A recent article from The Financial Times reports that Levi Strauss & Co will begin offering its jeans on an installment plan to Indian consumers. The idea of having to use a lay-away plan to pay for jeans may seem a bit unreal to people in the United States. However, as the article shows the Indian […]
Entrepreneurship Articles
Articles about Entrepreneurship from the Bay Area Mastermind, a peer advisory group for founders, entrepreneurs, and business owners.
The Two Things You Need To Be Successful in Business (Part 1)
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal stated that, “With the economy tanking, lots of people are striking out on their own… now launching a start-up seems like a better bet than taking on an endless job hunt”. There are many reasons why people get into business. Not the least is because they want […]
Get It Done Already: Good is Good Enough!
When I checked my mail today, I eagerly tore off the plastic wrap of this month’s edition of Wired magazine and flipped open to find myself staring at the start of an article entitled “The Good Enuf Rvlutn” about how cheap and simple beats perfect almost every time. I’m always surprised when I meet a fellow […]
Adventures with Strongman Logan Christopher
Last night after the first day of Srini’s Internet Income Summit, Logan, Mahesh and I went over to Planet Granite and played on the adult Jungle Gym. Logan and I climbed to the top of the rope with no hands, and then I learned how to climb a rope upside down. You’ve got to love […]
Here Is something To Make You Go, Hmm?
The Wall Street Journal reported on three economists from Brown University that have come up with an alternative method of determining economic growth. They are suggesting that night time satellite pictures may prove to give us some insight on whether there is an increase or decrease in economic growth.
Things Rarely Stay The Same For Long
I received the news from The Wall Street Journal on one of their ALERTS this Wednesday the 29th, but it looks like everyone was soon reporting it. What am I talking about? It is the deal that was agreed upon between Microsoft and Yahoo. The new venture will have Microsoft power Yahoo’s search, while at […]
Has The Economy Affected The Value of Email Marketing?
Despite the fact that all of us are a lot more savvy these days, and we are inundated with information,email marketing continues to be a viable vehicle that is driving some real results.
Product Innovations and Tools
From time to time here at Bay Area Mastermind we like to feature ideas and products that are innovative and may also be some tools you can use. By taking a look at these simple examples it can give entrepreneurs ideas to help them innovate and expand their business. So let’s take a quick look […]
I Was Right About Traffic Being a Forecasting Tool
Those who know me can attest to the fact that I have said , one way to gauge what is happening in your local economy is to look at the traffic in your community. Want to know if jobs are being lost? look to see how much traffic is on the roads at rush hour. […]
A Brief Economic Outlook for June 2009
As part of the Bay Area Mastermind membership we provide our members with an assortment of economic information to help them be able to make sound decisions for their business as well as their personal finances. Today, we’d like to give a quick overview of where we are according to a series of sources that […]
