Thought Leaders
Is “Going East” in your 2010 Plans?
Twitter It!By Verne Harnish “Growth Guy”
One of India’s wealthiest business leaders, Anil Ambani, invests $325 million in Steven Spielberg’s movie studio DreamWorks – something unimaginable just five years ago. In turn, Warren Buffett invests $230 million for a 10% stake in Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD, the same investor who shunned technology investments earlier this [...]
Jim Collins Top Ten Books; Jim Collins Key Disciplines; Jim Collins Interview; Power of PICS
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HEADLINES: (Growth Summit Highlights Day 1, 2 minute interviews)
Best News from Jim Collins — THE question that got the attention of a lot of entrepreneurs and their teams in the room last week was when Jim was asked whether founders were able to actually build a company beyond start-up i.e. would they [...]
Hiring the Right #2: Avoiding the Biggest Talent Mistake
Twitter It!By Verne Harnish “Growth Guy”
“Jemma is a great barrier to protect the team from my overzealousness and enthusiasm,” notes Naomi Simson, founder and CEO of Sydney-based RedBalloon. “She balances all my ‘brilliant’ ideas with a focus on making them process driven.
The single most important decision most entrepreneurs and CEOs make is who is [...]
Hiring the Right #2; Hiring the Right #3; Hiring the Right #4; etc
Twitter It!By Verne Harnish
“…keeping you great”
HEADLINES:
Hiring the Right #2 — “Jemma is a great barrier to protect the team from my overzealousness and enthusiasm,” notes Naomi Simson, founder and CEO of [...]
Embracing lifetime value
Twitter It!By: Seth Godin
If you walk into a company-owned cell phone store to sign up for a contract, what are you worth?
Given the huge gross margins at AT&T and Verizon and the standard two-year contract, I think it’s easy to figure on more than $2000 in lifetime value.
If you ran a business where a customer [...]