Archive for November, 2009

  • ANOTHER BAILOUT!?!? Check Out “WordPress for Clunkers” Now ANOTHER BAILOUT!?!? Check Out “WordPress for Clunkers” Now

    Yeah, this time it’s not Congress (phew). WordPress Consutant Bill Erickson is offering his services to one lucky website owner in his “WordPress for Clunkers” contest. WordPress isn’t just the best blogging platform on the planet–it is also a content management syste...

  • Small Business IS an Economic Stimulus Small Business IS an Economic Stimulus

    The most current LMCI numbers from Texas Workforce Commission for small business ownership in the Austin – Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area or MSA (which actually goes from Georgetown to San Marcos) are encouraging. As of the latest data (March 2009), these micro businesses, businesses...

  • Confidence Matters Confidence Matters

    Lack of confidence robs us all of possibilities and a better future. If you are feeling the sales pinch, maybe it is because you are not demonstrating your own confidence to others. And, confidence comes first. Without confidence, there is no sale — whether it is healthcare reform, a home, car, ...

  • Your Investment in Enterprise Software – Guidelines to CIOs and CFOs Your Investment in Enterprise Software – Guidelines to CIOs and CFOs

    The overall investment associated with implementing and maintaining a suite of enterprise software products could be significant. A 1:4 ratio between product investment and the corresponding investment over time in related services is not uncommon. In other words, an initial $2M in licensing a...

  • The Changing Nature of Innovation: Part I — New Forms of Experimentation The Changing Nature of Innovation: Part I — New Forms of Experimentation

    Colleague Christian Sarkar drew my attention to two recent Harvard Business Review (HBR) articles that shed light on the way(s) innovation is being approached nowadays. To the best of my knowledge, none of the two articles has been written by an author who is associated with the Agile movement. ...

  • The Changing Nature of Innovation: Part II — National Policy The Changing Nature of Innovation: Part II — National Policy

    Michael Porter makes two interesting observations about innovation in the US in his BusinessWeek interview entitled Why America Needs an Economic Strategy: … U.S. entrepreneurship has been fed by a science, technology, and innovation machine that remains by far the best in the world. While ...