Monthly Archives: April 2009
Why networking is more important than financial assistance for a startup
“When your only surrounded by people who speak the same vocabulary as you or share the same set of assumptions as you, you start to think that that’s reality” – Emily Levine, TEDTalks 2002
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Is entrepreneurship really glamorous?
Is entrepreneurship really as glamorous as people make it out to be? I ask this question because all too often when I hear someone talk about starting a business or advocating entrepreneurship, they make it sound as if entrepreneurship or … Continue reading
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Entrepreneurial gatherings in Davao
How many entrepreneurial gatherings do we have in Davao? I’m talking about those types of gatherings where individuals meet up and try to share ideas that can potentially lead to new ventures. How often do they happen and where? I’d … Continue reading
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Pleasure-seeking creatures
I was watching Peter Reinhart deliver a talk at TED about the art of baking bread and was struck by one thing that he said about people wanting to eat healthfully but not liking very much the act of eating … Continue reading
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Be like Aspirin
Reed Hastings, founder and CEO of Netflix: Target a specific niche. When there’s an ache, you want to be like Aspirin, not vitamins. Aspirin solves a very particular problem someone has, whereas vitamins are a general “nice to have market” … Continue reading
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Innovation in reruns
It’s interesting how one finds innovation in forms as unlikely as reruns in the Disney channel. I was accompanying my son in our living area earlier when I remarked that they showed one episode of a cartoon twice in a … Continue reading
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