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The Start-up (a haiku)

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.

Posted 22 January 2010 § Haiku § Ruminations ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Dissing The Hired Help

My wife and I recently ate dinner at a lovely restaurant in Vancouver. Excellent food. Fabulous view of the sunset over the water.
Our server, Beth, attentively took us to our table, chatted us up in a friendly way and discussed the pallet of options. Very nice woman.
The manager, Scott, stopped by to pay a cordial [...]

Posted 19 November 2009 § Observations ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: ,

Gross National Happiness

In Bhutan, former king Wangchuck coined the term Gross National Happiness (GNH) to replace the more commonly used Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (you learn these things when you read the Sunday NY Times). They’ve posted it to the walls of national schools.
Certainly, high GDP can lead to wealth and well-being, which might support GNH.
Emphasis [...]

Posted 09 November 2009 § Observations ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,