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Be Fearless.

This is from the cover of the March 2009 edition of Entrepreneur. I loved it!  Sums up how we are thinking over here at MiPro. be fearless. See beyond the recession. Run a lean business. Protect your business idea. Raise your first round of capital. Keep the fire in your belly. Kick some ass.

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JetBlue: Walking the walk

It’s become a habit for companies in their marketing to acknowledge the state of the economy today.  It’s as if they believe that if they acknowledge that times are tough, then immediately they’ll bond with their customers and all will be well.  Because, you know, customers will get that these companies understand. There’s more to

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Boredom in the 21st century

I suppose entering a new year is generally a cause for reflection on my part, and I tend to begin the year reviewing some Stephen Covey or similar classic in the self-management field. I find it sets me on the right path for the year, and gets me thinking about what is important in the

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Are you going to finish strong?

Below is a video that I think all of us could use as we live our lives and try to do what’s best for our businesses.  No matter how difficult things are, it’s never the time to simply give up.  Way too often a cliché with nothing behind it, here’s someone who is forced to

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Now available: PeopleSoft packaged services

Over the last six months, one of the most frequent requests we’ve been getting is for low-cost, high-yield, quick-turnaround packaged services that tackle some main technical hurdles of PeopleSoft implementations.  These aren’t standard, large-project based engagements: these are geared more towards productized services than traditional professional services. What we’re finding is that despite the slow

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Best & worst brand redesigns of 2008

Underconsideration.com has a great showcase of brand/logo redesigns done right and horribly, horribly wrong.  The top honor winner, Dave Egger’s own 826 Valencia, is astounding.  To wit: Likewise, WGN Superstation, the worst offender (in my opinion), is downright, well…horrible.  It’s like 1988 meets Big Brother and a metric ton of eyeshadow.  Can’t see how this

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