Thank Marnie

Special thanks to Marnie for a very enjoyable interview. To listen, just click below.

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Lou's Web Radio Interview

Marnie Swedberg, the mentor to thousands of women entrepreneurs, will be hosting me on her radio show at 4PM EST today.

Marnie and I will be talking about how to hire a computer consultant for your small business. I hope you can tune in and listen to the show. 

If you do, you will get access to an exclusive ebook I wrote just for Marnie's listeners.

I hope you can join us. I would appreciate it if you would spread the word. Thanks!

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An Evening with Brad Sugars

Monday night I attended the Brad Sugars event here in Miami and I was very impressed.

I rarely attend these events. One of the things that drives me crazy about most speakers is they spend too much time trying to get you to drink their particular brand of Kool-Aid. Obviously this is how they sucker you into buying poorly written books and overpriced "coaching" sessions that leave you impoverished and confused.

Mr Sugars didn't waste any time proselytizing -- he presented his information in a clear, rapid-fire and direct manner with minimal pitching. Sure he hawked his 14 books and business coaching offerings. But he also gave the audience so much value during the three hour talk that I left with a head full of ideas, a pad full of notes and a cramp in my hand from writing too much.

Most impressive was how well he worked the room. The audience of 300 South Floridians was clearly tired after a long Monday's work. Brad Sugars did an admirable job of getting the crowd to cheer and get involved in the presentation -- and I fully intend to steal some of his methods for my next presentation. (FYI, that is the highest praise I ever give. I only steal from the best.)

Some of my favorite quotes from the evening:

• "Saving a wage costs a fortune." -- Stop doing everything yourself. Hire others to do the work so you can spend time planning your business.
• "Poor people spend time to save money. Wealthy people spend money to save time." -- Focus your time on performing the high value work and pay others to do the low value work. 
• "A business is a commercial, profitable enterprise that runs without me." -- If you need to be there, then you are just another employee.
• "What is your equivalent of 'would you like fries with that?'" -- You need to find ways to increase your average sale. McDonald's does it with french fries. 
• "The most expensive advice on earth is free advice from a poor person."

If you have a chance to see Brad Sugars, I highly recommend it. All in all, it was a well spent three hours listening to good, common horse-sense presented with just enough of an Aussie accent.

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Lot's Going On

Where to begin...

First off, guru Deepak Gupta published a very nice post about me and my work on his blog. Thanks Deepak! It was a please speaking with you and I hope to do so again soon.

Next, the incomparable Marnie Swedberg -- mentor to thousands of women entrepreneurs -- will be hosting me on her radio show this Thursday, 9/2 at 2PM 4PM EST (oops, sorry...).

Marnie and I will be talking about how to hire a computer consultant for your small business. I hope you can tune in and listen to the show. If you do, you will get access to an exclusive ebook I wrote just for Marnie's listeners.

I hope you can join us. It should be good.

Tonight I will be attending a meeting hosted by Brad Sugars from ActionCoach. This will be the first time I have seen Mr Sugars in action. The event is free so if you have time, come join me at the event. Hopefully it doesn't devolve into a three hour sales pitch, like too many of these free seminars. We shall see.

I have also started editing a collection of blog posts, articles and essays for my next book. The working title is 100 Insights: Essays from the Intersection of Business and Technology. I welcome your comments, suggestions and rants on the title. Fire away!

Oh yeah, plus I still have all my regular work for customers and managing R-Squared Computing. I love being busy, it's so much better than being bored.

I remember those early days when BHF and I started R-Squared. We would sit across from each other in our tiny rented office waiting for the phone to ring. Sure, we played lots and lots of video games (Diablo II and Starcraft!) but we didn't make any money. Far worse was the interminable boredom that drove me insane. Yes, I prefer being busy any day.

So, let's get to work! Have a great week.

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We've Always Done It That Way

Every business needs to institute a new and important philosophy immediately.

If you ever hear someone say:

"We've always done it that way." 

Then something needs to change. Or at the very least you need to examine it, study it and try to find a way to do it better. If it's been around long enough to earn that line then it's probably time for an overhaul.

Think of how fast the cellphone has grown up. From humble origins to sleek, compact gadgets James Bond is proud to wield, the cell phone has come a long way in a short time. Smartphones are in a Renassiance (of sorts) and will grow more and more powerful.

And that's just one amazing advance. Tablets, netbooks, utility computing, the Cloud, the network effect and many others are changing how we work with technology. But more importantly, they are changing how we work.

Information scarcity is a thing of the past. It used to be that a morning newspaper was enough. Now it just won't cut it. Literally, at your fingertips, your computer can have critical, relevant information that you need to make decisions. If it doesn't -- then you are in trouble. You might have gotten away with it during the Industrial Economy, but soon you won't.

The Network Economy isn't a joke. It's coming at us faster than you think. Are you ready for it? You never know what little thing will trip you up down the line.

Every one of those "We've Always Done it That Way's" can be improved. They can be made smarter. Now all you have to do is find them.

Or hire me and I'll find them for you. (305) 423-9574

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