Posted: November 24th, 2010 | Author: Joseph Wesley Putnam | 4 Comments »
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A blog is a communication tool. The definition is as simple as that.
I could tell you that the word “blog” is “a blend of the term web log” and is a “type of website or part of a website…usually maintained by individuals with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video.” That’s Wikipedia’s definition of a blog.
But what is it that a blog really does?
It does communication. That’s what it does.
This can be compared to a car. A car technically is a motorized vehicle with an engine, four wheels, a steering wheel, seats for passengers, a gas pedal, and a brake pedal. If you push the gas pedal, it moves foward; if you push the brake, it stops.
I get that. But what does a car really do? Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: November 8th, 2010 | Author: Joseph Wesley Putnam | 12 Comments »
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I found a great blog the other day called Inspiration Feed. It has a lot of awesome design and graphic content.
My favorite post so far is one called “50 Inspiring Entrepreneur Startup Quotes.” The post is incredible.
Following are 15 of my favorite quotes from this post. Make sure you check out Inspiration Feed to read the rest of the quotes.
Here you go:
Quote #1
“Stay self-funded as long as possible.”
-Garrett Camp, co-founder of StumbleUpon
Quote #2
“Forget about your competitors, just focus on your customers.”
-Jack Ma, lead founder of Alibaba
Quote #3
“Make your product easier to buy than your competition, or you will find your customers buying from them, not you.”
-Mark Cuban, co-founder of HDNet
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Posted: November 1st, 2010 | Author: Joseph Wesley Putnam | 5 Comments »
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In my last post I mentioned that listening to your customers is not a good innovation strategy. This may lead you to think that listening to your customers is a bad idea. Actually, that’s not the case.
Listening to your customers is very important, especially for incremental improvements. If you’ve already decided on a product, and you’re trying to improve it, getting feedback from customers is a good idea.
You can ask customers what they would improve about your product, or if there are any problems. For example, if you release a software product, you can ask if there are any bugs. If there are, you’ll want to fix those bugs as fast as you can. The best way to do that is to get feedback from your customers. You can do that by posting a big “FEEDBACK HERE” button on your website.
This is how you make incremental product improvements. In other words, this is how you tweak a product.
But if you want to make a leap in product innovation, listening to your customers is not the way to go. Read the rest of this entry »
