Category Archives: Entrepreneurship
What do I want to get better at? What do I want to learn?
I just finished reading an inspiring blog post from 37signals’ Jared White. They had a company meeting where they asked everyone (1) What do you want to get better at? and (2) What do you want to learn? Jared had to say this… I want to be a better teacher. I feel like I’ve [...]
New Logo for VacationHomesForCharity.org
A new logo has been revealed and a new website design is soon to follow.
LuxuryRealEstate.com Acquires TheSociety.com
Online Real Estate Website Expands Business to Include the Finest Vacation Rentals and Villas SEATTLE, June 1, 2010 – LuxuryRealEstate.com, the most viewed luxury real estate website in the world, announced today it has acquired The Society of Leisure Enthusiasts (“The Society”), an online marketing solutions company focused in the luxury vacation rental industry. The [...]
With My Own Two Hands …
Great song from Ben Harper … probably should be the theme song for Vacation Homes For Charity. I can change the world With my own two hands Make a better place With my own two hands Make a kinder place With my own two hands With my own With my own two hands I can [...]
The Society receives some local coverage
Last night 9news ran a story on TheSociety.com. We are running a promotion for Denver/Colorado residents to getaway to the mountains during the DNC. For details on the DNC promotion go to http://thesociety.com/dnc.
Pomona High School class of 96 entreprenuer
IndieGogo, launched by fellow pomona high school grad eric schell, is experiencing some great media coverage.
A Sit-Down with Warren Buffett – Thoughts on Business
Noted from a Q & A at Emory’s Goizueta Business School with (according to Forbes) the world’s second richest man, Warren Buffett. read more | digg story
MBA Concierge. Should we have franchised?
A buddy from grad school, Rob Mittelman just sent me a note regarding a concierge company going to campuses. Well, for any of the MBA students at Oxford in 2005/06, you already know how successful this could be. I still think back and wonder if a group of us should have done our summer project [...]
Classic Startup Mistakes
After my time in Rye at The Putter I spent an afternoon in Oxford. By pure coincidence I walked into Said Business School and saw that Stewart Niblock, former EasyGroup entrepreneurer, was giving a talk entitled Classic Start-Up Mistakes. It was very informational. I’ve posted some notes in a word document.
WeThink
Charlie Leadbeater has released an interesting book on mass creativity and innovation (well sort of released, it’s actually now online for mass collaboration). We-Think: the power of mass creativity. Here’s an excerpt: The basic argument is very simple. Most creativity is collaborative. It combines different views, disciplines and insights in new ways. The opportunities for [...]
