http://consultski.blogspot.com/Entrepreneur in Residence, Author &amp; Consultant <br> Jeff 'SKI' Kinsey speaks out for more throughput. <br> ©2005-2011. All rights reserved.<br>ennoreply@blogger.com (Jeff SKI Kinsey)Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:58:01 PSTBlogger http://www.blogger.com869125noreply@blogger.comnoEntrepreneur in Residence, Author &amp; Consultant Jeff 'SKI' Kinsey speaks out for more throughput. ©2005-2011. All rights reserved. Entrepreneur in Residence, Author &amp; Consultant Jeff 'SKI' Kinsey speaks out for more throughput. ©2005-2011. All rights reserved. http://consultski.blogspot.com/2012/01/mcommerce-and-ecommerce.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jeff SKI Kinsey)Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:58:01 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12570337.post-4346189198118642832 x.com These guys are re-writing the rules of commerce before our very eyes... developers take note. Welcome Developers, Integrators, and InnovatorsWe’re fans of what you do, and we want to help you do more—faster and with greater efficiency. We know you want to build great commerce solutions to help merchants compete, while growing your own business. And we know it’s you who’ll help shape 2012-01-24T06:58:01.742-05:00http://consultski.blogspot.com/2012/01/doing-vs-do-impossible.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jeff SKI Kinsey)Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:17:53 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12570337.post-5223394118488432742 DOing the Impossible by Patrick Bet-David Did you ever "try" to do something? Remember in the movie, The Karate Kid, when Daniel is instructed either "do" Karate or don't do Karate, but there is no "try" Karate? For me, doing the impossible is simply taking action. Not perfect action, just some action. Perfection may come later, but taking no action is a guaranteed way to NOT do the 2012-01-23T08:17:53.619-05:00http://consultski.blogspot.com/2012/01/jz-fulfillment-launches.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jeff SKI Kinsey)Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:02:57 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12570337.post-4878232229365205903 Main Street Startups launches JZ Fulfillment Massillon, Ohio I am excited to share the birth of a new company... one that has been a labor of love for the last few months. But Founder and CEO, Greg Butler, and I are more excited about what this mean for startups and small businesses in America: “JZ Fulfillment provides world class services for the small to medium sized business… even 2012-01-04T13:02:57.773-05:00http://consultski.blogspot.com/2011/12/more-on-4ps.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jeff SKI Kinsey)Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:37:11 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12570337.post-9019269710338661565 SKI on the New 4Ps of Marketing at the AmSpirit HOF Chapter held at Creative Sources For me, the good news is simple: The "new" Four Ps of Marketing are the same as the old four Ps of Marketing: Product Price Place Promotion The challenge in light of every "guru" on the net claiming to have found a missing P to add to the mix, is to remain true to the that which works. Too few remember the 2011-12-16T10:37:11.265-05:00http://consultski.blogspot.com/2011/12/startupbus-europe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jeff SKI Kinsey)Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:00:09 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12570337.post-3431976387115920371         (click on Table to enlarge) This is fun! When I was on the Cleveland StartupBus trying to help build a company in 48 hours, I had little time to "play the market" so to speak. From my desk in the USA, I have done quite well betting on the five teams on StartupBus Europe. In fact, the game is still running, even though two winners were named yesterday. Want some good clean, free, 2011-12-16T09:00:09.043-05:00http://consultski.blogspot.com/2011/11/four-ps-revisited.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jeff SKI Kinsey)Sun, 06 Nov 2011 03:56:18 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12570337.post-1933716446242030616 The Four Ps of Marketing This article is so wrong on so many fronts, I was at a loss to know where to start a rebuttal... in fact, I even double-checked to make sure this was not published by The Onion. Honest. This quote will serve my purpose: In a transparent, digitally empowered world, only the best offerings survive, so companies that spend on promotions have a cost disadvantage. 2011-11-06T06:56:18.374-05:00http://consultski.blogspot.com/2011/11/solomo-and-4sq.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jeff SKI Kinsey)Wed, 02 Nov 2011 03:58:56 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12570337.post-721155785602173668 SoLoMo and FourSquare Are you checked in? "7 innovative ways to get your customers to check in wherever they are" ski on 4sq: https://foursquare.com/consultski slideshare: www.slideshare.net/cvgallo... — 2011-11-02T06:58:56.077-04:00http://consultski.blogspot.com/2011/10/thinking-about-change.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jeff SKI Kinsey)Sun, 30 Oct 2011 04:32:33 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12570337.post-7177963645894227884 Rate of Change Moore's Law as it applies to the gap between government and the private sector is the topic of this video from Clay Johnson, Director of Engagement at Expert Labs. As some of you know, I had the honor of serving as a federal, state and local member of government during my career [to date]. In that order, serving last, as the first DBA for the Town of Hilton Head Island, South 2011-10-30T07:32:33.518-04:00http://consultski.blogspot.com/2011/10/want-more-thruput.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jeff SKI Kinsey)Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:41:38 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12570337.post-5824267726713872354 Want more throughput? Hire better people! I preach this at least once a week... but why? Because so few people understand this concept. So, here is yet more proof. This time from a startup that most of the tech community has heard of, maybe even non-techies, and one that just raised an additional $250MM in funding. Link: www.dropbox.com So, if you need help staffing, let's talk. Jeff2011-10-19T13:41:38.265-04:00http://consultski.blogspot.com/2011/10/vc-musings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jeff SKI Kinsey)Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:08:53 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12570337.post-7484507265594139024 Occupying My Mind by Fred Wilson. Fred is a VC and principal of Union Square Ventures. Fred's musings on Occupy Wall Street gave me a fresh insight into this movement and others like it [in one or more ways] around the country and the world. [See link above] People are "mad as hell" and not going to take it much longer! Attempting to put a "one size fits all" label on even this one "event"2011-10-17T08:08:53.452-04:00http://consultski.blogspot.com/2011/10/buying-or-selling-business.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jeff SKI Kinsey)Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:39:49 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12570337.post-1071671107531515735 Want to sell? Why does the thought keep popping into your head: "Maybe this is a great time to sell out and move south." The last three years have been tough for most business owners. Little hope of recovery until after the next major election cycle. Why wait to see if it gets any worse? Give me a call. -ski (330) 737-1490 2011-10-11T08:39:49.898-04:00http://consultski.blogspot.com/2011/10/bad-girl-ventures.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jeff SKI Kinsey)Sat, 01 Oct 2011 10:44:31 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12570337.post-3922678450445477533 Bad Girl Ventures - Cleveland Yet another outreach of Main Street Startups is gaining traction as SKI connects them to BGV. Here is the short version: I meet Dar Caldwell at LaunchHouse, he invites me to present at 6ixth City Tech Fest at the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame. At the event, colleague Ron Finklestein points a vendor booth at the event featuring a nonprofit incubator for women launched 2011-10-01T13:44:31.609-04:00http://consultski.blogspot.com/2011/09/give-me-heat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jeff SKI Kinsey)Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:26:10 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12570337.post-3934991919896841044Commandment: Give me heat! Continuing with the theme of the book “Go-Giver” let's talk about which comes first, heat or fuel. As in the commandment above where the homeless woman is holding an old thermostat in her hand on a cool winter's morn, shaking under the cover of nothing more than several refrigerator cartons. No luck? Imagine that... I can. In the Go-Giver, the first law is simply, “The 2011-09-25T11:26:10.432-04:00http://consultski.blogspot.com/2011/09/leaders-do-exist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jeff SKI Kinsey)Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:43:58 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12570337.post-6857867805781836338 This spot makes you think... or at least I hope it does. 2011-09-22T03:43:58.832-04:00http://consultski.blogspot.com/2011/09/go-give-go-giver.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jeff SKI Kinsey)Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:42:13 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12570337.post-6480515720209362210 This is my new favorite book: Go-Giver What is so special about this material? I knew the material inside out, before I ever opened the book. But I did very little [so to speak] with the material. FYI: To my knowledge, it is my first favorite for which I only own he Kindle version. But I digress... Well, long story short: the book has become an event... Greg Loo a colleague and fellow 2011-09-13T05:42:13.839-04:00http://consultski.blogspot.com/2011/09/first-anniversary.htmlMain Street Startupsnoreply@blogger.com (Jeff SKI Kinsey)Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:16:35 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12570337.post-8496483584672640911 I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash One year ago today, I conceived what has become Main Street Startups, a business incubator and accelerator for US Citizens. Yes, in fact, the idea started as Main Street Canton. Then within a few weeks, I determined that was too narrow, and renamed it Main Street Stark. At SXSW in March of this year, with the help of Mike Muhney [2011-09-05T04:16:35.795-04:00http://consultski.blogspot.com/2011/09/who-needs-rules.htmlGuy Kawasakinoreply@blogger.com (Jeff SKI Kinsey)Sun, 04 Sep 2011 09:48:28 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12570337.post-4761268303227429268 How about "rules of thumb"? On several occasions I have read passages of Guy Kawasaki's book, Rules for Revolutionaries, but just today completed a thorough re-read of the book. It is even better than I remembered! Of course it was a birthday present to myself... twelve years ago! If you haven't read it, you should. If you have, you might want to consider re-reading it. 2011-09-04T12:48:28.397-04:00http://consultski.blogspot.com/2011/07/referenceability.htmlMarketingnoreply@blogger.com (Jeff SKI Kinsey)Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:31:49 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12570337.post-4509679320778162507 One client recently offered this feedback: “Recently, I spent a few hours meeting with SKI to just talk about marketing in general.  I was amazed to discover the common sense that I was completely missing in my approach to marketing.  I want to know more.  I want the people I care about to know more!” —Susan, Insurance Professional, Canton, Ohio Thanks to all my clients, past, present and2011-07-12T13:31:49.840-04:00http://consultski.blogspot.com/2011/07/coveys-8th-habit.html8th Habitnoreply@blogger.com (Jeff SKI Kinsey)Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:04:39 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12570337.post-7008735665349211713 The 8th Habit by Stephen Covey This is probably the most thorough book on effectiveness that I have ever studied. And I do mean study. It took me several weeks to work my way through this tome. Much like a Bill Dettmer book, it is more complete than one could imagine. Interested in becoming more effective? Here is your assignment. 2011-07-10T16:04:39.856-04:00http://consultski.blogspot.com/2011/07/better-mouse-trap.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jeff SKI Kinsey)Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:14:03 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12570337.post-5245499081853755192 SKI on Better Mouse Traps 2011-07-06T08:14:03.081-04:00http://consultski.blogspot.com/2011/06/dr-eliyahu-m-goldratt-at-rest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jeff SKI Kinsey)Sun, 12 Jun 2011 08:06:10 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12570337.post-5456306364442487242 Dr. Goldratt will be missed. His energy was second to none.  My tribute is online at Main Street Stark.  -ski 2011-06-12T11:06:10.170-04:00http://consultski.blogspot.com/2011/05/its-only-been-30-years.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jeff SKI Kinsey)Mon, 30 May 2011 05:43:11 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12570337.post-5807567806172226899 I started my eCommerce career with a 300 baud modem, a Radio Shack computer, and CompuServe in 1981. Sold my first major virtual project in 1988. Moved to "The World" in 1990 as I recall; they were the first public dial-up ISP and still have a lot to offer. Learned to program object-oriented apps for Mac OSX in 1991, of course is was called NeXTstep back then, before Apple made nice with Steve 2011-05-30T08:43:11.877-04:00http://consultski.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-latest-startup-effort.htmlstaffingnoreply@blogger.com (Jeff SKI Kinsey)Tue, 24 May 2011 09:36:53 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12570337.post-2846867935974191418 2011-05-24T12:36:53.584-04:00http://consultski.blogspot.com/2011/04/today-we-are-rich-by-tim-sanders.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jeff SKI Kinsey)Fri, 08 Apr 2011 05:07:04 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12570337.post-1421421679467916735 Tim Sanders' newest book, "Today we are Rich" —2011-04-08T08:07:04.945-04:00http://consultski.blogspot.com/2011/01/when-you-are-right-youre-right.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jeff SKI Kinsey)Sun, 30 Jan 2011 04:29:11 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12570337.post-3442892932406124457 I am pleased... I actually had to remind some very smart people that the internet is about making life easier. I am pleased to see the hyperlinks have returned to the stock tickers on the StockTwits50 chart. —2011-01-30T07:29:11.670-05:00nonadult