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Are you an Innovation Venture Capitalist? by Blogging Innovation on Nov 5, 2009by Paul SloaneThe most innovative leaders have a mindset like that of a venture capitalist. They take a portfolio view of innovation projects. The venture capitalist will invest in a basket of different start-up companies, fully knowing that most wil...

Portfolio Performance October 2009 by Old School Value on Nov 3, 2009Old School Value Stock Portfolio Performance October 2009: S&P -1.98% October 2009: OSV 10.18% October was certainly an eventful month, but overall, I am happy that I did not lose money. Rule #1: Never lose money Rule #2: Never forget rule #1 W...

Optimizing Innovation - Dr. David Matheson of SmartOrg by Blogging Innovation on Oct 28, 2009by Braden KelleyWe are happy to bring you some of the key points and insights from Dr. David Matheson's talk at the Optimizing Innovation Conference, which was held October 21-22, 2009 in New York City.Dr. David Matheson of SmartOrg conducted a works...

Our portfolio by Marketing Performance on Oct 25, 2009It's hard to compress fifteen years of work into five minutes but I think my little Sunday afternoon project turned out well. Sorry to all my clients I didn't include. Perhaps there will be a video #2. Enjoy.

Who are you designing for? by Super Girl on Oct 15, 2009Ok, I really should be doing my homework or working on one of my many past-due design projects, but as I was thinking about, well, design, and looking at my portfolio, I realized that I was too busy trying to create the “universally” nice...

Nikki Kellogg by Daily Double A on Oct 12, 2009About a month ago, I was approached to put together an aspiring dancer's portfolio. Nikki Kellogg, 22, is planning to move to L.A. to audition and make a push for being a dancer, and she said she needed a portfolio to show around. This was an entir...

Is there something to like about Sara Lee? by Blogging Innovation on Oct 11, 2009by Steve McKeeI've kept my eye on Sara Lee for several years now, originally because the company was a poster child of the Loss of Focus principle. But in 2005 new CEO Brenda Barnes introduced a plan to streamline Sara Lee, which analysts would have...