If you read my last posting, you’ll know that I’m now on the hunt for a new office. My situation is just a bit of a shame. But the following shows that I have actually been quite lucky, compared to some. I had lunch today with a good friend, a successful CEO who is highly [...]
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When I sat down with the nice people at Microsoft, well over a year ago, to discuss their supporting this blog; they made only one stipulation. They didn’t want me to relentlessly plug their products. I didn’t have to exclusively write about technology, either. All I had to do was be honest about the reality [...]
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There is a funny discussion going on at the moment as to whether we’re in a recession or not. A recession is “official” if the economy contracts for two quarters or more. TV and radio debates therefore centre on wriggling as much out of spurious statistics as possible. Let me help. I say: we’re in [...]
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Everyone loves lists, and every now and then I’m going to compile one. It’s what slightly obsessive men do on a Sunday afternoon instead of putting their CD collections in alphabetical order. Here’s a list of ten wonderful online business services. Get networking. I mean business networking, not laying computer cables. LinkedIn has stormed ahead [...]
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