Uncle Naked Head on LaunchPad

I was up very late about a week ago with the first tooth ache of my life (it is fixed now, thank you for asking) and had a lot of time to watch late night infomercials. Watching late night infomercials is not one of my hobbies but I quickly found how easy it is to be drawn in by the hyped sales p… Continue

I speak to dozens of business leaders each week, specifically small business owners. I am always amazed how often I hear something like, "I've tried several things, they didn't work so I changed to [something else], that didn't work, we tried a few other things which costs more than we made too. Marketing doesn't work for our business."

Seriously? Marketing doesn't work for your business?… Continue

LaunchPadINW.com is returning to the original platform and wants you back.
As you know, back in March we made some significant changes to the LaunchPad site. After a lot of thought, late-night discussions and input we believed we could provide a better site for our members by making a number of "improvements." We were wrong.

As local business professionals, we built the LaunchPad site out of our love for networking and a commitment to promoting economic stability in the Inland Northwest.… Continue

(Originally posted on previous LaunchPad site on 8 April, 2009)
Sometimes it is hard to know what to write about for your next blog post. Try the four tips below to get you started in the right direction.



Conversation Speed Bumps-every good conversation is littered with pearls of insight. Be on the lookout for what I consider "conversation speed bumps." They are the occasional pieces of a conversation that provoke in-depth thinking beyond the original scope of the original subject. The fact t… Continue

(Originally posted on previous LaunchPad site on 26 March, 2009)
Are you viewing LaunchPadinw.com the same way you are viewing social networking sites like facebook, myspace, or LinkedIn? If so, you are making a big mistake.



A lot has changed since my first social networking profile in 1998 on SixDegrees.com (the first official social networking site that went out of business in 2001 at the end of the dot-com bust). Today, there are hundreds of sites trying to copy some form of another site,… Continue