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This essay by Paul Graham of Y Combinator is OUTSTANDING and my sincere thanks to Jack Huang of Dealbunch for drawing it to my attention. My advice is to do the MBA thang and read the conclusion (entitled The Super-Pattern) first, as this will give you a good idea whether it’s worth YOU reading the . . . → Read More: What start-ups are really like I run a lot, as you can see from my www.fosterRuns.com blog and as such I get through a steady stream of running shoes and other assorted gear. At the point where, early in 2004, I started training for the Berlin marathon, a friend kindly introduced me to Kurt, Fred and Tom at the small . . . → Read More: Small lessons for bigger businesses Here are some thoughts carried over from last Christmas that are still valid, so before you kick-back and put your feet up for the winter break, here are a few simple tasks to give you a head-start when you get back in 2010. Clear the decks: If you have a vague lull in work over . . . → Read More: Last minute pre-Christmas planning PWC’s latest Turnaround Directors survey makes interesting reading and whilst it does not specifically relate to the SME market, some very useful points are made. Firstly, that there is a general reluctance of management to admit that they are struggling. In addition to this being a primary barrier to seeking help, it also points to . . . → Read More: PWC Turnaround Directors’ Survey Getting a Grip of Pricing For our first TMA Brighton event of the autumn season, hosted by award-winning Acumen Business Law, we are delighted to be joined by Cliff Burgin of the pricing consultancy Burgin Associates, who gave a well-received presentation to the London region recently which was highly informative as well as entertaining. Cliff will . . . → Read More: TMA-UK Brighton event, 30th September If you are currently facing tough trading conditions or are interested in the Turnaround Management space, one of my colleagues at RiVO partners recently wrote this very interesting article http://www.tma-uk.org/uploads/Rivo%20-%20Distress%20is%20painful%20delay%20deadly.pdf I have also recently taken on the role of Regional Event Co-ordinator for the Turnaround Management Association (TMA UK) in Sussex so if you are . . . → Read More: Interesting Turnaround Management article  Comments are closed  Turnaround Management  TMA, Turnaround Management, Turnaround Management Association This is a quick note to say that we have launched new websites for executive or SME coaching at www.rallystrategic.com and for mid-market companies in need of turnaround or performance improvement at www.rivopartners.com Running can be a great time to allow the mind to make connections and here are a few thoughts that I connected this morning as I ran out. Our unconscious can hinder us from achieving difficult things, quietly robbing us of the resilience to keep going or preventing us from seeing how far we’ve come. . . . → Read More: Exercising behaviour The news that the Government still seems wedded to their aim to tax small businesses on their parking spaces suggests to me that we need to start thinking about policy in a different way. This legislation is indicative of a desire to merely recoup reserves that had been spent out on projects and have now . . . → Read More: The time is up on current policy thinking I had the good fortune to catch the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States, live on Sky News earlier and I was struck by the eloquence with which President Obama delivered his inaugural speech. If ever there was a clear demonstration of our two great nations and the common language that George . . . → Read More: Two Nations Comments are closed Communication, Policy George Bernard Shaw, Inauguration speech, President Obama, Two languages divided by a common language |
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