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Monday, May 12th, 2008What makes a good business idea? I know lots of people that have started businesses with what seems to be the golden touch. Everything seems to come together, revenue starts flowing, and boom - success! But I also know other people who think they have a great business idea and they give […]
Thomas Skinner in the News
Monday, April 14th, 2008I was poking around on the web tonight and came across this archived article from 2001 in the Deseret News. This was a report on a venture funding event that the company I worked for (Communitect) attended. I believe this historic document is the first time I was ever quoted in the media. […]
Death by PowerPoint
Saturday, March 1st, 2008I have created and delivered many, many, many PowerPoint presentations over the years. Some were better received than others. Recently, I decided I need to create two presentations - one for what I am going to propose to improve productivity and client service solutions where I work, and the other for pitching a […]
Toshiba Quits HD DVD - An Application of the Dip
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008I picked up a book the other day called ‘the dip’ by Seth Godin. It talks about knowing when to quit in business (or anything). The recent news surrounding Blue Ray disc and HD DVD has provided a practical application of the principle. In his book, Godin describes a couple of curves called […]
Smile Reminder on Fox News
Friday, December 14th, 2007My friend, mentor, and former boss, Jim Higgins, was featured on Fox Business earlier this month as he talked about the business he founded in 2000. The business, now called Smile Reminder, is a doctor-patient communication system designed to improve communication between medical service providers and their patients using text messaging, email communication and […]
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