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Entries from May 2009

The New York Times gets it wrong, there is better technology than LED

May 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Today, the cover article on NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/30/science/earth/30degrees.html said that LED is the technology that the most promising technology for energy efficient lighting of the future. They are wrong http://www.neptunlight.com/ has a patent on an inductive light bulb technology that is more efficient, more environmentally friendly,  more cost effective and offers an even longer light bulb life. Here [...]

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Tags: Politics

Apprentice -> Pro -> Master -> Leader -> Coach

May 26th, 2009 · No Comments

It seems everyone wants to be an Entrepreneur or Leader, Coach or Investor, but few are willing to put in the time to gain the skills necessary to succeed in those roles. It is good to start by apprenticing and learning the details. Only after successfully mastering a skill, by apprenticing for someone else, should [...]

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Tags: 1. Entrepreneurial Management · Education

Results of a desperate need

May 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

Bucketworks management has been brainstorming a way to foster it’s own growth and kame up with a solution that I hope to see turned in to reality: by working to revitalise the Wisconsin businesses and creating a ton more new opportunities for local workforce. The model is basically there, we just have to work out [...]

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Tags: 1. Entrepreneurial Management · Education · Local Impact

The state budget deficits

May 20th, 2009 · No Comments

California is running a huge budget deficit (21 billion as of the last estimate). But actually, per capita, Wisconsin is doing significantly worse.  Wisconsin budget has an almost 6B hole in it, and that’s with population of less than 6M to support it. That is a deficit of close to $1,000 for every breathing human [...]

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Tags: Education · Local Impact · Politics

Why must the Mission be Eternal?

May 15th, 2009 · No Comments

Why does it matter if the organization that has a purpose? Why should that purpose be of Eternal significance? How can my nuts and bolts business have Eternal significance? It’s probably easiest to start with the last question by asking another question: What is of Eternal significance?  People are, especially children, their hearts and their [...]

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