Go. Give. Go-Giver.

This is my new favorite book: Go-Giver

What is so special about this material? I knew the material inside out, before I ever opened the book. But I did very little [so to speak] with the material. FYI: To my knowledge, it is my first favorite for which I only own he Kindle version. But I digress...

Well, long story short: the book has become an event...

Greg Loo a colleague and fellow Toastmaster will present the core concepts this Friday at high noon in Canton, Ohio:

http://wealthyhumanitarians.eventbrite.com/

There are only 25 seats to this event.

First come, first to receive. If you have a project in Northeast Ohio that requires a boost, then you need to get to this event. If you have underutilized talent, we could use you. Maybe even pay you!

See you there.

Jeff 'SKI' Kinsey

consultski@gmail.com

First Anniversary

I Can See Clearly Now

by Johnny Nash

One year ago today, I conceived what has become Main Street Startups, a business incubator and accelerator for US Citizens. Yes, in fact, the idea started as Main Street Canton. Then within a few weeks, I determined that was too narrow, and renamed it Main Street Stark.

At SXSW in March of this year, with the help of Mike Muhney [founder of VIPorbit and co-inventor of ACT!], one more scope change was in order: to every street [Main or otherwise] in the USA: 

Main Street Startups

How will this next year play out? Stay tuned... better yet: jump in and give us a hand.

Jeff 'SKI' Kinsey
Entrepreneur in Residence

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Who needs Rules

How about "rules of thumb"?

On several occasions I have read passages of Guy Kawasaki's book, Rules for Revolutionaries, but just today completed a thorough re-read of the book. It is even better than I remembered! Of course it was a birthday present to myself... twelve years ago!

If you haven't read it, you should. If you have, you might want to consider re-reading it.

Then maybe we have something in common to talk about. {grin}

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Rules for Revolutionaries

This book explains how to create products and services and introduce them to the marketplace. The intended reader is anyone who wants to catalyze innovation and change. Many large companies have used the book to re-energize their product development and research functions. GIST: provides a rigorous manifesto for innovation.