Category Archives: Business

AI in Manufacturing: What Worked and What Did Not

Posted on May 29, 2025 by flybrand1976

With our small business we’ve used premium subscription services to several of the current top AI platforms to see what kind of impact we could have. With less than $10 million in revenue and ~25 employees, this was an opportunity … Continue reading →

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“Why do you want to work here?” Answering Interview Questions

Posted on August 24, 2024 by flybrand1976

Our children have summer jobs and we were recently talking about how to answer this question. The ideal answer includes, (1) the goals of the interviewer, the goals of the organization, (2) the goals of the person interviewing, (3) and … Continue reading →

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Six Signs You Should Explore Growth with Healthcare Buyers

Posted on December 3, 2023 by flybrand1976

Originally posted to LinkedIn. Full list of 17 LinkedIn articles – all are found here at this blog as well. Everybody wants to live longer and feel better, nobody enjoys seeing another human suffering or in pain. Demand for products … Continue reading →

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Supply Chain and Manufacturing in the News: May 2022 – Baby Formula, Food Supply Chains, Chinese Lockdowns, and American Semiconductor Production

Posted on May 2, 2022 by flybrand1976

Baby Formula Shortage Could Persist Until July: FDA Commissioner (ZeroHedge) May 27, 2022 Abbott said the plant is due to resume production on June 4, but previously noted it would take six to eight weeks for the products to arrive … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Charles T. Munger’s Poor Charlie’s Almanack: Expanded Third Edition; Introduction and First Chapter

Posted on October 8, 2019 by flybrand1976

“Look for someone both smarter and wiser than you are.” Continue reading →

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Carnegie 20.3.11: How to Win Friends and Influence People – PRINCIPLE 11 Dramatize your ideas.

Posted on July 19, 2019 by flybrand1976

Carnegie 20.3.11: How to Win Friends and Influence People – PRINCIPLE 11 Dramatize your ideas. Pages 223 – 227 With Twitter, Instagram and Youtube – we live today in an age of showmanship and promotion.  Carnegie’s guidance from 100 years … Continue reading →

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How to Win Friends and Influence People: Part 1, Ch 1 – PRINCIPLE 1 – “Don’t criticize, condemn or complain.”

Posted on June 29, 2019 by flybrand1976

(Read a Summary of the Whole Book)(Carnegie Video Short: Don’t Criticize or Complain) “If You Want to Gather Honey, Don’t Kick Over the Beehive” PRINCIPLE 1 Don’t criticize, condemn or complain. Criticizing does not work and often makes people perform … Continue reading →

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How to Win Friends and Influence People: Chapter 0a – Why was this book written?

Posted on June 27, 2019 by flybrand1976

This book bounces along with catchy stories and pacing – a page by page summary makes sharing Carnegie’s insights a delight. I smiled writing this and at the thought of the reader doing the same. Continue reading →

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Global Fluids: Kombucha, Probiotics and other Fermented Beverages

Posted on June 20, 2019 by flybrand1976

There isn’t a clear annual volume for Kombucha, probiotics, or active beverages – but the category is clearly growing.  That will continue – the combination of authentic, healthy, not-bad-for-you (which is not simply the opposite of ‘healthy’), convenient, and ‘new’ … Continue reading →

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8 Tools to Improve Communication

Posted on February 10, 2019 by flybrand1976

Communicating across cultures can be hard – these 8 simple tools make it easier. Continue reading →

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