Nov 27

Need 20-25 stories about startups using Macs….

Business, Entrepreneur No Comments »

….and this is a chance for you to discuss your business and using a Mac to start up your business. Your business story covers what you are thinking about using the Mac and can answer such questions as:

  • short description of your company
  • how and when did you first starting to use your Mac in your startup
  • the good and the bad, strengths and weaknesses about using the Mac
  • what lessons you have learned about startups
  • what advice you’d give to people considering starting up a business
  • anything else you can think of

The length of the story needs to be around 450 500-700 words or less (or more if you want me to edit it down some) and may contain one graphic/photo. Use iWork Pages so that I can insert it into my upcoming 6×9 sized book.

I’m looking for a mixture of businesses and even out of the ordinary businesses, for example animal husbandry, that tells how a Mac can be used in that business or industry. This is an idea I had and putting it out to see what Mac users want to talk about using the Mac and see what you all have to say about this idea.

Let me know what you think and what issues you see. I’m winging this as I go, so be prepared for changes, but I’m looking for suggestions as well.

P.S. Also think of this as a short introduction to who you are and I’ll figure a way of pointing your information to your company’s web site or blog so you’ll have more information to discuss your company with future customers.

Update #1: Think in terms of telling your story to others, tell it compelling enough so that people are entertained and enlightened at the same time. Also, enjoy writing it, have some fun.

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Oct 20

College tuition costs getting out of touch with students

Thoughts, education No Comments »

Here’s an interesting article “College: most expensive than ever”, as if it’s the availability of money that is the problem. Has anyone looked at the what you get for what you pay for? Does that mean that book stores can’t supply a “college level” degree of experience at a less costly way or getting a “degree”? How about your local public library, or better yet, get a “library card” from your local community college and digest the books from there. But what is the difference between college and books from Amazon.com or your local Barnes and Noble.

College is more for those that want to work for others and less for entrepreneurship because universities and colleges offer far fewer courses for entrepreneurship. While  becoming a doctor, lawyer, biologist, or writer means you can learn at college, it does not stop you from learning on your own about starting your own business and getting the “school of hard knocks” experience rather than grades from teacher. But where are most of the jobs created? In small businesses. School will give you a head full of knowledge, not nearly the experience of failing in real life.

So, you can go to college if you want to, I have, but now that I’ve been I’ve learned more from “life” than I did at college.

It’s all about reading and learning, never about college.

For the best return on your money, pour your purse into your head. Benjamin Franklin


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