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Historic US Route 17
In small towns all across California, Arizona and New Mexico there are celebrations of Route 66. While driving on I40 and seeing all of this local commercial activity I thought about where it could be...
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Maxim March 7, 2013
“In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first, the cash will come later.” Harold Geneen CEO of ITT Corp. and author of Managing (one of the best...
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Handsfree Training
A successful business doesn’t have to be complicated. It doesn’t even have to last a long time. This idea is based on solving a really simple problem. Many people can’t seem to get their hands free...
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Auto Improvement
Parking places are getting smaller. Door dings are a getting worse. And car doors are still based on 1960′s technology. Why not make an automatic car door that opens gently and uses sensors to stop...
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Trail Dog Droppings
Dogs poop outdoors. When it happens in your neighborhood and your dog is on a leash you scoop it up with a bag and throw it in the trash. But if you are hiking and your dog poops on the trail and...
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How To……
“This is a tough economy, but you can be successful if you do these four things: Follow your passion, master your craft, study history and philosophy for leadership lessons and live frugally.” John...
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A Service Business Startup
There are more than ten million upper middle class families in the USA. These are people who can afford gardeners, housekeepers, and pool services. They could also afford patio maintenance services,...
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Adjacent Possible
In his book Where Good Ideas Come From, Steven Johnson introduced me and now probably you to the idea of the “adjacent possible.” The adjacent possible is the area next to what already exists. It is...
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Local Loop
We were driving on the freeway yesterday and a Sheriff’s car passed us. We were joking about talking to him about something and I realized that the technology exists to do that. My iPhone 5 could...
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Postcrossing
Here is a wonderful postcard application that I just found about and joined. Thanks to Stephanie M. for forwarding this one. Postcrossing Basically you register with Postcrossing and then send a...
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SherpaLife
“It’s time to get in touch and get outgoing.” is the opening line in the glossy full color brochure from Sherpalife. www.sherpalife.com On the website it says: “Welcome to Sherpa -an innovative...
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Base Art
If you have a umbrella on your patio: It probably has a base for that looks something like this: Which you bought as an afterthought. It was pretty expensive, and it looks at best utilitarian or...
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A Sample Opportunity
I bought a latte at the Santa Monica library coffee shop a few weeks ago and it came with an advertising sleeve and a free sample of Orbit Gum. New cars come with a free trial of XM Radio and this box...
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Maxim August 20, 2013
“Is it possible to harness the spontaneous orders that produced the iPhone – innovation, evolution, choice – and apply them to public problems?” Kevin Williamson in The End is Near and it is Going to...
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Dog Shaming the Website
Dog Shaming http://www.dogshaming.com/ Guaranteed to make you smile. This is an example of someones for profit web site. People visit to see the humor and the entries are submitted by dog owners. It...
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CollegePro the app
When you watch pro sports it sometimes happens that you really don’t know which team to root for. The CollegePro app will help. It tells you in an instant how many of the players on each of the teams...
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A New Collectable
Do you recognize what is in this picture? You can click on the picture to see a larger image. They are the little label that come on fruit, you know, with the secret code number. I predict that they...
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Gotta Go
Don’t read this if you are under fifty, it doesn’t apply to you. But if you are over fifty you might want to sign up for this product just as soon as there is a working model. Idea Summary: The...
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Where Good Ideas Come From
“The history of innovation is replete with stories of good ideas that occurred to people while they were out on a stroll” Steven Johnson From Where Good Ideas Come From an excellent book about...
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How to Sell Solar Electric Systems
There are lot of ads on the radio and in other media for Solar Electric Systems installed in your home. I’m not a customer because I’m not willing to trade cost for convenience. Especially when the...
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