by Craig Rentmeester | Apr 15, 2008 | Books, Business Profile, Miscellaneous
Lulu is one of the neatest services I’ve seen in a long time, and I have been meaning to talk about it for a while. What is Lulu?Lulu provides short-run manufacturing of books for self publishers, among other things. It basically allows anyone to write and...
by Craig Rentmeester | Jan 27, 2008 | Business, Business Profile
I recently heard about Yoonew, a company that essentially runs an open market for sporting event tickets. How Yoonew WorksAt Yoonew, fans can bet that their team will make it to the championship game. (i.e. the Super Bowl, Final Four, World Series, etc.)....
by Craig Rentmeester | Dec 7, 2007 | Business Profile
In case you haven’t heard of it, Kiva is one the neatest organizations in the world. It is a nonprofit that is focused on microlending/microcredit. It finds people in developing nations that need money for their business. The person decides how much money they...
by Craig Rentmeester | Aug 28, 2007 | Business, Business Profile, Miscellaneous
Late Friday afternoon (3:30 – 4:00pm) I was ordering brochures. I placed the order online and then submitted my artwork to the Web site by uploading the files. Then comes the curveball. Rather than being able to view my proofs online, both front and back, I was...
by Craig Rentmeester | Jul 6, 2007 | Business, Business Profile, Marketing & PR
Cashcall.com, loans that fit your lifestyle, is a great example…of horrible business practice. I saw an ad for cashcall.com while I was watching a program that I recorded. I paused when the terms of the loan(s) appeared on the screen. Below is the screenshot...