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Death by PPT

June 21st, 2010
Posted in Just Talking . Not Start-Up
By mrhero

I’ve reviewed two PowerPoint(PPT) presentations in the last few days from colleagues that are starting their own companies and really have great ideas. They are pitching investors or potential clients to help grow their business. These are guys that are smart and that I respect but they can’t do PowerPoint. It’s not that they can’t [ READ MORE ]

Getting in your own way — so frustrating.

March 10th, 2010
Posted in Broken Stick . Not Start-Up . On the Blade . Value
By missterzero

This is *extremely* frustrating. Our FiOS router has been booting our wireless devices off of the network periodically for the past couple of weeks. Turns out, the router was configured to only allow 5 wireless devices at a time, so as an iTouch came in and out of the network it was kicking the last [ READ MORE ]

Amtrak: Why did you build a plane that can’t fly?

February 24th, 2010
Posted in Change is Tough . Just Talking . Not Start-Up . On the Blade . Questions . Value . financials
By mrhero

Amtrak – you’ll never be better than the airlines so stop trying to act like one. Here’s why: 1. You make trains not planes 2. The customer experience is worse 3. You’re behind on the technology. WIFI just coming to Acela in Q1 2010! Boltbus figured it out over two years ago! No TV’s in the trains and definitely [ READ MORE ]

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