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Soft Skills Can Result in Hard Cash!

Soft Skills Can Result in Hard Cash!

BE FRIENDLY; PAY LESS!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

A big part of our “Barefoot Startup” movement is being, well, friendly! You may have the world’s greatest app, most awesome hardware, or must-have consumer product, but the colder your attitude, the higher your price of doing business! Instead of crying about how much...
The Trouble with Disruption

The Trouble with Disruption

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Today, the business tabloids will tell you how glorious it is to disrupt your industry. Every week there’s a new story about another successful entrepreneur who has disrupted their industry and made a billion. But that’s not even half the story. The tabloids are quick...
Is a Knowledge-Hungry Crowd Finally Ready for Wisdom?

Is a Knowledge-Hungry Crowd Finally Ready for Wisdom?

IT’S NOT HOW? IT’S WHY?

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Is your email flooded with marketers pandering to your thirst for quick knowledge to “solve” the immediate problem at hand. Is your news feed is packed with ads promising six digits in six months, and all from your phone! “Just follow this process,” they say, “and you...
Did Global Warming Cause the Wine Country Fire Storms?

Did Global Warming Cause the Wine Country Fire Storms?

EXTREME WEATHER = EXTREME CATASTROPHIES

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

We are waiting for the official word that the wine country firestorms were caused by global warming. The floods in Houston, and the hurricanes and tidal surges that hit Florida and Puerto Rico, have be officially attributed to a warmer ocean – which is linked to...
The Trouble with Disruption

7 Tenets for Success That Go Beyond ‘Bootstrap’

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

According to Forbes, 90 percent of all new businesses fail. Why is the rate so high with so many great ideas? Is something missing? Something basic? According to the Small Business Administration, businesses that survive more than five years tend to survive more than...
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