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I picked up Screw Business As Usual when I was in Hong Kong returning to Shanghai late last year and had seen a couple of videos online of Richard promoting the book and thought it would be a good read. Screw Business As Usual is full of Branson’s anecdotes on how he setup Virgin Unite and The Elders. The book …… There have been numerous articles recently about procrastination rather than working on a business/idea and that you need to work hard and constantly hustle. I like these articles and they are very interesting but I often feel that there are many entrepreneur bloggers and business pundits, who promote the mantra that you need to spend …… Starting a business, a startup or conceptualising an idea can be exciting and hard work but there is a need to focus on the basics so that you can then go to the next step by formulating and ‘fleshing out’ the idea. I have 6 questions I ask people when looking at a new idea …… Recently I have seen some brochures from international design companies for the Chinese market. Some were good and others were down right appalling. I thought I would give some insights into what makes your marketing material good or bad for the China market. Lets start with the bad Too smaller size font for Chinese text – I have …… Many people have strong skills in one key area whether its design, technical design, ecology, construction, project management, team management and they become great at that task. And others have a well-rounded skill set and are able to design, construct, manager and motivate. The usual track to gaining more skills and rising up the …… Cities are like brands – they need to have a plan, market, grow, and innovate. Cities can’t just plan and grow and expect investment, residents and tourists to appear. Just getting by can work for some cities such as Paris, Rome or Venice or other world-renown tourist cities – if that is the one of …… |
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