"According to the management expert Peter F. Drucker, the term "entrepreneur" (from the French, meaning "one who takes into hand") was introduced two centuries ago by the French economist Jean-Baptiste Say to characterize a special... More »
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Business 2.0 asked 50 of the brightest minds in business how they do what they do. Check it out. Lots of golden nuggets in there. Here's a list of my favorite quotes. Also added them... More »
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"Once you've found your own voice, the choice to expand your influence, to increase your contribution, is the choice to inspire others to find their voice. Inspire (from the Latin inspirare ) means to breathe... More »
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"The process of finding new uses for old things is not always intentional. Accidental discoveries sometimes enable firms to serve unexpected customers. Viagra and Minoxidil are examples of such happy accidents. The discovery that Viaga... More »
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(Also posted on zPod:KB101 ) " Facts don’t persuade, feelings do. And stories are the best way to get at those feelings." Tom Asacker Source: www.acleareye.com: Truth Six - From Fact Telling to Storytelling Facts... More »
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(Crossposted from www.c4chaos.com ) "If you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be... More »
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(Crossposted from www.c4chaos.com ) "Now, I came to this idea of bliss because in Sanskrit, which is the great spiritual language of the world, there are three terms that represent the brink, the jumping-off place... More »
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Kranzberg’s First Law helps to clarify this situation: Technology is neither good nor bad—nor is it neutral. At the risk of spoiling its Zenlike nature, let me propose an interpretation: a technology isn’t inherently good... More »
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"Suppose hypothetically that one out of every 200 people or so is a jerk. In today's world these jerks will discover that if they enter government or business they can become super rich and powerful... More »
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(Crossposted from www.c4chaos.com ) "Social entrepreneurs have existed throughout history. St. Francis of Assisi, the founder of the Franciscan Order, would qualify as a social entrepreneur -- having built multiple organizations that advanced pattern changes... More »
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