Data integration was one of the hot topics at the Internet Retailer Conference (IRC) held a couple of weeks ago in Chicago, and that means that people are catching on to the idea that measures like inventory control are important. You may ask, really? Data integration is…
Todd Morris, CEO & Founder of BrickHouse Security, was one of the speakers at the Internet Retailer Conference. He communicated an interesting perspective as a current online retailer and a past ‘evil software vendor’. Here is a glimpse of the software vendors’ ‘Top Secret’ dictionary which may come…
Life hacker yesterday had an article about five best ways to set up an online business. They discuss the following shopping carts. Big Cartel (Web-Based, Basic: Free/Premium: From $9.99 per month) Shopify (Web-Based, Basic: $24 per month /Professional: From $59 per month) Etsy (Web-Based, $0.20 per item listing) Sell…
This is totally up the alley of our favorite folks at 37signals. Yesterday, I saw a new advertisement for Sam Adams on TV. In the documentary-style ad, an interviewer asks people how big a company do they believe Sam Adams’ is. Some of the interviewees respond “Sam Adams…
Interesting story from New York Times on the usage of PowerPoint in the US military. The title says – We Have Met the Enemy and He Is PowerPoint. Here are are a couple of interesting quotes from the article. “PowerPoint’s worst offense [is a] rigid list of bullet…
This was bound to happen. Some one would test out the idea of using the iPad as a Point of Sale device. Here are two examples – Lecere Corporation which provides restaurant management software, has announced “its support for the Apple iPad, which will be used as the…
At mint.com, deleting one of your credit card accounts is an irreversible action. Once deleted, mint will not let you undo that action or restore your data. To prevent users from accidentally clicking the delete button, the application shows you a pop-up where you are required to type…
Continuing on my earlier article on communicating simply, here is one more reason why you should always use easy to understand language in all communication. According to Chip & Dan Heath, the authors of Made to Stick, Simplicity is one of the key attributes of ideas that stick.…
Warren Buffet offers many great lessons that every small business owner can adopt. My favorite – Talk and write like a human. Don’t embrace corporate speak. The conversational tone with your customers will help them relate to you better. Make them feel like they are doing business with a…