Author Archives: dd

Growth in Recession

Posted on January 16, 2009 by dd

I’ve just spent a few (grim) days at the National Retail Federation’s conference in New York – the NRF Annual Big Show. (After all that grimness, I hope you’ll pardon my play on words in the title!) However, the key … Continue reading →

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Give it time #2

Posted on October 31, 2008 by dd

Following through on the last post…as Harry Cohn (1891-1958), film producer is reported to have said: “Give me two years, and I’ll make her an overnight star.” That’s is the story of most successful businesses and people.
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Give it time

Posted on October 30, 2008 by dd

How long does it take to develop a company? Would it motivate you or depress you if we said, at least 5 years? Continue reading →

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If you feel you’re going through hell…

Posted on October 8, 2008 by dd

The title of this post is from a Winston Churchill quote that I came across a few days ago. I thought this is a must-have on the desk of every entrepreneur in the current times to look at every day, … Continue reading →

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What Wins – The Team or the Strategy?

Posted on September 16, 2008 by dd

Work at your idea, and work at your team – that’s the only real way to win.
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