Was Steve Jobs the Thomas Edison of his day?

A descendant of Thomas Edison, Sarah Miller Caldicott is an innovation process expert, innovation author and CEO of Power Patterns. Inspired by a family lineage of inventors dating back five generations, she has been engaged in creativity and innovation throughout her life.  Sarah spent the first 15 years of her 25-year career as a Marketing Read More …

No Steve, Jack or Bill, it’s just The Caterpillar Way

How many companies get Leadership right? Do you always need that charismatic leader that makes us think about them before the company? An excerpt from tomorrow’s podcast with Craig Bouchard, author of the book, The Caterpillar Way: Lessons in Leadership, Growth, and Shareholder Value, is directed at those questions. P.S. If you know my legacy Read More …

Steve Blank on Lean Startup at Ann Arbor

I attended Steve Blank’s presentation on Customer Development at the Ann Arbor New Tech Meetup last night. His talk was entertaining and very insightful. Even though I have read his book several times and followed the Lean Startup practically since the beginning, it still was worth the 5 hour round trip to hear the message Read More …

How to Present Like Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs is a masterful presenter, but he wasn’t always. Presenting is learned, just like typing or any other business skill. What makes Jobs so good? Communications expert Carmine Gallo has a few ideas. In a recent Webinar sponsored by Citrix Online, Gallo shared 10 presentation tips he learned from observing Jobs. Make a plan Read More …