by Alex von Allmen | Jul 4, 2022 | Book Excerpts, Success
(Excerpt from “Beware the Hippo and Other Beasts on the River of Life”) As the story goes, in 333 B.C. Alexander marched his army into Gordium in modern day Turkey. Upon arriving in the city, he encountered “several knots all so tightly entangled that it...
by Alex von Allmen | Apr 10, 2022 | Business Model, Entrepreneurs, Investing
Digital Business Models include: E-commerce – selling digital or physical products over internet; Directory listings; Membership Communities; Digital Content providers (books, video training, entertainment); Value Added Hosting; Software as a Service (SaaS); ...
by Alex von Allmen | Apr 9, 2022 | Business Model, Entrepreneurs, Investing
Digital property is one of the biggest trends of our times and it is under our noses. Five of the top seven companies in the United States are primarily digital or intangible asset companies: Apple $2.7 Trillion Microsoft $2.2 Trillion Alphabet (Google) $1.8...
by Alex von Allmen | Apr 7, 2022 | Investing
Real estate investing, even on a very small scale, remains a tried and true means of building an individual’s cash flow and wealth. – Robert Kiyosaki – Author of “Rich Dad: Poor Dad” Real Estate is a proven way to build wealth and the...
by Alex von Allmen | Apr 3, 2022 | Business Model
Rachel Rofe makes a small fortune selling imprinted coffee mugs on Etsy. Her secret is that she fails her way to success by creating hundreds of coffee mug meme experiments. Most don’t work out but the ones that do sell thousands. This is a great example of the...
by Alex von Allmen | Jan 13, 2022 | Investing
At its best, a company is a money machine. Put money in one end and more should come out the other end in profit. The best companies even reinvest their profits and cash flows in ways that compound their returns and shareholder value. Calculate the present value of...
by Alex von Allmen | Sep 8, 2021 | Entrepreneurs
I’ve just finished listening to MJ Demarco’s “the Millionaire Fastlane” and loved it! I believe his book is spot on about the attitudes and beliefs entrepreneurs need to succeed. It is a must read. Demarco doesn’t believe in “Get Rich Quick” and even...
by Alex von Allmen | Sep 4, 2021 | Branding
It has been said that a “Rose by any other name would not smell as sweet”. The choice of what to name a company, organization, product or service can be one of the most important elements of the marketing mix. And yet many business owners, entrepreneurs and product...
by Alex von Allmen | Sep 2, 2021 | Business Model
AirVersant is a marketing alliance of independent heating and air conditioning service companies (HVAC) that seeks to increase leads, sales and the quality of services of individual members. The company offers “franchise-like” benefits at a fraction of the price. This...
by Alex von Allmen | Sep 1, 2021 | Business Model
Opportunities in the Clouds I believe that Software as a Service (SaaS) is one of the biggest opportunities of our time. Today there are over 15,000 SaaS businesses worldwide and they include giants like Salesforce.com, Indeed and ZenDesk. Amazon Web Services (AWS)...
Recent Comments