Author: Byron Alley

Makers, Breakers, Stones and Stoppers

You can divide people into four categories: makers, breakers, stones and stoppers. It’s a vaguely construction-related metaphor: Makers – They make things happen. These are people who instinctively create, assemble or lead. Where other people see Widgets, one maker has…

Free Business Software

Over the last few years the enormous growth in Open Source software has brought a lot of high-quality applications with everyone’s favourite price tag: free. There was a time when “free software” was the last thing smart executives wanted their…

Beginner Business Mistakes

After starting a few businesses I’ve become familiar with a lot of common mistakes that entrepreneurs make when starting a new business. Mistakes are inevitable (sometimes even desirable – more on that another time) but at the very least you…