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Seth Godin’s Small is the New Big (and 183 other riffs, rants, and remarkable business ideas) kind of jumped into my cart at the library a couple weeks ago. I was going to get 33 Questions About American History You’re Not Supposed to Ask, but the more I read the book jacket the more it [...]
These are the must-read books for aspiring young entrepreneurs and the “Retired at 25″ set. Some are classics, some you’ve probably already read, and some I hope are new to you. Each is inspirational in its own way. 1. Rich Dad Poor Dad I have a special place in my heart for Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich [...]
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I’m about a third of the way through Priceless: The Myth of Fair Value (and How to Take Advantage of It), and I think I’m going to call it quits. I was expecting something more like Freakonomics or something more Gladwell-esque, but definitely didn’t find it here. Author William Poundstone is a serious academic and [...]
As a business nerd and as the primary grocery shopper for our household, I have some marketing suggestions for Safeway. If I were in charge, here are three tactics I would implement today: 1. Safeway Savers Club Card Wall of Fame I think I dominate the Safeway club card specials. I probably lead the league [...]
It took a while, but I finally finished Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto. You may recognize the cover with its lettuce and the book’s key advice: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” It was a very interesting read, thanks Chris for the recommendation. Pollan believes our “Western Diet” is the [...]
Have you received a letter from Domain Registry of America? I receive several letters from them a year, saying that my domain names are expiring and that I need to renew them. Domain Registry of America is an ICANN-accredited domain registrar based in Buffalo NY. The company itself is a legitimate operation, as far as [...]
