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04/08/2013

A Great Idea, the Experience Economy, & a Horrible Name for a Business

I recently had an Oprah-quality million-dollar idea.

And this million-dollar idea is way better than my Johnny Jump Up Multi-Room Integrated Track System¹ idea. The JJUMRITS might’ve made someone a million bucks, but it also might’ve been extremely unsafe for babies which – turns out – is horrible for PR. And for babies.

I also had a million-dollar idea for a biometric attendance-taker machine for high schools and junior highs³. That idea is like a million dollars of lunch money in a nerd’s pocket, just waiting for someone to punch it out of its zip-lock sandwich bag⁴ and into someone’s bank account. Read more

Category:: CPA firm, Innovation
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02/11/2013

Great Negotiators Aren’t All Soulless Monsters. Some Are Heartless Bastards.

Everyone wishes they had better negotiation skills. Sort of. We want to be amazing negotiators, but we don’t want to be sleazy A-holes, and it’s hard to be the former without (intentionally or unintentionally) becoming the latter. Regardless, it’s fun to watch people with questionable morals use their Jedi mind tricks to con people out of money (and maybe we can learn something along the way).

Consider the following sleazy A-holes¹.

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Category:: Management and Operations
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01/25/2013

Thrivecast – The Joe Pine Episode

The January 2013 episode of the Thrivecast is now available right here on our site, on iTunes, and on Stitcher. We would love for your to leave your comments on the episode page. Jason and Greg dig into goal setting and interview author Joe Pine. Read more

Category:: THRIVEcast
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01/18/2013

Thrivecast Behind The Scenes

Jason Blumer and Greg Kyte talk about what hosting the Thrivecast has been like for the first year and a half.

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Category:: Behind The Scenes, THRIVEcast
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01/14/2013

The American Dream is Dead…If You’re A Wussie

Lately I’ve been hearing this kind of crap:

“The American Dream is a myth.”

“The American Dream is dead.”

“The American Dream never really existed. It was a marketing scam.”

I call BS. The American Dream is not dead; its bastardized, mutant, entitled misinterpretation is.

First, let’s make sure we know what the hell we’re talking about. The American Dream (that’s not dead) is the idea that if you’re really smart and really hard working, the life you lead in the future can be dramatically better than the life you had in the past. The American Dream says that opportunities exist; if you find them quicker and leverage them better than the next guy, you’ll make some money and your dad might finally be proud of you. The American Dream says that the employee can become the boss, the tenant can become the landlord, and the janitor can become the head custodian.