Aretha wanted some R-E-S-P-E-C-T and I’d like to see some P-A-S-S-I-O-N! Where has it all gone? It’s missing from just about every part of our lives...
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If you owned a factory that was running at 98% capacity, one running at 72% capacity and one running at 15% capacity - you would shut down the factory running at 15% - no questions asked.
During April of 1999 - at 90 Degrees North (the North Pole) a dream was born. A dream to translate what we'd learned working with the world's smartest corporate executives into a program that could help real world entrepreneurs. To "give back" what I'd learned to help others turn their entrepeneurial dreams into reality.
"I think true innovation wins over false marketing. It just takes longer." - James Dyson
Dyson is an industrial designer who is doing less than glorious work - innovating and improving vacuum cleaners. Vacuum cleaners - can you image spending your days thinking about dust, dirt, and all the other goodies sprinkled throughout homes and tucked inside couch cushions?
But, he toils away each day, getting his hands dirty, digging into the challenge - thinking about new ways - meaningfully different ways - to solve people's problems.
Journalists like to make a big deal about the fact that only 50% of small businesses succeed. However - in truth that's GREAT! Here are the facts - 50% of Small Businesses Succeed - 15% of Big Company New Products Succeed - 10% of Venture Capital Investments Succeed. Net - small businesses do significantly better than large companies when it comes to discovering and developing new business concepts.
During April of 1999 - at 90 Degrees North (the North Pole) a dream was born. A dream to translate what we'd learned working with the world's smartest corporate executives into a program that could help real world entrepreneurs. To "give back" what I'd learned to help others turn their entrepeneurial dreams into reality. 
