Avid student of the world, a Christian, father, husband, lover of music, scientist, philanthropist, activist, security analyst, and businessman.
Director of The Tall Poppy Group.
Bold When Others Are Cautious
NOTE: THIS POST WAS WRITTEN OCTOBER 10, 2008, WHEN THE GFC WAS ON A VERY STRONG DOWNWARDS SWING. WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT THOSE WHO HEEDED THIS FACEBOOK NOTE AT THE TIME, EXPECIALLY IN THE STOCK MARKET, WOULD BE DOING VERY WELL RIGHT NOW.
I’ve probably spent too much time watching the stock exchange and the [...]
Whatever Your Hand finds to Do
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Here’s the thing… I would describe myself as someone who is continually pregnant with the plans and dreams and hopes I know God Himself has planted in me, and will bring to pass. The problem is, there is the ever-present mundane-ness of the now…
You know the deal “I’m going to change the world, [...]
KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON
I’ve had moments over the past months, just like most other people I know, where I’ve “looked down” (i.e. think of the scene in Shrek where they are crossing the bridge and Shrek instructs donkey not to look down… that kind of “looked down”).
My beautiful wife brought it all into perspective when she smiled and [...]
Sticking with Plan A
Quick thought… I’m the kind of person who is very quick to start working out contingency plans if a dream, goal, task or venture or mine doesn’t seem to be panning out.
When bumps in the road come, my mind spawns a whole range of Plan B’s, way that I can change tack and either recover [...]
Product Selection… Picking an Idea
NOTE: THIS, AND SOME OF MY RECENT POSTS, ARE REPRINTS FROM MY FACEBOOK NOTES. THEY WILL BE A FEW MORE OF THESE INTERSPERSED WITH NEW STUFF.
I often talk to people that are absolutely chomping at the bit to start their own business, and the number one pre-startup question I hear in conversation is this: What [...]
The Coin in the Mouth of the Fish
I am still working through the full story of what God is trying to say to me personally through this passage, but my encouragement I’ve taken from it so far is this: God’s provision is not something we need to rack our brains for, to strive and stress and struggle to find “that one good idea” that will set us up for life and provide provision for the Kingdom.
More on Skimming in Australia – Now an official Epidemic
It turns out that a large percentage of recent fraud is being traced back to a single type of PIN pad: the Ingenico PX328. Here’s a piccy for you all…
It probably looks very familiar – that’s because its been around for a LONG time and lots of retailers use it. Last year there was a $5 million breach involving 20 or more McDonald’s in Western Australia. You can read about it here. That was in October, and if you were paying attention you’d have noticed that McDonalds now have bike chains on all there PIN pads.
Skype controls 12% of all international calls – Repost
Interesting to watch this progress – the take-up of anti-monopoly solutions like Skype since the Global Financial Crisis has been incredible (until, of course, Skype becomes a monopoly itself and people move on to the next thing).
Need a Name? 5 Cool Domain Generation Sites
One of the things serial entrepreneurs are consistent challenged with, and often waste a lot of time on, is a name. It makes sense, for me personally I always find it easier to work on a project once it has an identity… It sort of defines it. It’s a bit like when you have a child, binding with your child really kicks to the next level once you’ve decided on their name – even before they’ve been born.
Facebook Security – What are you really sharing?
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I’ve noticed a lot of people putting up quizzes on Facebook lately, I did one of my own as well (although I can’t seem to find it now…). I got to thinking the kind of information people put in a quiz…
What is the name of your childhood best friend?
Who is your favorite author?
What [...]
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