Archive for the 'ideas' Category

LendingTree and the Tale of Two Crises

Last week LendingTree had two crises. Crisis 1The first, was relatively small. A few former employees used their access to customer inquiries (leads), most likely for personal gain, to give unauthorized lenders access to LendingTree’s Lenders Network. Sure, I and a lot of other people can think of the worst possible ramifications of this incident. [...]

Growing Appreciation for Simplicity, Brevity, and Clarity

Maybe my increased use of Twitter or the more hectic my life continues to become has contributed to this affinity for tightly packed, well thought out, communication.
Examples:

Stowe Boyd, /Message, TwitPitch Me!
Pecha Kucha via Business of Software by Joel on Software

Brief me: http://twitter.com/billrice

Call Someone Today for No Good Reason

Reach into your address book today, pick a random person, and call or email them. Your life, and maybe even your business, will be richer for it.
Inspired by @andrewbadera, on Twitter:

Who Inspires You?

I have been running hard this week. Early wake-ups and late shut-downs. Running out of gas…
So, I popped open my RSS feedreader looking for inspiration (I suppose).
And, I found it in Chris Brogan’s “Inspiration and Origins“:
My big point: none of us are originals. It’s okay. And I’ve DEFINITELY done it myself, where I’ve thought something [...]