The Problem with Business as Usual - BusinessWeek
It seems like a no-brainer, but taking the time to root out stupid routines can mean the difference between a company’s success and failure
Finding inefficiencies in my business is something that drives me nuts, but so often it doesn’t make sense to fix them. […]
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Wasteful Business Routines in a Growing Company
Geek CEOs Reprised!
Techies Need to Know the Business - BusinessWeek
Technical experts need to be viewed and developed as business professionals early in their careers; at the speed of business today, it’s essential to align every activity to strategy. Increasingly, areas such as information technology and R&D are moving from being cost centers to driving business strategy. […]
Facebook, IPOs and Turning Down Billions at 23
Web 2.0’s Long Road to IPOs - BusinessWeek
LinkedIn is hewing closely to the Web economy’s new motto on initial public offerings: Easy does it. Founded in 2003, LinkedIn may not sell shares until some time next year. Likewise, social networking site Facebook, worth $15 billion on paper, may not go public until 2010, a company […]
Who’s Going to Sell Online By Teaching, not Price Slashing?
Web retail sales to dodge effects of slowing economy - News.com
Despite a slowing U.S. economy, online retail sales will continue to grow at double-digit rates for the next several years, but it will begin to take a turn toward maturity by 2012, according to new research from JupiterResearch.
U.S. online retail sales are expected to reach […]
Unlocking Potential
One reason I love being an entrepreneur so much is that it requires me to excel in so many different facets of my life. I love this Marines commercial that shows intense shaping through tough circumstances. I’m most definitely talking about the mental, not the physical side, as anyone who knows me can […]
Welcome to DerekPerkins.com
I’ve had an itch to blog for a while now, and I know that blogging is a great way to keep up with people. I have never been able to keep a journal, and I have been described by friends as “disappearing off the planet” when I don’t see them on a regular basis. […]
