strategy
Top 5 resources to learn about business, strategy, entrepreneurship and management
I love learning. I love reading about new techniques, models, or different ways of thinking which challenge the various preconceptions I have.
One ritual I current have is printing out an article and reading it on the commute home on London's tube. While the rest of the smoldering hot traincar are listening to iPods or sleeping, I am reading, highlighting, making sidebar notes and thinking about how the article applies to anything else in my life.
There are many places on the web where you can find free and powerful knowledge on the web. The following are some of my favourite resources for knowledge and thought leadership.
- McKinsey Quarterly - They may be consultants who generally write about issues for large corporations, but these guys definitely know how to write good thought leadership on Marketing, Innovation, Economic Studies, and Technology. Most articles are free, but some articles require a McKinsey subscription (which is still well worth it).
Exit Strategy: 2 ways to sell your web application without using ebay
Typically, selling a small web 2.0 startup involved using eBay and alot of promotion (And hopeful coverage by techcrunch and mashable). However, there are a few other options to consider before you go the 7-day auction route.
This is a great news for entrepreneurs, who are finding it easier than ever to sell off failed startups. Many, get enough money to get back their original investment (Which in the web 2.0 world, is typically small).
- web2.0forsale.com
This new website, launched by TechCrunch regular Steve Poland, is the place to buy and sell web 2.0 websites.Web 2.0 will likely welcome this new site with open arms, since other marketplaces do not target this niche directly.
