In the beginning, there was a Plan. Then came Arseumptions. And the Arseumptions were without form. And the plan was without substance. And darkness was on the face of the Workers. And they spoke among themselves, saying “It is a crock of shit, and it stinks.” And the Workers went unto their Supervisors and said “It is a pale of dung, and none may abide the odor thereof.” And the …read the rest
Making a Life
All choices (including inaction) have consequences. We choose to run our businesses and organisations according to a set of Principles that make them more people friendly, resilient to recessions, and more. In a nutshell: we don't merely make a living, we make a life.
Our mentors assist people with business strategy, our members also engage in co-mentoring. Sharing is a benefit, not a risk.
Business Plan
June 7, 2013
At Upstarta meetings we’ve explored the concept of business plans. In a “traditional” business, you need a business plan because …read the rest
Pigs Don’t Fly – Things Learnt from Unsuccessful Crowd-Funding
May 28, 2013
http://www.pigsdontfly.com/2013/05/7-things-i-learned-from-unsuccessful.html Zac Martin writes: “So my half court shot for a product I was crowd-funding on Pozible missed. Not by …read the rest
Remission Advice
May 23, 2013
Australian companies have this strange habit, they issue “remission advice” notifications when they’ve paid an invoice. I suppose the practise …read the rest
Class of 2013: Four Things You Must Unlearn Immediately
May 22, 2013
Original article at: https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130521093557-314058-class-of-2013-four-things-you-must-unlearn-immediately (copied in full here as the url doesn’t look like a permalink) Daniel Shapiro wrotes: “I …read the rest
Low Volume and Custom Made – Opportunities
May 13, 2013
I’ve mentioned 3D printing before as an example of enabling technology. Tools that used to cost tens of thousands of …read the rest
