization that supports the exploration of Mars – and Musk is interested in establishing a greenhouse on Mars. …
from their Website & Wikipedia.com 9/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Shaming the Competition. In 1984, Häagen-Dazs wanted to limit distribution of Ben & Jerry’s in Boston, prompting Ben & Jerry’s to file suit against their parent company, Pillsbury, in its now famous “What’s the Doughboy Afraid Of?” campaign. In 1987, …
from eCommerce Times.com 4/05 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz When? Let’s say that the time has come for your Startup to take the next step for launch, or growth & credibility. The wide wisdom of a Board of Directors will help you with these. Whatever the reason, a properly constituted board …
Compiled by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 9/13 1. Love what Company does is the most important factor. Passion for Products is king in Silicon Valley. Make comments about yours or others use of product/ service. Passion is more important than Education or Experience. 2. Create a Pitch for “selling” yourself. 1 Page …
eBusiness Insights from the Visionary Women-founders of 20 Net-Ventures from Carol Fitzgerald/CEO Book Reporter.com 1/11 enhanced by Peter\Wiz4biz 9/13 Info on each Biz continued. Over the past years so much valuable advice has come from my peers, as they learn the intricacies of building a business where shifts in strategy …
Measure everything that you’re doing (that you can), so you’ll know how you’re doing !!! compiled by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Keep your Finger on your Pulse. What is the Industry standard – Benchmark? Where do you stand? Do you have “trends” in your organization that can be improved? Here are the …
Compiled by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 9/13 1st Interview by Phone * – so you see how well they communicate and if they’re comfortable (self-confidence) taking to someone new – without their appearance affecting your judgment. 2. Ignore the Irrelevant. Would a PhD or VP from a big company be good for …
from Mashable.com 10/09 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 9/13 4. Facebook is the other social networking giant you’ll want to be sure your business has a presence on. It’s another powerful tool for building relationships, raising visibility for your brand, and targeting your customer niche. With a robust and relatively low-cost …
from INC magazine 5/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 9/13 The “Square” Sells itself !!! Despite Square’s rapid growth, which recently earned the company a valuation of $3.25 billion, there’s not a single salesperson among its 500 employees. “The product sells itself,” Dorsey says. That fact was apparent at the Artists …
from My Magnetic Blog.com 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Can you imagine living a life where everything you ever start gets finished, gets noticed & succeeds? A life where you have enough time to get everything on your list checked off and done? In reality, Entrepreneurs think much faster than …
Courtesy of the National Science Foundation [NSF] thru Michigan Technical University 11/12 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 09/13 Validating the Market continued National Science Foudation’s [NSF] focus is on getting that work done up front.” NSF also stresses that the Lead Entrepreneur is the key player. “It’s not about whether a …
from Decision Making Solutions.com 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 9/13 Recent Research into the workings of our brain has stirred the debate with respect to the Intuitive decision making versus Rational [logical]. How much we should rely on intuition when making difficult decisions? In his book, The Power of Intuition, …
from IEEE [Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers & Computers+++] Global History Network 12 Sep 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Overview: Ray Dolby invented several important technologies related to the recording & reproduction of sound for the studio, home, & theater during his lifetime – which just ended recently. Early …
How Exceptional Companies Think by Michael Raynor from Soundview Summaries.com 05 May 13 enhanced by Peter.CXO Wiz4biz The Three Rules: How Exceptional Companies Think by Michael Raynor is an important book which has applicability mainly to companies that manufacture products. The book spends little or no time on financial companies, …
from eHow.com 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz How many? According to a 2006 PRWeek [Public Relations] survey, about 62 % of CEOs rely heavily on “gut” feelings or “intuition” when making business decisions. The term “go with your gut” refers to this decision-making process and how sometimes your intuition leads …
Compiled by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 7/13 5b. Mission. Why do we exist? What business are we in? What product or service can we provide? Who are our Customers? What are their needs? How do we reduce their pain (anxiety, cost, failures, etc)? How can we increase their satisfaction (happiness, safety, success, …