My company Toygaroo on Shark Tank premiere.
My new company is Toygaroo. Toygaroo is an innovation in the toy business. It is a rental company – similar to let’s say something like NetFlix – where you can rent toys instead of buying them. It was started by some great people out in California and I was brought on as CTO, bringing along…
Busy, busy – Toygaroo, Kyoto and more
Haven’t been blogging on here at all lately! Things have been quite crazy! #1 – Toygaroo! My new company is Toygaroo. Founded by a bunch of great guys (and a gal!) in California this company looks set to change the way parents get toys for their kids. Toygaroo is a rental model, like FilmAmora and…
finding lost bags… is this not the 21st century
Recently both my wife and I had our bags lost by British Airways on a flight back from Canada. They have asked us to send a list of contents to help identify the bags. Surely if they can look at the contents then the bags have been broken open… so we are going to have…
The on-going scam in the Spanish BluRay/DVD marketplace
It never ceases to amaze me at the absolute ripoff policies of the studios when it comes to selling their discs in Spain. The latest – and one of the most shocking – is in the new release of the Lost TV Series. Now that the series is over of course there are some nice…
Rich Schefren & Strategic Profits… not Strategic Customer Relations!
In my last post I commented on how I wanted to take the Rich Schefren course about Strategic Entrepreneurship (a term which, by the way, is the title of another business textbook from several years ago, so I find it a bit hard to see how Rich can claim he was ‘the only one thinking…
How not to sell – Earth to Rich Schefren!
Recently I watched the incredibly long, 2-part, sales pitch from Rich Schefren over at Strategic Profits. Supposedly Rich is a ‘guru’s guru’ (when it comes to internet marketing I guess, not as in a spiritual guru). So, I made it through the pitch and I have to say there were some things I found interesting.…
In Remembrance of Lolly
Just over 5 years ago a dear friend and fellow musician Paul Lawton was killed in a horrific industrial accident. Paul and I played together in ‘The Margraves’ and on some other sessions. Paul moved out to Vancouver in the late 90s and took up with some great musicians out there, including the multi Juno-nominated…
The value of things
One of my pet peeves is when I get emails from ‘Internet Marketing Gurus’ who claim that when I buy their course I will get all these ‘bonuses’ at greatly reduced prices. Here are some recent ones: Bonus #1: 1 Ticket To “GURU Traffic School”: VALUE: $2,500 Bonus #2: 1 Ticket To Any Live Event…
Great article
The Japan Times today is running a good article – not just about setting up a business in Japan, but about starting and running a business anywhere as an expat. Inspiring! Mobile game startup boss set own bar from ‘The Japan Times’
Step 1: Choosing your business name
Ok, I’m assuming you’ve done what I laid out in the introduction as far as coming up with a business idea and model and you think you are onto a winner. Now the fun begins. (Note: heavy sarcasm). The first thing you need to do is decide on a good name for your business. You…