Opinions

May 03, 2005

Chief Decisions Officer

Does your organization need a Chief Decisions Officer? Kurt Schweitzer discusses this concept in his blog on Ducks In Order, stimulated by an article written by Ralph L. Keeney and published in OR/MS Today. What do you think?...

Posted by Kurt at 08:46 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

February 12, 2005

A search engine for money

Some thought on a different way of connecting entrepreneurs seeking money with people looking to loan or invest it.

Posted by Kurt at 08:39 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

January 20, 2005

Writing Things Down

I once wrote an article for my Ducks In Order newsletter called The Power of Writing Things Down. I mention this because it's an example of why you should be submitting articles to the Rochester Entrepreneurs Resource. It's a...

Posted by Kurt at 01:25 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

January 10, 2005

Inventors - The Odds Are Against You

According to Bob Shaver, your invention has a 2-3% chance of being successful. Necessary profit projections are ...

Posted by Kurt at 09:46 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

January 04, 2005

Watch Out Where Those Huskies Go!

This post is inspired by a brief article on Inc.com called From Mushing to Management. The article itself isn't so great, but it suggested the title of this post to me, which I had to use! Then, in the interest...

Posted by Kurt at 08:58 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

January 02, 2005

The Envelopes, Please

Rochester needs some awards, don't you think? How about a few like these found in the New York Times? What awards should be given out for 2004, and to whom?...

Posted by Kurt at 03:00 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

December 31, 2004

Open Source Predictions

LinuxInsider is predicting a Happy New Year for open source software. According to the article, you should look for more companies to start taking open source software seriously. As a result, expect software buyers to demand full disclosure of which...

Posted by Kurt at 01:17 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

December 15, 2004

The Other Side of Outsourcing

by Richard Blazey We hear lots of complaints about American jobs lost to workers in China and India. I recently had occasion to see a silver lining to this otherwise dark cloud. I was looking for an opportunity for one...

Posted by Kurt at 09:31 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)