My friend Thomas Frey has written a new piece that it titled “2 Billion Jobs to Disappear by 2030” and goes into what is changing in the coming years.
Here’s the take away:
On TED Talks Director on YouTube Mike Rowe goes on and reveals a very fascinating idea about today’s US culture. We have a:
“War on Work”
Those words sunk into me because of a number of factors.
But I don’t want to go into those factors until you see Mike’s 20 minute commentary. So, take a view.
The ethics of being a startup entrepreneur is about doing good for both you and your customer. Sort of like a business doctor: Doing no harm to your customers with your products and services. One of the things about businesses is when you’re doing the right thing you and your customer BOTH make things better. Well, here’s a story about someone that is using organic farming which actually makes doing a garden, using the right techniques, that you’ll actually be healthier because of the techniques used by Paul Gautschi.
If you watch Paul’s gardening techniques, you’ll be amazed at how simple things make a BIG difference. Watch and learn.
So, here’s the answer to our food situation.
I came across this today and even though I discuss Apple technology, sometimes even low tech can make a difference in someone’s life.
Here someone has designed solar lighting using a liter soda bottle, water with bleach, and putting them in needed places that can’t or it is too costly to get electric light.
Watch the two videos below to see how a soda bottle is changing lives.
Thomas Edison in pursuing the invention of the light bulb failed over 10,000 times trying to find the right combination. While most of us see the persistence of his goal, there are two other stories, back stories, that most are not aware of.
I can’t make this up, but it’s gold to entrepreneurs. A quick way to test out an idea from an objective source over coffee.
Snooty Monkey’s The $20 Starbucks Test.
I loved the idea.
What do you think?
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As an entrepreneur you either have time or have money, but usually not both. Later on as your business grows you’ll trade time for money by allowing others to do things they are better at than you are to free you up to do what you do best. But in the beginning if you don’t have the money then you have to do things yourself. But how can you save yourself time and money? Let’s take a look.
Buy Templates. You can take a look at Brad Gosse’s magazine templates and purchase them and make the adjustments you need and then create the documents. He has some great ideas and flair for this thing called marketing. Getting his templates will save you time, especially as low the price is for them.
