Author Archive
Looking for opportunity? Start with problems!
Back in 2007, I wrote of searching for a problem. It seems that in the two and a half years since, I’ve only come to this realization again; the realization that any business begins with problems, not with solutions/products.
If you are starting a business there are a few ways to decide what business to go [...]
State Of IT 2010
I’ve noticed over the past year the computer book section at just about every Barnes & Noble book store, is getting smaller and smaller. The once thriving programming language section is a mere 3 book cases when a few years ago it was an entire row of 10. Now there’s an entire shelf on digital [...]
Business Books and Personality Type
A few weeks ago I revisited the Myers Briggs personality test. Why? I am not sure, but this was something I remember taking a long time ago to find out why I think a certain way, and how I interact with others. I took three test, on one I came out as an INTP and [...]
The Introverted Entrepreneur
I don’t consider myself a hermit, I like being around people, just not all the time. But I especially like to go into my cave (basement/garage/home office) and work on a project and don’t like to be disturbed until I am either done with my project or I’ve achieved a significant milestone.
Entrepreneurship is about meeting [...]
My Robot Website
I’ve updated my robot website the past month, www.scottsbots.com has a new look, and I’ve even added a store.
You should also checkout a few new robots or robot videos.
Understanding The Market
Every time I talk to someone about starting a business or about my own business the central theme comes down to “market.” Market defined as a group of people that are your customers or your potential customers.
Fundamentally every business needs to understand their market in order to be successful. There also to be a sufficient [...]
Florida Trip – Part 1
The drive down was interesting. We had to leave a day later than expected because of a snow storm in Columbus, and during the trip we encountered a detour because of a rock slide and a snow storm in South Carolina.
Night 1 – Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Gatlinburg
This was an interesting place. I actually had no idea that [...]
It’s about the Individual, not The Team!
I am so tired of late hearing about how it takes great teams to succeed. Whether it’s software development, starting a business, or football, the dogma is the same: “It takes a great team to win!”. That’s baloney!
The one thing that’s often overlooked by the people preaching this non-sense is Pareto’s Law (80-20 Rule). Which [...]
Scott’s Bots – Back to custom code.
I enjoy WordPress for ScottPreston.Com, but for Scott’s Bots.Com, I’ve decided to go with my own custom version of the web site.
The reason is that I wanted to do too many things with the site and was forced to look for so many so-so plug-ins. So rather than do that I just coded what I [...]
The Resistance – The Reason Why You’re Stuck.
I recently read a post over at ZenHabits, that resonated with me. It was a guest post by Seth Godin which talked about a term coined by Steven Pressman, called “the resistance”.
The resistance is that little voice in the back of your head, the one that tells you that it will never work, the one [...]