- For those of us who grew up listening to "Dofasco: Our product is Steel, our strength is our people" - according to Michael J Webb at Selling to Big Companies, they were wrong. It's not the people, it's the processes. I've learned that's probably true - to build enduring companies, people are important, processes even more so.
- 6 strategies to take on an established competitor (theNetsetter). Interesting ideas, one theme: differentiation.
- Simplicity Driven Entrepreneurship (JonathanFields). The elegance of where markets are headed. Basic idea: Figure out what you love to do (ideally where it's where you build value) and outsource the headaches. The author makes a point of saying that it's not about working less, it's about living a simpler and more enjoyable life.
- The Cult of the To Do List (BBC, via LifeHacker) profiling Getting Things Done. Just by way of reminder if you missed it (I've been posting a relative storm lately), you can find my book summary here.
blogging my (mis)adventures in China between and during bouts of jetlag peppered with random thoughts on investing, strategy and development
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