Face it, some books are better than others. I know, because I recently published a book that is making no spash whatsoever. This is a case of, I now suspect, an average book.
For reference to a great! book, look no further than Bill McKibben’s latest, Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future. […]
Grease is not the word. The word is antipreneur!
This is the word we have been lacking at NotanMBA…Antipreneurs are pro-business but anti BigCo. We are pro-competition but anti-conglomerate. We are keen on local, community-based businesses that are sustainable and lead to balance between work and home. Above all, we see a business landscape where people […]
In the larger conversation about coworking, the one word that captures the spirit of the scene is ‘community.’ While this is more so the case in some cases than others, the need for community is central to most coworking spaces and Jelly communities. We all need to get out of our PJs and mingle with other […]
The Hunter Gatherers of the Knowledge Economy: The Anthropology of Today’s Cyberforagers
By David Berreby
Are the habits of today’s knowledge workers unique in history? Actually, the Gen X style of working appears to be the oldest on earth.
They want to come and go as they please, wear what they like, work the hours that suit them […]
In the research for our book we are constantly looking out for emerging business models that might help guide independents and entrepreneurs by example. One really intriguing and promising model that has recently come online is Conjunctured, the Austin-based co-company. Conjunctured was founded on the idea that participants can remain self-employed within their individual businesses, but can be brought […]
The Irish Times’ weekly business magazine, Innovation (pp.48-50) finally published an interview that I did with them a few weeks ago. I was talking with them about my book, The Innovation Acid Test and, interestingly, the conversation quickly moved beyond that to our (Butcher and Bandit) current book about the rapidly emerging ecology of innovation among independents […]
I’m writing a business letter today and I get to a point where I’m talking about Community and Collaboration (in caps). My heart is pounding and maybe I sound a little wild. Suddenly, I realize that this is my Religion.
I don’t want to sit in the Big Chair. I don’t want to […]
