Celebration Amidst Turmoil

Celebration Amidst Turmoil

New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras – Happy Fat Tuesday!
Have you ever walked Bourbon Street or visited Laffites’ (a 300 year old tavern)?

Meanwhile, Ukraine fights for survival.

Life often brings contradictory extremes together.

You’ve likely experienced that as an Entrepreneur, as a Leader.
It’s necessary to acknowledge the reality of attacks, tragedy, and uncertainty, while celebrating moments of success, joy, and clarity.

For example, on this day in 1873, manufacture of the first “practical” typewrite began. Remington & Sons had bought the patent from Christopher Latham Sholes.
Mr. Sholes had struggled to manufacture his invention since 1868. Remington paid $12,000 – nearly $27,000,000 in today’s dollars – and Mr. Sholes continued to refine the design.
The 1873 design was clunky, but launched the modern era of writing. Mark Twain soon became the first author to submit a typed manuscript for a book.

You likely haven’t used a typewriter recently, BUT you’re still using the QWERTY keyboard layout from 149 years ago.

How might you scale your business by licensing products or intellectual property to other companies?
What products or services could you license as additional solutions for your Customers’ needs?
What Customers, products or services could you gain by buying another company?

We discuss this and more in this Episode of Wolfe’s Watch.

PS: This is also National Dadgum That’s Good Day – what did you experience or see someone else experience today that deserves a “Dadgum That’s Good?”

Episode #170

Links:

a. http://www.lafittesblacksmithshop.com/
b. https://www.britannica.com/technology/typewriter