15 Minutes of Fame – 140 Characters at a time

June 1st, 2020 by Shaun McNerney No comments »

“In the future everyone will be world-famous for fifteen minutes.” Andy Warhol

I have a theory on why social media is popular with kids. I think it is all about fame, or a variation of fame I call “e-fame.”

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One Reason To Virtualize

June 1st, 2020 by Shaun McNerney No comments »

“Our server room had run out of space, power, and cooling capacity. Several new servers were waiting to be added. We needed to consolidate our servers. This was the one reason why we decided it was time to virtualize.” » Read more: One Reason To Virtualize

Creating a New Business – Part 3

June 1st, 2020 by Shaun McNerney 1 comment »

Note: This is Part 3 of a 3 part seriesPart 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

One of the hardest things to do is to come up with a compelling idea for a new technology business. Here is the process that I use to help uncover hidden opportunities.

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Your Business – Asset or Baby?

June 1st, 2020 by Shaun McNerney 4 comments »

Baby or Asset Business

When I meet with aspiring entrepreneurs, I always ask them what type of business do they want – Asset or Baby?

Inexperienced entrepreneurs try to have it both ways. But it doesn’t work that way. Your business needs to be either an Asset or a Baby.

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