Too Late

Something a lot of us do. We put off what we think is going to be bad news until it is too late be better than we expected news.This happens in business all the time. I get an email that says, “the landlord wants me out by the end of the week and I have no...

An “Idea” Is Not a Business

NOTE: This does not apply to those who continue to work on developing their idea.I frequently get calls from people who tell me they have a business plan and need my help to make it happen. After the formalities of Non Disclosure Agreements we schedule a meeting....

Rant Friday #1

I need to get this off my chest.”ish” time is not real time and has no place in business. It is wrong to make an appointment or schedule a phone call for 4ish. I do not like waiting by the phone, unable to start anything else while I wait until 4:30 for a...

Dell Goes Private

I loved today’s big news that Dell is going private in a $24 billion deal.That’s a big company to take private and I hand it Michael Dell for leading the charge. Why am I so happy about this?First, my main computer is a Dell. I hate it. The thing reboots...

Super Bowl Lesson

A lot of people are complaining about the “missed” holding call at the end of the Super Bowl. I am not sure that was a missed call. Maybe.It did not cost the 49ers a Super Bowl trophy. Falling 20 points behind cost them the game. Falling behind.Sure, we...