Great post by my colleague, Jim Hancock, over at InsideWork. Solid insights and thinking on the issue of change. The diagram here was developed from prior research and thinking from Jim, Al, and Dan before I joined the InsideWork team:

I had a great time with my colleagues tonight during dinner. Interesting and insightful conversations are times to treasure. Eventually we hit upon the current financial crisis.

Simeon Simeonov, who's a VC at Polaris Venture Partners, has a good presentation on "Strategies for Startup Success." It's an old presentation and post, but worth revisiting...

Watching and hearing about my parents’ business experiences in Korea provided me with an excellent base of knowledge and expectations when I moved there in 2000 to start HeyAnita Korea, a joint venture between HeyAnita and Softbank.