…and what do you get?  Legendary Merrilyn Astin Tarlton’s new blog!  Merrilyn is creative – without her there would be no LMA, the Law Practice Management Magazine of the ABA would not be half what it is today and the College of Law would not enjoy its current prominence.

Am I a fan?  YOU BET. 

The top five mistakes entrepreneurs make when they market

by Seth Godin

  • Expecting gratitude in exchange for having done something that was hard.
  • Spending money as a substitute for doing something great.
  • Not realizing that it’s your company, and your marketing better be as good as everything else.
  • Listening to other people.
  • Failure to measure.


It was a privilege to be part of the Maister/Riskin sandwich.  David Maister started off with his introduction: "The Courage to Innovate" and I wrapped up with the conclusion "Death to Perfection…"  Look who’s in the sandwich: Bruce MacEwen, Patrick McKenna,  Mark Beese, Silvia Coulter,  Simon Chester, Matthew Homann, Dennis Kennedy, Dan Pinnington Sheldon Gordon