Alexander and the Gordian Knot 4 Jul 2022, 2:40 am

(Excerpt from “Beware the Hippo and Other Beasts on the River of Life”) As the story goes, in 333 B.C. Alexander marched his army into Gordium in modern day Turkey. Upon arriving in the city, he encountered “several knots all so tightly entangled that it was impossible to see how they were fastened.”  An oracle […]

Digital Real Estate Models – Part 3 10 Apr 2022, 4:11 am

Digital Business Models include: E-commerce – selling digital or physical products over internet; Directory listings;  Membership Communities; Digital Content providers (books, video training, entertainment);  Value Added Hosting;  Software as a Service (SaaS);  E-commerce While brick and mortar chains such as Sears, Kmart and Sports Authority are dying, Amazon, Shopify and Etsy platforms are thriving by […]

Digital Real Estate Overview – Part 2 9 Apr 2022, 7:32 pm

Digital property is one of the biggest trends of our times and it is under our noses.  Five of the top seven companies in the United States are primarily digital or intangible asset companies:  Apple $2.7 Trillion  Microsoft $2.2 Trillion  Alphabet (Google) $1.8 Trillion  Amazon $1.5 Trillion  Meta (FaceBook) $635 Billion  Most of the market […]

Real Estate Versus Digital Real Estate – Part 1 7 Apr 2022, 6:42 pm

Real estate investing, even on a very small scale, remains a tried and true means of building an individual’s cash flow and wealth.  – Robert Kiyosaki – Author of “Rich Dad: Poor Dad”  Real Estate is a proven way to build wealth and the landlord property rental model is one of the simplest and most […]

Meme Mugs and Lean Startup Principles 3 Apr 2022, 5:05 pm

Rachel Rofe makes a small fortune selling imprinted coffee mugs on Etsy. Her secret is that she fails her way to success by creating hundreds of coffee mug meme experiments. Most don’t work out but the ones that do sell thousands. This is a great example of the “build-measure-learn” lean startup approach in action.  Rachel […]

Money Pit or Money Machine? 13 Jan 2022, 1:16 pm

At its best, a company is a money machine. Put money in one end and more should come out the other end in profit. The best companies even reinvest their profits and cash flows in ways that compound their returns and shareholder value.  Calculate the present value of future net income streams, adjust for taxes, […]

The Millionaire Fastlane and the MJ Demarco Back Story 8 Sep 2021, 6:02 pm

I’ve just finished listening to MJ Demarco’s “the Millionaire Fastlane” and loved it!   I believe his book is spot on about the attitudes and beliefs entrepreneurs need to succeed. It is a must read.  Demarco doesn’t believe in “Get Rich Quick” and even has disdain for gurus charging thousands of dollars to give people […]

Qualities of a Good Name 4 Sep 2021, 12:35 am

It has been said that a “Rose by any other name would not smell as sweet”.  The choice of what to name a company, organization, product or service can be one of the most important elements of the marketing mix.  And yet many business owners, entrepreneurs and product managers give surprisingly little consideration to this […]

Airversant Alliance- Franchise-Like Marketing at a Fraction of the Price 2 Sep 2021, 10:01 pm

AirVersant is a marketing alliance of independent heating and air conditioning service companies (HVAC) that seeks to increase leads, sales and the quality of services of individual members. The company offers “franchise-like” benefits at a fraction of the price. This business model works for several reasons: Good value for target – most HVAC service companies […]

Why We Love SaaS Businesses! 1 Sep 2021, 3:22 pm

Opportunities in the Clouds I believe that Software as a Service (SaaS) is one of the biggest opportunities of our time.  Today there are over 15,000 SaaS businesses worldwide and they include giants like Salesforce.com, Indeed and ZenDesk.  Amazon Web Services (AWS) has made going to market both affordable and easy.  There are still a […]