Ideawicket is an “Open Innovation” Portal. It seeks to bring together innovators and innovation seekers on a common problem solving platform. The name Ideawicket is (obviously) derived from the words ‘idea’ and ‘wicket’. Webster online defines wicket as “a small gate or door; especially: one forming part of or placed near a larger gate or door”. So the name signifies a gateway…

More publicity. Less competition. Talent waiting to be scooped up. Here’s why starting in a recessed economy may give your business a better shot. There’s no better time to start than the present, especially if people around you are more comfortable with their own list of reasons why they shouldn’t start pursuing their own business dreams right now. It only means you’ll be facing a lot less competition.

Many eBay auctions contain typos in the title listing. For example, ‘toshiba’ may be spelt ‘toshia’. This means that when someone searches for ”toshiba’, the misspelled ‘toshia’ is not shown. Thus no bids are placed on the ‘toshia’ auction entry.
TypoHound generates common misspelled variants of the keyword. This allows you to find the elusive ‘toshia’ listing. Since no one…

Mint.com is a site I have been wanting to review now for a while. I started using it back in the beginning of February of this year when I bought my iPhone. Many people are struggling right now with the economy in shambles and so we are all forced to budget our money wisely. Not that we shouldn’t always be…

According to Komisar, he provides the biggest value to companies at the beginning, and his value diminishes as the company grows and becomes more operational. He initially focuses on helping companies develop an overall strategy and business plan at a conceptual level. As the company evolves, he becomes more of the problem solver, rather than the generalist.

According to Randy Komisar, what distinguishes the Silicon Valley is not its successes, but the way in which it deals with failures. The Valley is about experimentation, innovation, and taking new risks. Only a small business that can deal with failure and still make money can exist in this environment. It is a model based on many, many failures and a few extraordinary successes.

What many sales and business people fail to do is to clearly identify who their target market is. They feel that “everybody is a prospect”. Even though your product may very well be usable by “everybody” or every company, not everybody has the ability to make the buying decision.