I’ve been waiting a while for building43 to launch its community site because I was very excited behind the premise of their idea: to help “the little guy” understand what new internet technology developments mean to them. It’s not about announcing what is the latest and greatest (they’ll leave that to TechCrunch and others) but [...]
Entries from June 2009 ↓
building43 is open!
June 16th, 2009 — product development
paralysis by analysis?
June 11th, 2009 — general & admin
If you’ve been wrestling with an issue for a long time it’s likely that you’ll end up suffering from paralysis by analysis. This happens when no action seems possible because there are too many variables to consider, too many possible outcomes to research, or there is too much at stake. For many people who spend [...]
sales productivity metrics?
June 9th, 2009 — sales & marketing
I know you are feeling a lot of pressure to produce sales, and sales growth, during these tough recessionary times. And I know, at a few of my clients, board members are increasingly asking me to not only evaluate overall sales (e.g. by product, region and industry) but also sales performance by individuals.
To be fair, [...]
what to do about the dollar?
June 4th, 2009 — sales & marketing
The first question I was asked when I walked into a client, based out of Vancouver, BC, today was:
what should we do with our US cash?
It’s a very good question. Since last fall, when we covered foreign exchange, a lot of Canadian companies have not been thinking about currency too much as the Canadian dollar [...]
