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August 25, 2005

Auditors benefit from industry shift & WATCH OUT Big Four

Several articles have recently pointed to an interesting development in the world of auditing. Swamped with the demands of Sarbanes-Oxley implementation and with the increased complexity of even ordinary audits, the Big Four are less… Read more »

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August 25, 2005

Blow Beauty Resegments a market

So there I was reading our own Columbia Business School’s Entrepreneurship Update (see http://www.gsb.columbia.edu/entrepreneurship) which is usually filled with the normal niceties of Center life. Imagine, to my surprise being jolted by a feature article… Read more »

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August 25, 2005

Frustration / Irritation = Inspiration

It’s fascinating to see how much entrepreneurial verve is released by things that frustrate or irritate us (or worse). In the most recent Fast Company (Sept 2005) there are great examples. Find it nearly impossible… Read more »

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August 25, 2005

Oreo and new ‘enragers’ - An opportunity?

Just read (and commented on) a most interesting post over at the Fast Company web site. Seems the folks at Oreo are doing a lot of soul-searching about the addictive, unhealthy and all around negative… Read more »

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August 25, 2005

Oreo and new ‘enragers’ – An opportunity?

Just read (and commented on) a most interesting post over at the Fast Company web site. Seems the folks at Oreo are doing a lot of soul-searching about the addictive, unhealthy and all around negative… Read more »

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August 23, 2005

HP & Ease of Use

Speaking of easy to use computers, it’s worth remembering that Compaq was a major innovator along this dimension when it first introduced it’s “Presario” line in the late 1990’s. I know – we bought 3… Read more »

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August 23, 2005

HP & Ease of Use

Speaking of easy to use computers, it’s worth remembering that Compaq was a major innovator along this dimension when it first introduced it’s “Presario” line in the late 1990’s. I know – we bought 3… Read more »

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August 23, 2005

Alienware vs. HP differentiator

So how do you differentiate a boring, humble PC? I was asking myself this, along with the “Business Evolutionist” who has a very interesting post with the title “Is Longer Better?” He’s talking about warranties,… Read more »

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August 11, 2005

Ilkone muslim-centric phones

Business 2.0 (August 2005 edition) describes a fascinating innovation: mobile phones specifically targeted at the needs of Muslim users. The Ilkone i800 contains features such as the full text of the Koran in both Arabic… Read more »

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August 11, 2005

Ilkone muslim-centric phones

Business 2.0 (August 2005 edition) describes a fascinating innovation: mobile phones specifically targeted at the needs of Muslim users. The Ilkone i800 contains features such as the full text of the Koran in both Arabic… Read more »

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August 11, 2005

Delivery Trucks go hybrid

A huge ‘tolerable’ in the package-delivery truck business is the outcome of their stop-and-start operations. Fumes, energy inefficiency and attendant environmental damage all have traditionally been tolerated because there was no viable alternative. Federal Express… Read more »

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August 8, 2005

Microsoft 1, Apple 0 in Mouse competition

The Wall Street Journal’s ‘personal technology’ column (August 4, 2005) compares Apple’s new “Mighty Mouse” with Microsoft’s new entry, the Wireless Optical Mouse 5000. Much to the evident surprise of the reviewer (Walter S. Mossberg),… Read more »

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