Author Archives: Charlie Kiefer

A random installment in the JobTacToe tale… Our premise for JobTacToe was predicated on Michael’s mailing list of 65,000 job seekers. We got such a positive initial response from them that we created the project. What we didn’t think through … Continue reading →

I often think the best metaphor for a entrepreneur is that of an artist. Like an artist, they are engaged in the act of creation – bringing something that has perhaps never before existed into existence. Here’s some nice poetry … Continue reading →

Post by ATE Course alumni, Jim Verzino I really like this. It is a great showing of ATE principles in starting a rock band, but obviously transferable. I elaborate at my blog, http://jimverzino.com/ but the main graphic is here: continue … Continue reading →

The turbulent business market has caused many people to rethink their careers—sometimes without choice. Here are some tips for reinventing your career from Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career by Herminia Ibarra. Remarkably consistent with the principles of … Continue reading →

This is a few months old, but still relevant. In a piece in The New Yorker titled “The Sure Thing: How Entrepreneurs Really Succeed,” Malcolm Gladwell lists a series of clever deals that allowed entrepreneurs such as Ted Turner to … Continue reading →

I’ve long been interested in what seems like an uncanny ability of entrepreneurs to spot opportunities that other people miss. About a year ago I ran across a great article in Newsweek that seems quite informative. http://www.newsweek.com/2009/01/23/what-it-takes-to-survive.html In essence, there … Continue reading →

Business Week reported it here. http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/mar2010/sb20100311_552993.htm?link_position=link9 A relative handful of young, high-growth companies create a disproportionate share of the net new jobs in the U.S., according to a new study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Encouraging these “gazelle” firms, … Continue reading →

This post is the fourth in a series of posts chronicling the founding and growth of JobTacToe.com, a web site that creates a motivation game to help job-hunters stay engaged, motivated, and connected to their support network. This week we … Continue reading →