Tag Archives: Business

Smart Advice for Business and Life: Review of Rework

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Bruce Keener

I am a huge fan of 37signals: its Basecamp product (haven’t tried the other products), its blog, and its founders. So, I bought Rework, the founders’ latest book, as soon as it became available (back in March). I read through … Continue reading →

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Odds and Ends from TwitterLand (5-3-2010)

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Bruce Keener

Here are a few tweets that recently caught my attention: RickM “No surprise Warren Buffett defends Goldman Sachs. Buffett’s investment in Goldman pays him $900 every minute. $500 million a yr.” fredwilson “We are talking about Scenario Analysis on MBA … Continue reading →

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Featured Productivity and Business Books

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Bruce Keener

This article discusses (1) a couple of specific books that will be of interest to you, (2) a new product by Harvard Business Review, and (3) a great resource of book summaries. I am about half-way through Your Brain at … Continue reading →

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Around the Web, 2009 Dec 2

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Bruce Keener

Here are some articles that interested me: Chris Leckness of Mobility Site answers the question Droid, iPhone, or HD2 … which would I choose? If you are shopping around for a new smartphone, Chris’ testing and ratings will be useful … Continue reading →

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Two CNBC Programs You Should Watch

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Bruce Keener

I recently became aware of two CNBC shows that I highly recommend to you: Warren Buffett and Bill Gates: Keeping America Great – a Q&A session at Columbia University with these two financial giants and thought leaders. Absolutely superb. I … Continue reading →

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Dear Seth Godin: Have You Lost It? (Have We All?)

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Bruce Keener

This morning Seth Godin posted an article entitled Add some {brackets}. It’s so short that I’ll repeat it all here: If you need to get your audacious proposal/clever ad/new project past your boss, go ahead and add some gratuitous brackets … Continue reading →

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Performance Indicators Exist for a Reason

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Bruce Keener

A few days ago I linked to John Gruber’s Microsoft’s long, slow decline and asked for your comments on his article. In particular I wanted to know what general lessons you drew from reading it … that is, what did … Continue reading →

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A Homework Assignment for Business Types

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Bruce Keener

John Gruber of Daring Fireball recently penned an article entitled Microsoft’s long, slow decline. For those of you who are interested in why and how businesses can decline and be taken over by competitors, Gruber’s article is a pretty good … Continue reading →

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Learn from Amazon: Nobody Cares How Good You Were – Now Is What Counts

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Bruce Keener

After my morning coffee, I watched this 8-minute YouTube video of Jeff Bezos talking about Amazon and the acquisition of Zappos. Among other things, Bezos laid out what he considered to be the secrets behind Amazon’s success. I thought his … Continue reading →

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