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What inspired me to start a web design agency
Sifting through the updates on Facebook, a question caught my attention which triggered a flash of memories right in front of my eyes: “What inspired you to start a business?” This being a Sunday, I...
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Why I’m staring at clouds (cloud computing, that is)
You’d be forgiven for thinking you’re falling behind, no longer at the sharp end of technology if, like me, you’re a bit bewildered by the idea of so-called cloud computing, drifting slowly by. For me,...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s adCenter Editorial Guidelines rank highly for “arbitrary” and...
So far, this week has been a swirling cloud of some very perplexing and challenging, comprised of the bizarre and the preposterous, and by way of Microsoft’s adCenter Editorial Guidelines, and I have...
View ArticleWant versus Need
Sometimes, a little education goes a long way. What a client wants is not always compatible with what their customers need. Here’s when saying no could be crucial, perhaps even pivotal to moving the...
View ArticleBe bold, hire “A” list people
Guy Kawasaki — ex-evangalist for Apple Inc. — once said that when you’re in the market for hiring people, hire people smarter than yourself, and don’t hire people like yourself. It’s a bold move, and...
View ArticleOn being bold, and risking everything on an idea
I have an idea. I believe it’s an excellent idea. But belief doesn’t write code. People do. I’m 4 years into a project — Under Cloud — which is a web application focused on the creation, curation, and...
View ArticleHow to respond to failure. Or, after the problem came the procedure.
Encountering problems and making mistakes is a consequence of life, business, and everything else — and unavoidable. But the value is in how you respond to them. As I said on Twitter this past week:...
View ArticleCapturing the learning process with the Under Cloud
Learning is a fluid process — sometimes difficult, sometimes not so much.
View ArticleIf work ethic had a colour, what would it be?
Bad people come in all colours — some orange, for example. So I suppose the point is, I am here as a businessman on LinkedIn because of a multicultural Britain, not in spite of it.
View ArticleLearning to Lead
I don't want — or need — to be that boss who hands down from on high things with an avuncular scowl of pre-emptive disappointment.
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