Ade in Business

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Start selling coffee beans

January 7th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I ran across this interesting Starbucks fact (via Seth Godin):
It wasn’t until several years after the company was up and running that they realized it would be a good idea to sell any beverages at all. All they sold was beans.
It’s inspirational to think that a successful company like Starbucks had a much different business [...]

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A struggling startup deconstructed

December 9th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I ran across a very interesting post by Philippe Chrun, who writes with much detail and honesty about his failing startup, mycarpoolstation.com:
I am quietly distancing myself from my pet project, my baby which I poured my heart and soul and mind into…. We invested 30,000 US$ of our own capital, excluding an estimated 50,000 US$ [...]

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Social social networking

August 30th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I signed up for a Facebook account a few months ago and have slowly started to build my network. I sent an invite to a long-time friend, and here’s the message I got in return:
I have 49 friends in que waiting because I sent them this message…
I’m quite all right with limited friends on [...]

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Welcome, Chris

July 16th, 2007 · No Comments

I’m happy to say that we’ve added a new member to the Recursive Function team. Chris Lucas started last Monday, and his primary focus will be planning and executing marketing initiatives tied to FormSpring. This will encompass things like handling PR, managing AdWords campaigns, writing website copy, blogging, and putting together training material. [...]

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What I’ve learned about leasing office space

June 6th, 2007 · 4 Comments

I thought I’d wait a couple months after moving into new office space before writing much about the process. It’s the second time I’ve leased office space, and while all the work involved still ranks high on the list of things I don’t like doing, I’m starting to gather a handful of tips.
It should [...]

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