by Author Malcolm Gladwell, reviewed by Wiki Summaries 09-12 and Enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Accurate decisions can be made rapidly. Our initial, intuitive response to a person, object, or event — the one that transpires in the fraction of a seconds of our exposure to it — is often the …
Authored by Michael Gladwell 2000 from a Book Review from Wiki Summries 12/09 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Chapter 2: The Law of the Few: Connectors, Mavens, & Salesmen. The attainment of the tipping point that transforms a phenomenon into an influential trend usually requires the intervention of a number of …
Authored by Michael Gladwell 2000 from a Book Review from Wiki Summries 12/09 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz SUMMARY. By offering readers a groundbreaking analysis of how trends are sparked and take hold, Malcolm Gladwell’s book The Tipping Point became an exemplification of the very processes he was describing – Trends. …
“Zero to $100M in no Time flat” by Author Michael Masterson 12/09 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Getting the Best from your Business The areas that a business must be very good at, to achieve desirable results. 1. Coming up with new/useful product ideas 2. Selling those products profitably 3. Managing …
Compiled by Peter/CXO Wiz4.biz 5/13 “You may think your Product’s perfect, but for every “idiot-proof” system devised, a new, improved idiot will arise to overcome it.” “Ideas endure and prosper in direct proportion to their soundness and validity.” “Genius is 1% inspiration, and 99% perspiration. Thomas Edison “Good judgement comes …
to improve Success 05/13 compiled by Peter/CXO Wiz4.biz Many Entrepreneurs are turning to Bootstrapping, as a way to get their Business going with little (or nearly non-existent) capital + the willingness to work hard. The mindset is “make money now, to fund the start-up & growth process. We wanted to …
Compiled by Peter@Wiz4.biz 4/13 7. Choose your Battles wisely, because your cant afford to fight many, when you’re just starting – like the “big boys” can. Try to do as much as you can on your own. If one to those big boys tries to steal “your idea”, see if …
Compiled by Peter/CXO Wiz4.biz 4/13 1. Focus on Cash Flow, not Profit-ability, to keep paying the expenses until you are discovered and sales surge – then you’ll start making a profit. If you have the passion, start with your own money & your other founder’s capital too. Create short Sales …
From a talk by Adryenn Ashley, WowIsMe.com at Silicon Valley Startup Funding Meetup on 4/01/10. Significantly enhanced by Peter/Organizer. 1. Have a clear Mission, Vision & Goals. Resolve to make the time to write the most important reasons you are in business [Mission], where you want to go [Vision] and …
Talk by Tanya/CEO, INSAGEN Leadership Consulting at Entrepreneur Meetup 03/03/11 Enhanced by Peter/Organizer “Knowing yourself is the real “secret” of having a successful startup” – Tanya “Follow your instincts, that’s where true wisdom manifest itself.” Oprah “Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. Have …
from Fortune 500 magazine 2012. enhanced by Peter@ Wiz4.biz 4/13 MICROSOFT CEO of Enertainment Biz, Don Mattrick is a “maverick” Mattrick is largely to thank for the bestselling video game console of this long-running generation, the Xbox 360. When he first arrived from Electronic Arts to Microsoft in back in …
from Fortune 500 magazine 2012 enhanced by PeterCXO Wiz4.biz 4/13 AMAZON CEO. Jeff Bezos/CEO got “Booked” As history has shown, it would be unwise to bet against Jeff Bezos, a man who seemingly cares little about low margins and only about making long-term gains. He launched Amazon as an online …
from ProBlogger.net 07/11 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 05/13 “Do what you love and the money will follow.” Here’s the key to using your passion – what you’ve been wanting to do forever – which will lead you to your ideal Clients: · to those who want what you’re offering · …
from ProBlogger.net 07/11 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 05/13 Blogger Lori of “List BuildingWithLori.com says: “I wanted to chat with you about passion and how it can make or break your online business. Most online entrepreneurs create Squeeze pages (a Landing page created to solicit opt-in Email addresses from prospective Subscribers …
Compiled by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 05/13 for Managers & Minors, Proprietors & Psychiatrists 1. Stay Cool when others are angry and lose their heads. You have control over your emotions, do not lose them! If there is a “no show” of your annoyance, you’ll doing measurably better without regret than an …
Interview of Richard Branson, Founder/CEO of Virgin co’s round the Globe.10/05 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 05/13 Question: If you weren’t doing what you are doing, what business would you launch tomorrow? Richard: If I were not doing what I am doing today, I would be doing something similar. Sound like …
5 Easy Steps for Creating what you want from the Inside Out Authored by Joe Vitale, Marketing Consultant, Enhanced by Peter/CEO Wiz4.Biz 12/12 The Attractor Factor: is an interesting combination- part autobiography, part wealth creation, part self-help, & part spiritual. In the book, author Joe Vitale claims that those who …
Edited by Peter/ Organizer of Entrepreneur Meetups 05/13 Our Speaker for Thurs 02 May 13 at our Entrepreneur Meetup was Bill Alexander – a Business Consultant – who discussed, using the One-Page Strategic Plan (1PSP) as a Planning Tool. This tool can be used by any business owner at any …
by Guy Kawasaki, Author “The Art of the Start” 04/13 enhanced by Peter@ Wiz4.biz 1. “Build something you’d Use”, because its meeting your needs and probably will meet the needs of others. Tell, or better still, demonstrate your product to a few potential users and ask if they’d buy it. …
from Fortune Magazine 2012, enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4.biz 4/13 #2. Boeing first big bet was on the 707 Aircraft in 1952 that launched their dominance of the Aircraft industry for 50 years Lesson Learned: When CEO Bill Allen decided to launch the 707, he had no orders in hand. He …
Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It from The Business Owner.com 05/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz The E-Myth book series are some of the books most frequently recommended. The original E-Myth was first published in 1985. The E-Myth Revisited was published in 1995. These book …