Toolbox
A collection of tools and tricks for Entrepreneurs– we hope you find them useful. Have a recommendation on a product, service, or resource to add to this list? Let us know in the comments.
Livedrive: Unlimited Backup across multiple computers. Computer crashes are inevitable and keeping up with backups can be a pain. If you have more than one or two computers then Livedrive is the clear winner for unlimited online backup. Yes you could use Mozy.com (which is a fine service) but you pay per computer. Of course if you don’t need unlimited backup, then there are plenty of cheaper options that typically charge per gigabyte (DropBox.com, Box.net, JungleDisk). We like Livedrive because it includes unlimited backup AND folder syncing.
GTD: David Allen’s Getting Things Done — “The Art of Stress-Free Productivity.” If there is one common characteristic to most entrepreneurs, it’s that they always have more ideas and things to do than they have time and resources to do them. GTD is a must have methodology for keeping it under control.
Sophisticated without being confining, the subtle effectiveness of GTD lies in its radically common sense notion that with a complete and current inventory of all your commitments, organized and reviewed in a systematic way, you can focus clearly, view your world from optimal angles and make trusted choices about what to do (and not do) at any moment. GTD embodies an easy, step-by-step and highly efficient method for achieving this relaxed, productive state. It includes:
Develop a Blue Ocean Strategy. A systematic approach to making the competition irrelevant and creating uncontested market space.
