Mike Boyd

Set GOALS not Resolutions!

Mike Boyd — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:25:30 +0000

All week I have been bombarded by emails, blogs, Facebook messages and Tweets about every man and his dog’s new year’s “resolutions“. You know what? Good for you! I am so glad that you managed to make so many errors in 2008 that you must pledge to resolve these self-guided misfortunes in 2009… Surely I’m not [...]

Shock and Awe!

Mike Boyd — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:36:08 +0000

I ran into a girl while Wake Boarding yesterday that I hadn’t seen since High School. We got chatting about the usual things like what we’d been up to over the years, what we were doing now and where we were heading in life. We also touched on topics like the state of the economy [...]

Where’s the Love?

Mike Boyd — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:19:28 +0000

I came across this photo while browsing a_lil_spaz’s Flickr stream today and it made me stop and think about the relationships that we share together as human beings. Too often we see blatantly rude acts by strangers, friends & colleagues that are becoming more & more the “norm”. In this fast-paced technology age we are beginning [...]

6 Rules of Starting a Business

Mike Boyd — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:06:06 +0000

This is a great post by Carlo at StartupLaunchr that I just had to share… What kind of business should I start?” Most aspiring entrepreneurs ask this very question during the beginning of their journey into business. If you are like most people, the idea of starting your own business probably involves a restaurant franchise, a coffee [...]

5 Good Things About Coffee

Mike Boyd — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:27:53 +0000

It’s no secret to those who know me personally that I drink A LOT of coffee, some say too much - I beg to differ… “I really like coffee. Actually no - I don’t. I LOVE COFFEE. Is this SO bad?” Since gaining the opportunity to undertake professional barista training in my last ‘real world’ job (yuck!), I have come [...]

Green Gym Uses Human-Powered Energy

Mike Boyd — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:29:52 +0000

This is simply brilliant! The opening of Portland’s The Green Microgym this week seems like a perfect complement to the announcement of M2E’s kinetic charger, which can generate energy from motion. Adam Boesel, The Green Microgym’s owner, doctored up spin bikes with weed whacker motors and truck alternators so that patrons can create energy to help [...]

RoofRay - Fantastic Ecopreneur Innovation

Mike Boyd — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:24:21 +0000

I spent a lovely weekend away in the country this weekend at my parents cattle property about 100km SW of Brisbane. A break that that I was certainly ready for! The clean fresh air, billions and billions of stars, a big camp fire and amazing views across the undulating hills were, as always, truly spectacular… And [...]

Brand Matters

Mike Boyd — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:33:03 +0000

“Companies that place high importance on managing the economic value of their intangible assets and primarily their brands, consistently outperform basic economic measures.” [Interbrand Top Performing European Retail Brands, 2008] I was reading an article in Ad Age about how, increasingly, the people who handle the brand inside organization are being considered for top jobs. Brand matters. [...]

25 Tips for Entrepreneurs

Mike Boyd — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:00:35 +0000

Ready to leave your job behind and become your own boss? It takes a certain kind of person to make it through the first few years. To help you along, we’ve culled the best tips from our own years of experience in running our own businesses. 1. Don’t work for less than you can afford to, [...]

Aquaduct - Robust or Rubbish?

Mike Boyd — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:00:57 +0000

While the Aquaduct proposes a very clever and innovative idea for developing nations that are clean-water scarce, one must wonder about the true practicality and cost of such innovation. Not only would there be significant cultural barriers to entry - even if the Aquaduct were provided free, but is this not just another attempt to Westernise [...]