Break to Fix Strategies

RULEBREAKER AWARDS TO HONOR ENTREPRENEURS WHO BREAK THE MOLD

LAKEWOOD, CALIF., March 19, 2014 – Are you an entrepreneur who’s breaking the rules— or do you know one? Traditional awards programs honoring entrepreneurs tend to focus on accomplishments such...

How To Get To The Key Decision Maker

If I had a product I wanted to sell you, would you ever let me solicit you? Hell no. No one wants to be sold to. So you put barriers...

You Failed As An Entrepreneur? You Wish!

You know what I say to people who call themselves “failures”? You wish! To fail is to have tried… to have given it your all and come-up empty handed. Most...

Failure Is An Option

“Failure isn’t an option!” shouted the entrepreneur as he launched his business. “Failure isn’t an option,” stated the entrepreneur after years of failure. “I won’t change. We will make it....

Question The Assumption

Business is full of assumptions. It's just the way it is, I assume. The term "bankers hours" came about because of the limited, unaccommodating hours they kept. Banks were open...

Risk Is The Only Rule

I think bumper stickers are the modern versions of Chinese proverbs. When I see a parked car covered with them, I get butterflies in my stomach. I just stand and...

Welcome Satan?!?

My Danish is not that good. But if I'm not mistaken, my ticket says "Welcome Satan."  

Don't Play Pricing Tricks With Customers

I arrived at the car rental desk after a long flight. I just wanted to get to my hotel room as soon as possible, so I could crash. Anything that...

The Simplest Way To Invent New Products: Change Sizes

The traditional way to invent new products (or services) is to look at the problems that you face on a daily basis, and then invent a solution for them. It's...

Brussels Sprouts Are Back!

Remember when Brussels sprouts were the bane of super? Your mom would surprise you with those mini cabbages, and you would try to hide them under your potatoes. Brussels sprouts...

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