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Wanna have a world class company? Then better work on having world class customer service folks and evangelists work for you like these examples ...
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Ever since Google released Adsense, it changed the face of how people look at web advertising. Now, practically anyone and everyone could become either an advertiser or ad publisher. As more are taking to the web to spin out their own online ventures and trying to be the next big IT startup, one question I keep having ......
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For those who have been following my blog for some time, you would probably know how highly I regard service as a competitive edge to any business, especially the frontline type which face the consumers. Hence, when I got caught in a terrible, unethical act by Worldwide Cameras Centre at Peninsula Plaza over the weekend, I thought it was only right to do what I can to warn …
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Now that the influence of blogs as a medium outlet has been rising, many companies (most notably new online startups) have also started to jump on the bandwagon by publishing their …
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Great, this year's Interbrand rankings for the 100 most valuable brand names are out.
Branding has always been something of an interest for me because it is the art of how companies shape themselves in the eyes of their consumers. An important skill for a firm to have in both good times and bad...
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"Youthepreneur" is Republic Polytechnic and the National Library Board's latest project. This project is (in their own words) "essentially a real life platform designed to engage enterprising youths and social groups in authentic learning via a structured entrepreneurship education program." Very nicely padded mission statement if you ask me.
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Seems like Friendster just got awarded a patent for their online social networking model...
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And so, it seems like this latest YouTube development is going to answer the million dollar question of how its going to substain itself financially. Having gone through several rounds of VC funding and with a high monthly burn rate for their bandwidth, tech pundits waited on the edge of their seats to see what this major media player would do to turn in some revenue...
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It is amazing how e-mails have come to be one of the most commonly used means of communications these days. However, in all its instant speed of transmission, many still fumble with it, making it a less than ideal tool due to erroneous mistakes when it comes to crafting an e-mail. Specifically, I've come across 3 big evils that e-mail users actually stumble …
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Well, if you're one of thoses curious nuts like who likes to see how stuff are made, you're in for a treat cos here's a whole list of videos on exactly that:How Bubblegum is MadeHow Steel Safes are MadeHow Toothpicks are MadeHow Mail Processing is DoneHow Kayaks are MadeHow Jeans are MadeHow Holograms are MadeHow Helicopters are Madeand many more over at DailyMotion[props to …
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Leadership is a pretty over-rated topic at times but had a couple of thoughts about how to go about developing what I would term "leadership on a personal level". This, I feel, is the foundation to being able to develop further in this area...
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Recently just made trips to 2 different customer service centers to fix a printer and a laptop. Both were pretty big names in the industry but I don’t think that they were doing the best f …
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I kind of had this interesting exchange with a friend lately because she was still looking for a job after having graduated for a couple of months. She told me she needed a job soon but then I thought, is it that 1) you really need a job or 2) you really need the pay that comes with a job ?
I would think that for most, having a job is more like a means to an end. Why? …
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Most startups face the issue of getting brand awareness when they first emerge on the scene. This is where clever and precise marketing efforts will help spread the word of their existence. But this is only a start and the word going out sounds like "Hey, there is this new kid on the block .....".
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Often in life, we reach decision points where we need to make a choice between 2 potentially life-altering options. Other times, we may spot an opportunity of sorts upon the horizon. T …
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Found this video of Churchill Club’s August 17, 2006 event -- “Startup Success 2006” from Guy's blog. In it, the 5 panelists discuss at what it takes to build a successful star …
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Some promotion for E27, run by the best bunch of tech blokes I know :
When: September 13th (Wed) @ 7pm - 11pm
Where: SMU School of Information Systems, Level 2, Student Lounge.
Cost: Free
Register here : http://entrepreneur27singapore.wikispaces.com/
More info here : http://www.entrepreneur27.org/sg
See you there!
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Here come an interesting set of figures from the local papers today. Basically, it was a survey to find out how well our Singapore sales staff are doing on these 7 factors -- Appearance, Ambience, Attitude, Acquisition, Assistance, After Sales and Approach...
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Here's the second part of the comparisons I've decided to do based on the World Bank's list of top 10 business friendly countries.This time the 2 datasets in comparison are Internet Pentration levels (again!) and Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity which is a measure of the entrepreneurial capacity of a nation.Once again, have fun trying to determine if there are any …
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A collection of some of my favorite quotes from the famous Omaha Investor. I like to think about them as a way of peeking into how he sees things:"It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently." (To his son Howard)"Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you should look for three …
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