Tag Archive for: business lessons

Lessons From a Gruesome Medieval Battle

  Nicholas Hook shoved his arrow into the soldier’s eye socket and kept pushing until he felt the arrow slide through the soldier’s gelatinous brain and finally come to a […]Read More

Lessons From Teddy Roosevelt’s Near Death “River of Doubt” Exploration

I just read “The River of Doubt” about Teddy Roosevelt’s (TR’s) near death adventure on the River of Doubt in the Amazon, and I couldn’t help but pick up several […]Read More

Seth Godin – Awesome Lessons & Books: Contribute, Don’t Market

We are all riding a boom of low rates and great real estate demand, and business is coming easier than usual. Lots of people provide advice during boom-times, and it […]Read More

Key Business Books That Changed Our Perspective/Way of Business

My two sons relentlessly make fun of business books - "for every book that says 'always do A,' there are two other books that say the opposite." My kids also point out how books often illuminate what works for one person without mentioning how the same techniques might not have worked for others.Read More

Rolling Stones Business Lessons – Re-invent Yourself; After 2008?

There was an excellent article in the WSJ Saturday with business lessons from the Rolling Stones. http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-rolling-stones-guide-to-business-success-1462544656 Choose the right name: The Stones used to be called “Little Boy Blue […]Read More

Arrogant Billionaire vs. Super Nice Guy Millionaire

Travis Kalanick is the Uber founder who is worth about $6 billion. He fascinates us b/c he appears to be extremely arrogant and he seems to pick fights with most […]Read More