by Caleb Jones | Feb 9, 2014 | Business
Customer attrition is normal in all businesses. No business can expect to keep 100% of its customers for years and years. Many times, losing a customer is something completely outside of your control, and may have nothing whatsoever to do with the quality of the...
by Caleb Jones | Jan 24, 2014 | Business, Investing
Bill Gates doesn’t see what all the fuss is about. By almost any measure, the world is better than it has ever been. People are living longer, healthier lives. Many nations that were aid recipients are now self-sufficient. You might think that such striking...
by Caleb Jones | Jan 23, 2014 | Business
Who has more subscribers? Netflix or Comcast? Most people are shocked to learn that Netflix has more subscribers than friggin’ Comcast, which is the largest communications company in the world. Netflix has 30 million subscribers. Comcast only has 23 million....
by Caleb Jones | Dec 8, 2013 | Business, Time Management
There’s a fantastically funny story right here about a programmer, “Bob” (not his real name), working for a large company. The I.T. department found that for some reason, folks from China were accessing his office computer late in the evening. They...
by Caleb Jones | Nov 29, 2013 | Business, Goal Setting
There’s a very interesting thing about Lee Iacocca that most people don’t know, or don’t remember. If you don’t know who Lee Iacocca is (and shame on you for your lack of business knowledge if you don’t!), he’s one of the most...
by Caleb Jones | Dec 2, 2012 | Business
I recently went to get something to drink at a deli after one of my appointments. When I walked up to the counter I saw a very large sign that the employees had made themselves and displayed prominently. The sign was a huge picture of Johnny Cash. In big, black, block...