Monthly Archives: April 2007

The Perfect Mess – Part 1

Taxes suck. Besides being horribly complicated, they highlight my inclination toward disorder rather than order. While I covet organizational systems, I don’t find that I use many of them or use them for long. This isn’t to say that I … Continue reading

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Cooked

When I read an excerpt of Cooked on the Freakonomics Blog, I thought, I have to read this book. When I saw it at the library, I decided to check it out. Jeff Henderson writes with a lot of color … Continue reading

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Voce

One of the blogs I like to read is from Seth Godin and he recently had a post on Voce, which is a new cell phone service company.  Seth made the point that he thought that even though Voce claimed … Continue reading

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More on Presentations

I’ve started reading a blog done by Seth Godin and have enjoyed some of his thoughts on various things. I thought his summary of a good presentation found by clicking here, presents some additional interesting ideas that are worth considering. … Continue reading

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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

One of my areas of interest lately has been the emotional side of sales. Essentially, how does one evoke an emotional reaction to what is being provided. Clearly, it is necessary that the service/product being sold meets a fundamental need … Continue reading

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Presenting To Win

Recently, I read “Presenting to Win”. It was excellent. It was so good, that if you ever have to give presentations on a regular basis, you should read this book as soon as possible. This book is particularly targetted toward … Continue reading

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The Culture Code

Last week, I picked up a book called “The Culture Code: An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around the World Live and Buy as They Do” by Clotaire Rapaille. Earlier this year, our investor pointed me to one of … Continue reading

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