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100-mile diet, spin farming and pocket markets
Living in Thailand, these concepts simply are the way that things are done. Having lived in Canada, I saw how it is possible for it to take place in North America. Having lived in Hawaii, I saw what it was like to have almost none of the food raised or sold within 100 miles.
Getting to Plan B by Randy Komisar
Randy Komisar’s book Getting to Plan B is an excellent read and he has some very useful guidelines and advice to the entrepreneur.
Innovation and the Lead User
Innovation is the specific tool of the entrepreneur according to Peter Drucker. How this tool actually works is of deep interest. One recent book on innovation has claimed that it is not possible to innovate systematically (because failure rate is more than 50%). However, we believe this is not true. Therefore, we need to look at specifically how to systematize innovation. One place to look is at who does the innovating, and what is their relationship to the innovation.
Don’t Travel
I don’t mean to be a hater. But there is another side of the story. The so-called lifestyle gurus and permanent travelers seem convinced that their lifestyle is superior. The you too can do it is the biggest hint that their path is preferred. Certainly they don’t literally believe it, but rather it is an aspect of their aspirational advertising. Don’t believe them.
The Refuge
To be a refuge for others. Key Buddhist concept. Buddhists are defined in Buddhism as anyone who seeks refuge in the triple gem of the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha.
Social Media in 2011 and 2012 – Hype and Productivity
There is a lot of hype around Social Media, as if it is really something new (it isn’t). However, that should not undermine the real productivity in terms of advertising and word-of-mouth. 2011 and 2012 will have a more hype and more productivity.
Social Media in 2011
In a post on Seven Social Media Sites for 2011, there were of course some successes and some failures of prognostication. Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn (with an IPO), and The Blog are going strong, and in fact had huge gains.
Customer Service Policy & Practice
Don’t be a legalistic idiot. Business is not about getting money from people who don’t want to give it to you or want it back, for good or services that were never provided. Who would come up with this as a definition for business, much less good business? This sounds more like a government taxation department or extortion, or simply fraud.
Forgive my nonsense
Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense. —Robert Frost
Network Effects, Multiplatforms and the Cloud
Apple sees most clearly how integration between devices and the cloud, with the cloud as the memory system between devices, is a competitive advantage. Network effects are not only in terms of more users of a system or platform, but more uses across systems for a single user. This means that the Mac OSX notebook becomes more valuable when it and the Iphone are connected via Cloud, and it also means that the Ipad is more valuable when connected with Iphone and Mac OSX (Lion, specificially). We see now that the ipod touch is a part of this platform as well, and is targeted to be the mobile gaming platform of choice (with the Ipad likely to compete in this space as well).
Android Multilingual and Swiping Keyboards
There is a plethora of keyboards available in Android (as opposed to the iPhone), and some have the innovative swiping feature of dragging fingers across the keys instead of individual typing of each key. That is great, and the original Swype is available for free in Beta. However, if there is a need for multilingual keyboarding, that is switching between different keyboards, then Swype is of no use. However, there are two other options:
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