Success Tips from a “Serial Cereal” Entrepreneur

Paul Shrater calls himself a “serial cereal” entrepreneur because cereal was the inspiration for minimus.biz, the successful e-commerce business run by Paul and his family.  It was at the end of a family vacation when his family lamented having to throw away boxes of cereal …

Tech in Los Angeles: Is It All Social Media?

VentureBeat .com recently published a great article on the maturing of the Los Angeles technology industry.   A new generation of tech start-up companies is emerging in LA and is attracting venture capital and giving the city a digital street cred that’s getting attention even from …

Lessons from the First Innovator in Chief

Usually, when someone thinks of George Washington, they think of him as the general who beat the British, first U.S. president or that guy on the $1 bill.   But on a recent tour of Mt. Vernon – Washington’s home and plantation – I was struck …

A Word of Advice for Entrepreneurs

If you are an entrepreneur, Adam Draper has one word of advice for you: focus. He actually had many words for the 100 or so assembled entrepreneurs who came to hear him speak at the Cal Lutheran Center for Entrepreneurship as part of the 805 …

Even Professional Writers Can Use a Refresher on Good Writing

One of my clients, Exec|Comm, a business communication skills consulting firm, recently hosted its Action Writing public program and invited me to join as a participant. The program is designed to help business people write better to achieve action from readers. As someone who has …