Category Archives: Business

Anything to do with establishing, running, or destroying a business

Thank you for the start

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Thom

Four years ago The Piano Guys were still trying to get off the ground. They were selling pianos by day and making videos by night–and not getting where they wanted to be with either. The took a chance on their … Continue reading →

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The monetization of crowds

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Thom

There’s money in them thar Interwebs! The only real question is how much. People have been trying to figure out the answer to this for some time now, and a result, the means keep evolving. One of the early methods … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a successful Kickstarter

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Thom

A while back I mentioned Michael J. Sullivan’s Kickstarter campaign to finance the printing of a third book in his Riyria Chronicles series. He wanted to come out with one more book before the publisher begins releasing his new series … Continue reading →

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Conflicted interests

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Thom

Being a small business owner myself, I like to support small businesses whenever I can. In some things that’s a lot easier than others. For example, I’m something of a gamer. I enjoy board games, card games, pencil-n-paper RPGs, etc. … Continue reading →

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The end of everything…or the beginning

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Thom

So, Beyoncé Knowles releases an album without warning, sells a gazillion copies and makes a boat-load of money, and now some people are declaring that marketing as we know it are dead. Just like they declared the record labels dead … Continue reading →

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I hope she’s right

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Thom

I am one of those anxiously watching to see how battle for the retail book business is going to shake out. It’s hard to choose a favorite when the two combatants are Amazon and Barnes & Noble. I’m not generally … Continue reading →

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More highlights in customer service

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Thom

I know some people despise Qwest/CenturyLink customer service. But personally I’ve found them to be pretty good. Latest case in point: changing up my phone service. As I mentioned before we’ve been getting a lot of harassing phone calls from … Continue reading →

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Hostess: Another perspective

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Thom

There are two sides to every story, and usually neither side represents the truth. But there are some components to the Hostess vs. Unions story that, if true, hardly supports the “it’s all the unions’ fault” narrative I’ve been hearing. … Continue reading →

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Inconvenience stores

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Thom

There’s an old Far Side cartoon by Gary Larson with a large room, nearly empty except for a checkout stand and two shelves of products on the wall about 30 feet up, captioned simply “Inconvenience stores”. I’ve yet to encounter a … Continue reading →

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The Power of trust

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Thom

I have an accountant that I have really come to trust. Mind you, I never thought I’d be the type of person who would have an accountant. But between starting a business and moving to another state, I’ve learned that … Continue reading →

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