Starting line
Where’s the starting line for your project? How good does someone need to be to… Work for you? Work with you? For you to work… Read More »Starting line
users and customers
Econtalk: Mauricio Miller on Poverty, Social Work, and the Alternative
This is a really interesting episode of Econtalk, and worth a listen. Highlight 1: Accurate description of poor communities A couple of things here really… Read More »Econtalk: Mauricio Miller on Poverty, Social Work, and the Alternative
This sort of thing
Those who like this sort of thing will find this the sort of thing they like. Artemus Ward* I came across this at the start… Read More »This sort of thing
The soft option
Your desire to be generous to others is a great motivator to excellence: if you’re serious about ensuring that the externalities of your project are… Read More »The soft option
Courtesy and cold fusion
One yardstick of wealth is how much you give away. It’s easy to run out of time and money, but there are no hard limits… Read More »Courtesy and cold fusion
Tom Peters on ‘People Stuff’
I’ve made a start on The Excellence Dividend and really like what Tom Peters has to say, and how he says it. Here he is… Read More »Tom Peters on ‘People Stuff’
As powerful as a smile
Real marketing is built into what you do and why you do it. It’s part of your story, something that you do organically when your… Read More »As powerful as a smile
What if it was free?
What if your the thing you do could be free? If the cost of all your inputs dropped to nothing – what would you charge? If… Read More »What if it was free?
The acid test
If my potential… customer / employer / client / donor / partner / supplier knew what I know about my… product / last job /… Read More »The acid test
In their hands
Make something people can use. Put it in their hands. See what happens. If they’re eager to pay – attention, time, money – you’re onto… Read More »In their hands