Check out my new Independent Thinking column: Just as not all bosses are great bosses, not all clients are equal. While there is a tendency among many independents and small consultancies to operate as though their next project might be their last, it's...
I'm often asked at networking events about the size of my consultancy. My business model has never been to expand and acquire employees. I like the freedom and independence that comes with being a solopreneur and partnering with really smart marketing...
One of the great things about social media is how one interesting site can lead you to another. Ever since I set up my RSS feed, I've been skimming posts from people as diverse as Interesting conference founder Russell Davies and Harvard Business blogger and...
You may have heard that Ed McMahon's in mortgage trouble and that Donald Trump has reportedly offered to purchase McMahon's Beverly Hills home and rent it back to him. While the two men are friends, I'm sure McMahon never thought he'd need a financial boost from The...
My first BlackBerry should be in my hands tomorrow. I resisted when the RIM devices were largely in the hands of high-powered executives trying to prove their importance. But gradually the BlackBerry became less a status symbol and more a business tool. As the...
My Independent Thinking column on business development Web 2.0 is out: It's a Web 2.0 world. Just this week there have been articles in my local newspaper about start-up news aggregator Mixx honing in on Digg's space, and Google's efforts to enter the social...
Thought-provoking piece by Diane Coutu in the Harvard Business Review editors' blog on how Google may help make us smarter. She also links to some of the earlier discussion on the topic of Google, multitasking, and how we think and learn.
There was an episode of Monk a couple of years ago where the brilliant but obsessive-compulsive detective gets new business cards. When he discovers how much each card costs, he starts taking them back from people he doesn't think really need to have them. Many...
Independent Thinking is my column for IABC's CW Bulletin about entrepreneurship and the business of running a business. It's also my philosophy of business: a state of mind that's both the calm and the storm. To venture out on your own, you have to be great at your...