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Entries from October 2006

Purpose Brands

October 28th, 2006 · 2 Comments

Every week, there’s at least one or two things that I pick up from this program that really make me think of things in a different way. Here’s an example from our Strategy reading this week. The article, “Marketing Malpractice” quotes Harvard professor Theodore Levitt: “People don’t want to buy a quarter inch drill. They […]

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Chief Everything Officer Comments

October 26th, 2006 · Comments Off on Chief Everything Officer Comments

Wow… I actually got comments on a post! I like it!! In case you don’t read the comments, Martin said: “I think that the #1 role of the CEO, far more than the other roles is to be the leader and the closer when it comes to Sales and Marketing.” This got me thinking and […]

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CEO = Chief Everything Officer

October 24th, 2006 · 4 Comments

We’re just wrapping up our finance class, and our prof made a great comment. To be a good CEO, you need to know all aspects of your business, including the finance and accounting aspects. These areas are particularly important, as they allow you to really see how decisions in other areas affect the company’s bottom […]

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Entrepreneur Week In Review – Part 1

October 11th, 2006 · Comments Off on Entrepreneur Week In Review – Part 1

We’re back in class after the Thanksgiving weekend, but I promised a review of Entrepreneur Week. With all the events going on, it was a busy and tiring week, and my late night studying last Monday for the accounting exam didn’t help at all! Monday, October 2: Don’t Cry in Your Beer – Accelerator Centre […]

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Entrepreneur Week + Accounting Exam = Exhaustion!

October 4th, 2006 · 3 Comments

What a week this is shaping up to be. I’m feeling pretty tired right now… between Entrepreneur Week events and the accounting midterm yesterday, I definitely need to get more sleep! Looking forward to the long Thanksgiving weekend coming up! Anyway, I’ve been to some great events already this week, so I’ll be sure to […]

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Technorati Posting

October 3rd, 2006 · Comments Off on Technorati Posting

I’m registering with Technorati to try to get some more exposure. I just need to post with a link on here. Technorati Profile I think that’s it!! We’ll see how it goes…

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