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In this issue: NYC-Chicago-Rochester, MN Next few days (suggestions welcome): Rochester, MN, to Black Hills/Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota Tama...

I am honored to send you the final "Friends of Jer" Newsletter from NYC because, at some point, and in some way, you have been a p...

We got a nice little mention in the Wall St. Journal this week http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB1030481469229503435.djm,00.html ...

Rules for Tomorrow's Interview 1. THINK BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION 2. Be WHAT YOU ARE 3. Admit it when you don't know s...

The other good thing about this book was the way it delineates and explains strategy vs. tactics. These terms are thrown around a lot, but i...

Just finished Marketing Warfare by Al Ries and Jack Trout. GREAT book. Here are the relevant ideas. Most of them are quotes from Karl von Cl...

"take notes on the world, there will be a test"

we got $5k worth of free advertising for it though!

had my chest shaved on the Z100 morning zoo today

71. every meeting must have an agenda 72. every meeting must have an objective 73. punctuality is a measure of a person’s level of busines...

cont'd.... 50. importance of iterative development 51. importance of testing slowly and cost-effectively 52. individual accountabilit...

What I learned as a result of my experience with SilentFrog (part 1) 1. write a businesss plan 2. do market research (sort of) 3. think a...

Of course, the thing that gets me going is that here I am, safe and sound in the US, worried about my next job, while my brothers and sister...

Perspective is botha good and a dangerous thing. On the one hand, I amfocused on what is happening in my own life and not fretting about it...

"Blogging protects the brand You" roughly quotes from Information Week of 7/22/02

had a great meeting with the Norwalk Hour re: private labelling our service. Also figured out how to really build out a marketing plan. Make...

Getting interested in IT/Data security issues. Need to read up on Dept. of Homeland Security and their requirements for business

Met today with Adam Jacobson, CEO of Red Three Consulting Very smart guy, competent and interesting. Does IT consulting. As he says, (well...

You know those scenes in "It's a Wonderful Life" where the angel Clarence takes Jimmy Stewart around Bedford Falls and shows h...

Great article on journalism in the mideast