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Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, an ex-Google data scientist and op-ed writer for the New York Times and The Guardian , gives insight into how we can use data collected by websites and search engines in this fascinating dive into big data and analytics. In this book that’s been called “ Freakonomics on steroids,” the author tells us why everybody lies, exploring topics ranging from elections to sex. He als Read more
This is a Q&A with Dr. Basil Peters , the CEO of Strategic Exits corp, best-selling author of Early Exits and successful entrepreneur—he was the founder of Nexus engineering, now part of Cisco, that grew to over 300 employees on 5 continents. Let’s start with a brief background. You were the CEO and founder of Nexus Engineering that is now part of Cisco. Tell us how you got into the venture capital business. I starte Read more
Overview - What is Blue Ocean Strategy? Blue Ocean Strategy has been a corporate and business “buzzword” for over twelve years. But it is part of the business strategy lexicon for a reason. Blue Ocean Strategy is a powerful tool for entrepreneurs who want to create new markets instead of competing within established markets. The goal of Blue Ocean Strategy is not to generate business concepts that compete for market Read more
"That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard”, said Bill Campbell in typical fashion, to an employee in a meeting. Back then, he was a tyrannical boss, and it took a near mutiny from his staff for him to see the error of his ways and change. According to this book, he was a classic “diminisher”. He was not yet the legendary mentor to Silicon Valley CEOs like Steve Jobs and the Google founde Read more
An Excerpt from the Book Making Websites Win "Be aware of the reader’s memory buffer. To make your writing easy to understand, you should be constantly aware of the reader’s memory buffer. As a person reads, his or her brain constantly processes and interprets the incoming words. In doing so, it loads the words into a short-term memory—a buffer—and then discharges them when the meaning has bee Read more
