Archive for the 'Entrepreneurship' Category

Business 2.0 Magazine Finished

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

I was unpleasantly shocked to see that this months issue of Business 2.0 will be the last. It was my favorite magazine by leaps and bounds and will be sorely missed. Josh and team, you guys did a fantastic job, and this loyal fan will surely miss your work. Wish you all the best with […]

New Business Ideas

Monday, September 17th, 2007

Here are 3 solid ideas according to Entreprenuer Magazine for start up businesses:
1) Rent Motorcycles at vacation destinations. This is a cool idea if you are into motorcycles, I guess it would work also for scooters. And taking it to the next level, maybe a line up of all vintage italian scooters like Lambrettas and […]

Strategy on Pricing

Friday, February 9th, 2007

The “Charge based on what the other guys are charging and the hope to squeeze out a profit” method of pricing is known as “Cost of Competition” and is used by plenty of companies. It’s intuitive and easy to work out, but it often leaves a lot of money on the table.
 
Sticking to the cost-and-competition paradigm […]

Outsourcing to Philippines

Friday, January 26th, 2007

Six years ago the call-center industry in the Philippines was virtually non-existent. And at that time, American company PeopleSupport who was providing outsourcing services to US companies through a call center based in St. Louis Missouri was watching the internet bubble burst and their revenues shrink.
 
So they looked overseas to find a low cost location. […]