Ken Uchikura Newsletter Vol. 1302/28/2019NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESDear Reader, How do you come up with a new business, new product or new service? Sometimes I come up with them while I am sleeping, driving, eating, talking, even using the bathroom…. They usually sound like great ideas when I though...

"Eating your own dog food", also called dogfooding, occurs when an organization uses its own product. This can be a way for an organization to test its products in real-world usage. Hence dogfooding can act as quality control, and eventually a kind of testimonial advertising.Do not trust the company...

I saw an advertisement email from FORD."Arriving fall 2019 to join its GT350 stablemate, Shelby GT500 is designed to be the ultimate driver’s car, ready to attack on all fronts – on the drag strip*, producing more than 700 horsepower** via its first-in-class dual-clutch transmission with launch cont...

Today Ezell's celebrates "Ezell's Famous Chicken" 35 Year Anniversary. I was going to attend the celebration, but I came down with nasty cold. So I decided to skip ... I did not want to Gove this to anyone.I am very happy to know the people at Ezell's and I hope they well. Yesterday, PSPinc. we had ...

I always though about this but I really could not say it better than this.It’s almost impossible to change someone’s mind using facts. This happens due to ‘motivated reasoning,’ a psychology term that refers to the way people usually believe whatever they want to believe and use the flimsiest piece ...

I still miss him a lot.

ComplimentNobody doesn't want to be complimented. “Good Job”, “Nice Work”, “Great Idea” even just a “Thank you” would make their day. But in addition to those regular compliments, people enjoy being called “Crazy”, “Weird”, “Miss Fits”, “Different” and other usually uncomplimentary words. That is be...

I drew little Pompom on the Surface Studio at the Microsoft Store in Bellevue Square ... I kind of like this divide ... $4,000 ... Not cheap.

Bug, Money, and DreamDear Reader, I always tell my R&D team to take care of business by focusing on fixing bugs, money, and dream in that order. I will explain what they mean.The highest priority in developing and maintaining computer software and systems are to fix bugs when we find them. There are...

It is not new, this was my first time I visited there. Friendly people with good selection of coffee and things to eat. It is refreshing to see someone other than Starbuck.