Posts

• Which one of these start-ups would I join?
• How I turned the corner on my failing health
• The health diagnostic and treatment protocols that I am using
• What I eat on the paleo diet
• Alderfer/Three Sisters Hike

Links

Consumer Products

• The Battle for the Bottom of Home ow.ly/bwBQ8 Nice article on dollar stores and discounters
• RT @retail_sails: TiVo partners with PayPal to offer shopping via commercialsbuswk.co/NajAWF  i think this will be big
• When shipping/returns moves from operating expense to marketing strategy: ow.ly/bzZVr My thoughts here: ow.ly/bA35F
• Another category that is ready to be transformed from e-commerce. ow.ly/bA3xF #furniture
• A substantial trend in food production is being driven by local demand. ow.ly/bA4jL
• Direct mail/telephone show highest response; online channels generate a far better return on investment. ow.ly/bA54T
• #Starbucks and innovation: ow.ly/bEo9a This is a great company to watch.
• Online-Based Grocery Delivery Thrives At Last ow.ly/bGfJG But still no real entry by the big grocery chains.
• New trend in funding #consumer #technology#products…like the @techstars approach. I mentor start-ups for this fund. ow.ly/bHYgr
• @eatnomiku appliance brings different way of cooking to the masses: ow.ly/bHYS6 Great product now on kickstarter
• ow.ly/bJCzX Interesting biz model for some stores & offers promotional value for #Panera brand.
• Why (some) Kickstarter campaigns fail:ow.ly/bM1m5 Great post #kickstarter#crowdfunding

Miscellaneous

• 2012 Internet Trends: ow.ly/bvVpf Good stuff here.
• Stunning image from @timforrest ow.ly/bHcJm

Quora/LinkedIn

• How can I monetize selling other products on my site? ow.ly/bEPS8 My Quora response posted.
• What are common gross margins (or just retail markup) for a high-end food store? http://b.qr.ae/KWm0YA My Quora response posted.

Odds & Ends

Sue and I on a short hike at Dawson Butte Open Space

Mowing headgear. Its bone dry around here with our lack of rain and I’ve been getting all the fields mowed to keep the fire danger at a minimum.

Recent sunset

Disclosure: I have not received any compensation for writing this post. I have no material connection to brands, products or services that I have mentioned. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.