Archive for February, 2006
Define measurable objectives, but in a relative way
By Diogo Lemos Pereira on Mon, 20 Feb 2006, at 18:33 , in Reflections
Still from Bnoopy (I can’t seem to get enough of this “dead” blog :-) comes “Flossing and startups” a funny post that makes the point about setting yourself or your company clearly measurable goals. Great insight, right? Bet you’ve heard it thousands of times.
But there’s a twist: set goals that are relative to your competition. […]
If it isn’t on the web, it doesn’t exist
By Diogo Lemos Pereira on Sun, 19 Feb 2006, at 17:19 , in Technology, Blogging, Marketing, Web / Web 2.0
Also from Bnoopy, another post worth reviving, this time about current requirements for hiring a software engineer. Engineer Interview Triage? is a post that advocates that any software engineer you hire should have a blog, should have a homepage and should contribute to an open source project. The fact that this is applicable to […]
It’s a great time to be a (tech) entrepreneur
By Joe Haslam on Sun, 19 Feb 2006, at 17:04 , in Technology
The blogosphere is full of weird things. Some are even dead. Like Bnoopy, “An Entrepreneurship Blog”, that seems to have seen its last post in June 2005. Nevertheless, I found that last post interesting and worth reviving: “It’s a great time to be an entrepreneur” explains why it is now easier than ever to be a […]
Linkedin discussed informally
By Diogo Lemos Pereira on Sat, 18 Feb 2006, at 18:26 , in Reflections, Marketing
I’ve come across a sincere and spontaneous discussion on the pros and cons of linkedin and of online social networking in general: Linkedin, Not as Horrid As I Thought. Interestingly, it comes from Threadwatch, a “a community website focused on Internet marketing and related technologies”. I generally like community websites because they tend to […]
Clearly focused products vs. generalist products
By Diogo Lemos Pereira on Sat, 18 Feb 2006, at 17:28 , in Reflections, Innovation, Marketing
This is a post everyone should read. Matt McAlister dissects the approach that the highly-successfull internet developer 37 signals takes: “Clearly focused products unseat generalist products”. I couldn’t agree more with Matt. MUST READ.
Tips for Tough Transitions [on Family Businesses]
By Diogo Lemos Pereira on Fri, 17 Feb 2006, at 19:25 , in Reflections
From BusinessWeek online, an interesting article on the choices available to families when passing businesses down from one generation to another.
http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/feb2006/sb20060215_080293.htm
Since I’m currently neck-deep in my family business, this has a special relevance to me – not so much with the passing down, but in being aware and eventually ready if and when that time […]
Employers Favor Internet Recruitment
By Diogo Lemos Pereira on Tue, 14 Feb 2006, at 16:40 , in News to discuss
An interesting article from eMarketer
http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?1003825
Souce: link above. All rights property of their respective owners.
The arcane world of Taxes
By Diogo Lemos Pereira on Sun, 12 Feb 2006, at 20:52 , in Reflections
Of lately I have been submerging myself in the arcane world of taxes. Rates, municipal taxes, value-add taxes, corporate taxes, tax breaks, deductions, declarations, forms, deadlines, taxable incomes have all been on the spotlight for me of lately
I have dived into this world of my own wish. Why? Because it is absolutely impossible - and […]
Back in business!
By Diogo Lemos Pereira on Wed, 1 Feb 2006, at 22:50 , in Venture Creators Network
After a forced Christmas holiday season break, we’re back in business.
Since its initial inception just a couple of months ago, this blog has been an experiment for us to try out our hand at blogging about a theme we’re passionate about - venture creation.
Having gone through that stage - barely - this blog will now […]
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