Archive for November, 2009

The Dental Floss Health Care Plan?

21, Nov 2009

I stopped by Evoworx headquarters last night to say congrats to Aaron Goldfeder and Scott Case on reaching the one-year anniversary of their startup, EnergySavvy.com.
On the wall next to feature post-it notes, I noticed the official Evoworx Health Insurance Plan (see photo above).   Very funny!   But this made me think.   Highly accomplished, talented people leave [...]

How to get 50% off your next slurpee (and a free hot dog)

17, Nov 2009

Most people think of negotiating as something that happens only when major transactions are taking place (buying a car, a new house, forming a business partnership, etc).  That’s a shame, because those situations are rare, and because the other side of the table has more experience, you’re at a significant disadvantage (which could cost you [...]

The positive follow-up to complaints, failures and ideas.

9, Nov 2009

Complaints can be annoying, but when paired with solution ideas are valuable.  Failure by itself is a negative but when it comes with honest learning is the foundation of innovation.  Ideas by themselves can be worthless but when accompanied by follow-through can be worth millions.
Therefore, next time someone brings you any of these things alone, [...]


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