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Being Bezos (or not)- 4 things you can learn from Amazon CEO
I’ve just finished reading the “Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon” (http://www.amazon.com/The-Everything-Store-Bezos-Amazon-ebook/dp/B00BWQW73E). This happened to coincide with Amazon reporting strong Q1 of 2015 with sale topping $22.7 billion. Over more than 400 pages the author, Brad Stone, tells the story of the online behemoth, of the growth of internet technology over the…
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Sometimes, creation is enough
A recent article Carol Roth (@caroljsroth) discussed how “Not Every Creation or Passion Project Should Be a Business” (http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/245604). In the article Carol describe how a successful professional women wrote and published a children’s’ book out of pure creative passion and the desire to tell a story for her own kids. Once done (a tremendous…
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Check out my recent story published at "The Analogies Project"
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who can multitask better? an entrepreneur or a toddler? think again…
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Concluding the first month of owntrepreneurship blogging- the hardest part is behind me
Hi All, The owntrepreneurship blog has just finished its first full month since I've gone live towards the end of February 2015! During this time over 200 people have visited the site and read the various posts and sections (most of them read 2 or more sections or posts). If you're reading this- know that…
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Owntrepreneurs never rest… they use idle moments to get work done
Today was a day of errands. I went to the Garage to install some tracking device for insurance needs, than went to get my hair cut (we're attending a large conference this week, I need to look sharp) and than attended a meeting with a trade delegation from abroad. I've never made it to the office, and…
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First thing to do every morning? remove the heavy weight…
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Personal Analytics (Own-alytics?)
We all know about annual evaluation process HR departments at big corporates love so much. The ritual is well-rehearsed; you receive a table with your goals, note what you’ve accomplished and what you strive to achieve in the next quarter/ year, enter a room and discuss these points with your manager, secretly hoping to have…