Archive for October 19th, 2009
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Monday, October 19th, 2009I am Co-Hosting CNBC’s Squawk Box
Monday, October 19th, 2009I will be co-hosting CNBC’s Squawk Box on Tuesday morning from 7:00 am to 9:00 am EST. Tune in to hear me with the hosts and special guests Steve Case and Jim Robinson. It is live TV so anything can happen. I am honored to have been asked to be on the show. I will be up bright and early tomorrow that is for sure.
Sometimes the First Best Answer isn’t the Right Best Answer
Monday, October 19th, 2009Keep trying; keep perfecting. Sometimes the first plan isn’t the best plan. This is an article with a premise that I really believe in.
Viagra was discovered by trying to create a hair growth product. I kid you not.
Be open to possibilities. Know what you don’t know.
I am on the board of a super-fast growth company called Groupon.com. It is booming. It started out life being a consumer advocacy service. It didn’t work. It morphed into a hyper local best prices and group shopping service. It is a home run company now.
The original business plan for SnagFilms looked NOTHING like our business is today.
Be open minded. Listen to the markets and consumers. The best answer may not be the first right answer!
