Tom Peters – Definition of Leadership

Tom Peters and his “Definition of Leadership”

When you need a kick up the backside to get on with things and to bring you back to the reality that it is all very simple at the heart of it then Tom is the man. Simple ideas, fantastic results…..

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Dark Roasted Blend: Extravagant Designs by Luigi Colani

Dark Roasted Blend: Extravagant Designs by Luigi Colani

This stuff is beautiful and amazing. Talk about taking a concept to the extreme and see what comes from it. The designs are so nice  they can even make a motor home look stunning……

Take it to the extreme, what if you take your product the absolute edge in concept? Where do you end up??

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20+ Ways to Learn a Language Online – ReadWriteWeb

20+ Ways to Learn a Language Online

20+ Ways to Learn a Language Online – ReadWriteWeb

Found this today on ReadWriteWeb….something that I will find particularly useful, eespecially as I try to get to grips with Spanish. The problem for me is that I don’t have time between work and family to be able to spare the extra couple of hours each day to attend a formal class.

My wife and daughter have picked things up very quickly through schooling tuition so for me it will be interesting to compare the results from the likes of these sites and Michel Thomas tapes as to how effective and useful they are for actually learning a language well……time will tell and I will let you know how I get on with them.

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Tags: translation, language, howto

Guy Kawasaki – presenting The Art of the Start

Found this while following a link to Guys blog. I love his style and the way he just cuts to the chase and keeps it very simple and obvious…..no bs!! enjoy and hope you find some insight here….

Software application vendor Openbravo secures $12m in the largest ever round for Open Source ERP

New investors Amadeus Capital, GIMV and Adara Venture Partners fund next stage of growth and vouch for Openbravo as a leader in ERP software-

Software application vendor Openbravo secures $12m in the largest ever round for Open Source ERP

As an employee here it is nice to know that when it comes time to get
serious the product is attractive to potential investors. So it looks
like we will be around for a while longer, and with more time comes the
opportunity to upset the market more, provide better functionality, and
really start to get the wagon rolling…..exciting times and glad I am
here…

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Tags: openbravo, erp, funding, vc, press-release