The Creative Connector - Ideas in Business, Marketing and Entrepreneurship » Miscellaneous http://www.thecreativeconnector.com Ideas in Business, Marketing and Entrepreneurship Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:01:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Connecting Ideas in Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital http://www.thecreativeconnector.com/connecting-ideas-in-entrepreneurship-and-venture-capital/ http://www.thecreativeconnector.com/connecting-ideas-in-entrepreneurship-and-venture-capital/#comments Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:00:07 +0000 David Isserman http://www.thecreativeconnector.com/connecting-ideas-in-entrepreneurship-and-venture-capital/ I am ashamed to admit that it has been over 6 weeks since I last posted on TheCreativeConnector.com. I promise you this is about to change.

As many of you already know, I moved to New York City last month to begin the MBA program at Columbia Business School. Now that I am settled into the Big Apple, I am going to begin writing again on a regular basis.

My focus will still remain the same as before…Connecting Ideas in Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital. What does this mean? Quite simply, I will be writing about innovative strategies that I believe are important to entrepreneurs. Such topics could include attracting venture capital funding, developing marketing plans, or even creating strategic partnerships.

I would like to emphasize that I am always open to receiving emails from readers. If you have a good idea and you think it should be discussed on this blog, let me know. I am also open to hosting guest bloggers. If you have experience and knowledge in a certain subject and you would like to write about it, just email me. My email address is david [at] isserman.com.

I hope that you will continue to join me on this journey. If you have not already done so, go ahead and subscribe through RSS or by email (on the upper left side of this page). If you don’t like what I write, you can always opt-out in the future.

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According to this article, you aren’t really rich until you have $25 million. Seems high, right?

It turns out that being truly wealthy has to do with retirement. With $25 million, you will be free of any financial worry when you retire and can easily create an annual income of $1 million.

The article breaks down true wealth into three categories:

  • Beer & Pretzels ($25-$50 million = 125,000 U.S. Households) — Allows you to live the high life…
  • Wine & Cheese ($50-$500 million = 49,000 U.S. Households) — Allows you to stop flying commercial airlines and buy vacation homes…
  • Caviar & Champagne ($500+ million = 1,400 U.S. Households) — Allows you to buy a palace and a mega yacht…

Even if you don’t fit into the Beer & Pretzels category (or any of those categories), don’t feel bad. A website run by Poke – the same group that made Unlimited for Orange (See An infinitely long webpage…because “Good Things Should Never End” ) – has created another website, Global Rich List, that helps you realize how fortunate you really are.

For example, let’s say you have an annual income of $100,000. Well, then you’d be the 39,615,049th richest person in the world! And if you visited Poke’s Rich-O-Meter, it would tell you that there are 5,952,586,436 people poorer than you.

So if you make $100,000, but still can’t afford to play with the Beer & Pretzels crowd, remember this…you’re still in the TOP 0.66% richest people in the world…

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Like the image at the top of the post? Want to know how I made it? Here’s a list of 100 online Web 2.0 generators. From color scheme generators to concert ticket generators to popup window generators, this is one cool list of gadgets and some useful tools for your next web development project!

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]]> http://www.thecreativeconnector.com/subscribe-to-the-creative-connector/feed/ 0 Cranium Sells for $77.5 Million to Hasbro http://www.thecreativeconnector.com/cranium-sells-for-775-million-to-hasbro/ http://www.thecreativeconnector.com/cranium-sells-for-775-million-to-hasbro/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:00:20 +0000 David Isserman http://www.thecreativeconnector.com/cranium-sells-for-775-million-to-hasboro/ Start With Your Customers to Find Your Perfect Marketplace 

Cranium, which was featured in my Nov 10th Posting, “Connect With Your Customers to Find Your Perfect Marketplace“, just announced its sale to Hasbro for $77.5 million. Once the sale is complete, Hasbro intends to help Cranium grow internationally through its global distribution network. This is what many consider the next step for Cranium, which initially built its North American distribution using Starbucks’ coffee shops.

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The Company is also planning to receive its registered representative license in a few months, which will allow it to execute trades on behalf of users who want to shadow top investors.  

There’s only one catch. In order to see other profiles, you will need to signup for an account, but don’t worry; from what I can tell, it isn’t required to link your own brokerage account immediately.

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David in Palm Desert, CA

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2008
  New Year’s Day
  January 1
  Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  January 21
  Washington’s Birthday/Presidents’ Day
  February 18
  Good Friday
  March 21
  Memorial Day
  May 26
  Independence Day
  July 4
  Labor Day
  September 1
  Thanksgiving Day
  November 27
  Christmas
  December 25
2009
  New Year’s Day
  January 1
  Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  January 19
  Washington’s Birthday/Presidents’ Day
  February 16
  Good Friday
  April 10
  Memorial Day
  May 25
  Independence Day
  July 3 (observed)
  Labor Day
  September 7
  Thanksgiving Day   November 26
  Christmas   December 25
]]> http://www.thecreativeconnector.com/nyse-holiday-schedule/feed/ 0 Want a Free McDonalds Happy Meal? Just ask Mr. Buffett http://www.thecreativeconnector.com/want-a-free-mcdonalds-happy-meal-just-ask-mr-buffett/ http://www.thecreativeconnector.com/want-a-free-mcdonalds-happy-meal-just-ask-mr-buffett/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:02:03 +0000 David Isserman http://www.thecreativeconnector.com/want-a-free-mcdonalds-happy-meal-just-ask-mr-buffett/ Have you ever seen a card that gives you free McDonalds anywhere in the world? Bet not, but Warren Buffett has. He keeps on in his wallet. Although his credit-card sized gold card only gives him free McDonalds in Omaha, his friend Bill Gates has one that is good anywhere in the world. And if that wasn’t enough, Buffett even has a card in his wallet that gives him free Johnny Rockets for him and up to three guests. He loves their milkshakes, so the next time you’re in Omaha, you might see him there.

Want to learn more about Buffett? Check out The Warren Buffett Way

The Warren Buffett Way

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Just a quick note to let you know that I have updated my blog. The new blog address is http://www.TheCreativeConnector.com. A recently added feature is the ability to click on “The Hot Button” located on the upper left of the blog and submit a question, offer a new topic idea or share your success story.  If you feel inclined to participate, go ahead and test it out. :)

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