Archive for the "Side Notes" category

Tales from the Crypt

John Foster of the Idaho Business Review and Gary Mahn of Fisher’s Document Systems shared various experiences they’ve had while being in a wide variety of businesses… more stories than tips (though they shared some at the end), but interesting.
Gary Mahn’s key points:

You have to have a thick skin and a deep belief in yourself [...]

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Shooting yourself in the foot

Notes from a presentation by Chris Carfi and Leif Chastaine of Cerado.
The social customer?
Our business lives and personal lives are starting to really interact. Our lives are blended, and you can no longer have just your “9-5 professional” personality.
Each customer wants a personalized experience. They don’t care if they’re high-value or low-value customers.
Some [...]

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KickStart “From the Trenches” conference

KickStart is an annual conference put together by KickStand, a local organization that promotes entrepreneurship. I’m attending as a sponsor and doing a little note-taking on my blog, because I think that some of the notes might be helpful to some of you. Because it’s not specifically about blogging, I’m skipping the front [...]

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