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Karl Ronn: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

He is also developing a software company building diagnostic competency for […]. Based in Palo Alto, he helps Fortune 500 companies create new businesses or helps entrepreneurs start category creating new companies. He is a co-founder of VC-backed Butterfly Health that sells Butterfly body liners nationally.

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Learn Like A Leader

Mark Sanborn

” Theodore Levitt said, “The future belongs to those who see opportunities before they become obvious.” ” – Will Rogers. Develop your learning agenda on what you will need to know to be successful, not what you use to need. Americans spend more money each year on beer than the do on books.

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In 2014, Resolve to Make Your Business Human Again

Harvard Business Review

In 1960, marketing legend Ted Levitt provided perhaps his seminal contribution to the Harvard Business Review : “ Marketing Myopia.” To avoid that, Levitt exhorted leaders to ask themselves the seemingly obvious question – “What business are you really in?”

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