Sure, you can attempt to be a little different. But the end result will be that you end up being the same as everyone else. I’ll let you in on a secret, everyone is at least a little unique. Differentiation is the same. You can’t be just a little differentiated. You must go all in…
You are never wrong to raise an issue you are having…
You are never wrong to raise an issue you are having… You are wrong when you don’t make an attempt to resolve it yourself first.
The sharing economy is the future. Information desires to be free. #CRE
Don’t fight it. Sharing is more important than anything else that you can do. Freely share your marketing materials, client deliverables, market data, and business philosophies. If you don’t someone else will and take all of your glory and attention. Think it won’t happen? What’s the best way for a new youngster in the business…
Microsoft and product roll-outs.
If any company – software, hardware, hi tech, low tech, distribution, services, doesn’t matter – rolled out products the way Microsoft does they would be out of business in less than a year. But Microsoft comes with a safety net that they have managed to build over the past 20 years. They don’t need to…
A Google versus Apple Technology Philosophy – decide yours now before moving forward with technology.
An important decision you have to make when building or managing technology is whether to take an open or closed environment approach. Many think they can just buy the best point solutions and be fine but that doesn’t work. Whether building or buying your environment you need to make a decision. Apple is the poster…
The Problem with #CRE News and Information.
There is a very small audience seeking continual real estate information about a market. Most businesses could care less about the market dynamics of Atlanta or Indianapolis or New York or Boise other than the 18 months when they find themselves in the market every 5 years. Most of the time they could care less….
My new favorite toy – the Useless Box!
Thank you to my parents who got me the Useless Box from Think Geek for Christmas! What is it you ask? Here’s their description: Ok, so it’s a black box, sort of shiny, with a switch on top. But what does the switch do? Does it launch a nuclear attack? Does it terminate someone you…
Go read the biography of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson.
What better way to ring in the New Year than a discussion of Steve Jobs? A man who changed the world of technology, corporate branding and industrial design should be celebrated as the calendar turns over and a new year of opportunity is presented to us. I’ve long been a fan of Steve Jobs even…
In the Year 2014…
…commit to be bold. Take chances, don’t be afraid of mistakes. Put your name on the line for things you believe strongly in and are willing to make happen. …commit to learning. Listen more to what others have to say. An extra 5 seconds of silence before chiming in gives others the opportunity to jump…
2013 – A Gadget Year in Review
I’ve had a very gadget-y year. Apparently 2013 was the year that I became an early adopter and gadget head. Here’s what I’ve used and how it has fared (maybe even with a CRE perspective occasionally): Phone – HTC One S (2012) I’ve had this phone since April of last year and it’s treated me…