Big thinking, small funds.
Long days and multiple hats.
A labor of love.
Written at 3AM this morning, as I lay awake planning next steps for Dangerous Kitchen, the new go-to-market agency founded upon many of the principles in this blog.
The Digital World
Pundits, naysayers, voyeurs
The clamor of LIFE*
* Conversation at lunch yesterday included how cacophonous the online world is.
True.
But, in this truly global medium, where everyone is an expert (at least, in the moment), everyone has a say (even if their opinion is based on empty thinking) and everyone can pursue their heart’s desires (to [...]
Pink slips and furloughs.
Cost cutting through attrition.
Solvency? Doubtful.*
* According to the Wharton School of Business:
“Research has shown that if a company announces a downsizing without a broader reference to a strategic plan, its stock price will, on average, drop 5% to 6% over the next several days, according to [Michael Useem, a management professor at [...]
Gains in production*
Ten percent unemployment**
Lot’s o’ fun, ain’t it?***
* According to The Wall Street Journal, The US enjoyed the largest 6-month productivity growth rate since 1961.
** The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports unemployment for October 2009 at 10.2%.
*** AP reports that productivity gains may be bad for job seekers, while economist and Nobel Laureate Gary [...]
Methodologies
The economies of scale
Great brand strategy *
* In case you don’t click the last link: it’s to an Apple brand strategy article on marketingminds.com