Comments for Scott Burkett's Pothole on the Infobahn

Comment on Must-See Entrepreneurship TV by Mike

Mike — Sat, 03 May 2008 14:37:43 +0000

If you re-read the post, I think you”ll find that my post is not saying “Gordon Ramsey is a genius and this is how all successful restaurants are operated.” I said he is owner of multiple high profile restaurants around the world. In fact, I made no claim as to whether they are successful at all. I furthermore made no claim at all as to whether Ramsey’s new ventures succeed or fail due to celebrity status or entrepreneurial skills, I don’t have access to the facts to say that definitively. If you do have access to such facts, then I’ll defer to your superior knowledge. In fact, I’d be grateful if you’d share that information.

As you note, however, the key of the post is the lessons contained in the show, many of which are brought home by the fact that many of the restaurants that Ramsey consults do fail, and in my opinion, because the owners and staff refuse to follow his advice.

Comment on Must-See Entrepreneurship TV by Scott Burkett

Scott Burkett — Sat, 03 May 2008 14:36:09 +0000

I’m sure Mike will chime in here, since he wrote the original post, but … I don’t think he was trying to say that Ramsay is a good “restaraunteur”, but rather, the things he tends to focus on are useful for entrepreneurs in general.

I haven’t seen the show, but the bullets Mike presented above are all solid advice for any entrepreneur.

Cheers.
Scott

Comment on Must-See Entrepreneurship TV by LarryE

LarryE — Sat, 03 May 2008 08:07:58 +0000

You must be joking - what Ramsay does in not even close to reality or what successful restaurateurs really do. You also should check your facts. Ramsay has some restaurants, but his failures are out there too. Most of the new ventures become high profile due to his celebrity status, not his entrepreneurial skills. Many of the points you make are accurate, but if you think that happens in seven days or that Ramsay is a miracle worker, check the status of the last 20 or 30 restaurants he “made over”.

Comment on Creating a Winning Advisory Board by Deborah Tucker

Deborah Tucker — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:03:57 +0000

Thank you for a very informative explanation of the ‘how to’ approach for choosing and making contact with advisory board prospects. Your insights are very helpful. We’re a new company and there is so much to learn!
Deborah

Comment on GRA’s New venture Fund by Scott Burkett

Scott Burkett — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:02:11 +0000

VOVEE - entrepreneurship comes in various flavors. Some people start new companies, other people buy them, and possibly expand them. In any event, IBM wasn’t created overnight - someone had to take that first step.

Cheers.
Scott

Comment on GRA’s New venture Fund by VOVEE

VOVEE — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:11:26 +0000

why would an entrepreneur prefer to launch an entirely new venture rather than buy an existing firm.

Comment on Ciao, PlayMotion … by Josh

Josh — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:16:26 +0000

Sorry to hear your tenure at Playmotion has ended, esp. after what you were able to do for them. Good luck on your future ventures.

Comment on Ciao, PlayMotion … by Anne

Anne — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:37:02 +0000

What a shame that they weren’t smart enough to keep you. I agree with gfxhound; it’s their loss and you’ll end up the better for it
Anne

Comment on Ciao, PlayMotion … by GFXHOUND

GFXHOUND — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:29:17 +0000

Good luck Scott and their loss I’m sure. it doesn’t sound very pretty but I’m sure youll end up fine. I can’t wait to hear the lessons learned post!

Comment on Does the Atlanta Business Chronicle Care? by Konstantyn

Konstantyn — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:13:48 +0000

Scott, the fact that tech coverage is shrinking is bad enough. Though it is the impact that counts. In this sense Atlanta Business Chronicle isn’t big loss.

There is a cross-platform analogy for what matters. It is science. Publishing scientific papers is vital for ideas. It is much more important than publishing startup dids, which earn their permissions to exist somewhere else than inked paper.

The scientific paper publishing has two segments: established journals and conference proceedings. The first segment is like a for-profit press (ABC, etc.) it is mostly reviewed by professionals in science (here more scientific politic) and publishing. The journals state and popularize the facts. But the conference proceedings create growing points. The papers are reviewed by peers, by people who have immediate interest and understanding of what is happening. A good illustration - why it is important - is movie “Planet of the Apes” (1968).

Considering your mission statement, fall out of the “journals” is worth to be mentioned. But it is early to cry. It is an excellent opportunity for a better coverage by “proceedings”. A trusted, peers reviewed technology business publishing engine will do better service to the community.

Now the question: Why couldn’t the SB-Pothole have a news line of the kind?