Adventures in the Publishing Trade
Since I published my first book in 1988 (The Innovation Formula) the publishing industry has declined in terms of innovation, talent, and risk-taking. Today it’s gasping and wheezing. Herein, some of my more unusual—or maybe usual—experiences in the “glamorous” world
Contribute to My Newest Book
Million Dollar Referrals will be published by McGraw-Hill later this year to join my "Million Dollar" franchise books. I'm looking for contributions titled "My Greatest Referral." What was a dramatic new piece of business that resulted from a referral (business
1,000th Friend
Today I was notified that I had my thousandth friend on Facebook. What is the proper etiquette? Do I buy them all gifts or throw a party? Or should they each send me $100?
Global Warming?
I've just hired people to clear the vast, flat roofs on our house. We've been plowed four times in the past week or so. This is more snow than I ever remember. Anyone want to remind me where the global
Breathe
When you learn to scuba dive, the instructor imprints in your cerebral cortex one word: breathe! While it’s counterintuitive to breathe underwater, the instructors explain endlessly, “Never stop breathing. Do not hold your breath. You could die.” Oh. When you’re with a
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 01/31/11
January 31, 2011—Issue #72 This week’s focus point: Apple has gone beyond "product" and has become a framework within which it offers a variety of personal and professional technological life enhancements. It has reached a point of instant