- Inspiration 101: The Nine Surefire Causes Of Failure My resume: I begged the teacher to not give me an F, for failure, so, out of kindness, he gave me a D-. Only then did I have the minimum GPA to graduate college. I tried to write several novels but none of them were published. I pitched several TV shows but none of them made […]
- M&A Strategies Of The Big 5 And The Risks Of Concentration There are number of factors that motivate businesses to take over other businesses. These factors include innovation, integration, portfolio expansion, killing competition, talent or customer acquisition. The 5 most powerful tech companies (Microsoft, Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon, hereinafter called the Big 5) have been at the forefront of making such acquisitions. They have strengthened […]
- Why Apple CEO Tim Cook Is Like Microsoft Ex-CEO Steve Ballmer Microsoft entered the 21st century as the dominant software provider for anyone who interacted with a computing device. 16 years later it’s just another software company. After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. Ballmer went on to run Microsoft for the next 14 years. If you […]
- Inspiring Entrepreneurs And What We Can Learn From Them All aspiring entrepreneurs are inspired by someone who forged a path before them. We all need someone to look up to — to think of during tough times and believe that one day, we could be where that person is. These are true inspiring entrepreneurs. There are plenty of people that could be debated as […]
- 6 Unusual Habits Of The World’s Most Creative People I expend a huge amount of my time and energy writing books and articles and working to keep my company innovative. I’ve developed an obsession with some of history’s most creative minds in the hope that I might learn some tricks to expand my own creative productivity. Some of the things I’ve learned are more […]
- Why Entrepreneurs Need To Be Dissidents Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t […]
- The Pay-It-Forward Culture Of Silicon Valley Foreign visitors to Silicon Valley continually mention how willing we are to help, network and connect strangers. We take it so for granted we never even to bother to talk about it. It’s the “Pay-It-Forward” culture. The Chips Are Down In 1962, Walker’s Wagon Wheel Bar/Restaurant in Mountain View became the lunch hangout for employees […]
- How Good Leaders Create Great Organisations What if I had predicted in 1997 that one of the most valued companies in 20 years would start as a college dorm project that allowed users to rate profile photographs? No one would have believed that! Just like we did not foresee the rise of Apple after the return of Steve Jobs in 1997, […]
- The Billionaire Mindset: Inspiration From The Great Achievers Of The World “Winners never quit, and quitters never win.” – Ted Turner, American Media Mogul The world is full of people with new ideas who are aggressive risk takers. But still success comes to only few. Because it requires a lot more effort to reach the pinnacle. Our history has witnessed some great visionaries who have risen […]
- Ego – A Founder’s Worst Enemy I think the founder’s worst enemy is often his ego. We all know that founders are smart, they’re passionate, they believe in their dreams, and they feel that they can pull off something which other people can’t. They’re willing to take on extreme challenges and prove to the world that they can make a difference […]
- A Brief History Of The iPhone And How it Changed Our Lives As We Know It Near the end of every summer, we eagerly await the release of the new iPhone. We read the rumors, debate the details, and prematurely celebrate what might happen. We’re a bit like Pavlov’s dogs by now, aren’t we? Once September kicks around, everyone is eagerly awaiting that keynote — eager to get a look at […]
- Steve Jobs Changed Conventional Marketing. Are You Leveraging His Lessons? If you are ever asked to make a list of the most successful companies in the world, Apple would surely be on the top. The man who took Apple from rags to the riches and inspired an entire generation with his innovations was none other than Steve Jobs. It is amazing how the man achieved […]