A new technology enables new opportunities.
A few lines from the book The New New Thing.
At some point in the early 1990s the engineers had figured out that they didn’t need to build new computers to get rich. They just had to cook up new things for computers to do.
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In the book Naked Conversations, (p. 81) the coffee shop Victor’s Celtic Coffee Company was listed as being the top result for a Google search. It was a favorite coffee shop for coauthor, Robert Scoble. His blog and links to his post gave it a lot of Google Juice. So much so, that it is still the top result for ‘coffee redmond, wa’ even today. They also undoubtedly have a great product. One that is remarkable and worth talking about.
Notes from the book Swim With The Sharks by Harvey Mackay
The posts below were originally tweets. I used the site TweetStats to pull them together by hashtag. They are in reverse order here. Tons of knowledge nuggets from a book written more than 20 years ago. This book should be required reading.
“No company has a permanent consumer franchise.” #swts88 (p. 273)
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“The people who make it big are the ones who fix it before it’s broke.” #swts88 (p. 257)
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“No one wants it if it’s too easy to get; if they can’t get it, if it’s in demand, then everyone wants it.” #swts88 (p. 239)
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“You’ve got to have more than one good idea. Once is not enough.” #swts88 (p. 224)
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“A firm with morale problems is usually a choice target for aggressive competition.” #swts88 (p. 217)
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“Work half days every day. And it doesn’t matter which half … the first twelve hours or the second twelve hours.” #swts88 (p. 180)
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“Entrepreneurs scratch before they itch. They dare to fix things before they break …” #swts88 (p. 177)
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“Efficiency achieved at the expense of creativity is counterproductive.” #swts88 (p. 158)
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“The way you pay your bills says something about the kind of person you are to deal with.” #swts88 (p. 143)
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“If you expect the other guy to care about you, show that you care about him.” #swts88 (p. 142)
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“The key to keeping the ideas flowing is an atmosphere where everyone can feel free to contribute.” #swts88 (p. 129)
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“… what people are looking for isn’t only money, it’s recognition, appreciation, and creative freedom.” #swts88 (p. 129)
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“… our real capacity far exceeds the average expectations others have for us.” #swts88 (p. 75)
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“Knowing what to do isn’t enough if you haven’t developed the self-discipline to do it.” #swts88 (p. 73)
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Knowing you customer means … ? Complete this phrase. *also found in #swts88 (p. 42)
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“The mark of a pro is getting the reorder.” #swts88 (p. 29)
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“Most business problems can be solved if you can teach yourself to look beyond the dollar sign.” #swts88 (p. 28)
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D.L. Damore 