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Starting an apparel business may not be a good idea!
Starting an apparel business may not be a good idea at this time! Credit: Cornish College of the Arts During the Pandemic we were...
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Jun 29, 20213 min read
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Lead-Generation for B2B Sales!
Lead-Generation for B2B Sales! You need to increase B2b sales, but lead-generation for B2B sales can be challenging. Yet it does not have...
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May 24, 20213 min read
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Pappyland – the story behind Pappy Van Winkle’s Bourbon.
When I saw it on the shelf – Pappyland spoke to me immediately. I knew Pappy Van Winkel was a brand of Bourbon! This book is the story...
herbertprokscha
Apr 27, 20211 min read
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Buying food for your dog? – Read “Big Kibble”
The book “Big Kibble” was recommended to me by my library algorithm and it looked like a regular business book about the “Dog Food”...
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Mar 30, 20212 min read
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Why are we not rich yet? When real life gets in the way!
“Why aren’t we rich yet?” is a question we receive more frequently than you would think. Of course the statement almost never uses the...
herbertprokscha
Feb 16, 20213 min read
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Deep Work – learn how to make the time for it.
Deep Work by Cal Newport while less than 300 pages packs quite a punch. It’s purpose is how to train yourself to make more time for...
herbertprokscha
Nov 30, 20202 min read
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2% of Founders die within 5 years! – Do you have a Succession Plan?
Since Investors know that 2% of Founders die within 5 years do not be surprised if this happens: Your Start-Up is a success and you are...
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Oct 20, 20202 min read
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Dirt! – An American’s journey to discover French Food.
Self-indulgent, meandering and totally fascinating – that was my take on reading Dirt by Bill Buford . If you are in the food business,...
herbertprokscha
Sep 10, 20201 min read
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The Robots are coming – for your lawn!
During the last 12 months we worked on projects involving robot lawn mowers. Because that was a new area for us, we ended up doing quite...
herbertprokscha
Aug 24, 20203 min read
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So you want to be a Unicorn?
Lessons from companies who did and did not make it! During the Corona Virus Quarantine, I had a chance to up my reading time in place of...
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Apr 20, 20202 min read
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Black Swan Event – revisited!
In view of the events over the last 10 days, I thought it would be appropriate to re-visit and article I wrote in 2015 and published on...
herbertprokscha
Mar 13, 20204 min read
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The Accidental Change Agent – Ruth Reichl, Gourmet Magazine and “Save me the Plums”
You may remember Ruth Reichl as the food critic for the New York Times (1993 – 1999). She was hired by S.I. Newhouse to become the editor...
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Mar 10, 20202 min read
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How to evaluate an idea for a Start-Up!
Picture Credit: Slideshares While many of our clients are businesses that are established and have a single specific issue, we also are...
herbertprokscha
Feb 21, 20203 min read
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So you wanna be a Quant?
I just finished Gregory Zuckerman’s book about Jim Simons and Renaissance Technologies which is arguably the most successful Hedge...
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Jan 27, 20201 min read
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Is there a good Multi -Level Marketing Company? – Why not?
Short answer – No, there are no good Multi-Level Marketing companies in the United States! It’s the numbers– they don’t work! Your...
herbertprokscha
Jan 20, 20202 min read
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A Critic’s Memoir
I just finished Adam Platt’s book, The Book of Eating , on how he ended up being a food critic. Having had an International upbringing...
herbertprokscha
Jan 3, 20201 min read
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The Best to All for the New Decade
#HappyNewYear2020
herbertprokscha
Dec 31, 20191 min read
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Merry Christmas to All!
#Amsterdam #Christmas2019
herbertprokscha
Dec 24, 20191 min read
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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly!
As an Entrepreneur you can either bootstrap or you can raise money from investors. If you decide to raise capital, it is clear that you...
herbertprokscha
Nov 5, 20191 min read
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Are some of your customers Muslim?
With more than 1.6 Billion Muslims, odds are that some of your customers or employees are practicing Muslims. As a marketer or business...
herbertprokscha
Nov 1, 20191 min read
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