“More than a year ago, I wrote this for Fast Company: Here’s a question that you should clip out and tape to your bathroom mirror. It might save you some angst 15 years from now. The question is, What did you do back when interest rates were at their lowest in 50 years, crime was close to zero, great employees were looking for good jobs, computers made product development and marketing easier than ever, and there was almost no competition for good news about great ideas?”

“How would you feel if you received two relevant “customer support” e-mail letters just a few hours after writing something about some company in your blog (and not letting them know you wrote this!)? Just short hours after writing about ChangeThis and The Art of the Start (singing them praise:) I got an e-mail from both ChangeThis and the author of The Art of the Start.”

“As part of its anniversary celebration, BusinessWeek is presenting a series of weekly profiles for the greatest innovators of the past 75 years. Some made their mark in science or technology; others in management, finance, marketing, or government. In late September, 2004, BusinessWeek will publish a special commemorative issue on Innovation.”