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The idea behind minutecoach is to provide help to the battle-weary business owner and management professional who’s work life is getting out of hand. As a professional consultant I’ve been lending an ear and helping friends, colleagues, managers, directors and total strangers get a grip on things for ages.

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Philip Stanley</description><title>Minute by minute</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @minutecoach)</generator><link>http://minutecoach.biz/</link><item><title>"Are you a startup specialist ?"</title><description>“Are you a startup specialist ?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" title="Linkedin Answers: A Minutecoach Best Answer" href="http://www.linkedin.com/answers/startups-small-businesses/starting-up/STR_STP/246895-12534154"&gt;How often did you plan or think to help someone to bring up his/her own venture ? Does this idea excite you to consult new startups worldwide ? What things become critical to you when you assist startups ?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://minutecoach.biz/post/40397706</link><guid>http://minutecoach.biz/post/40397706</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:23:12 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>"Help with pricing needed"</title><description>“Help with pricing needed”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/answers/startups-small-businesses/starting-up/STR_STP/251925-911277" title="LInkedin Answers: A Minutecoach Best Answer" target="_blank"&gt;My husband and I are chess coaches, specializing in teaching children. We recently started a new business (Your Chess Coach) and are building a website where we plan to sell lessons designed to help parents teach a very young child.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://minutecoach.biz/post/39000541</link><guid>http://minutecoach.biz/post/39000541</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:06:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>"When ordering your favorite cup of coffee…"</title><description>“When ordering your favorite cup of coffee…”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;i&gt;[ED: Business isn’t all grind…]&lt;/i&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" title="Linkedin Answers: A Minutecoach Best Answer" href="http://www.linkedin.com/answers/using-linkedIn/ULI/242157-14620894"&gt; what do you say? There are so many combinations around the planet as to the kind of coffee, latte, chai…whatever. What do you say when you walk into your favorite coffee place to order YOUR favorite Cup of Joe? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://minutecoach.biz/post/39000247</link><guid>http://minutecoach.biz/post/39000247</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:03:25 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>"…why should(n’t) one do the right thing?"</title><description>“…why should(n’t) one do the right thing?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/answers/professional-development/ethics/PRO_PET/223358-1791599" target="_blank" title="LinkedIn Answers: A Minutecoach Best Answer"&gt;Since, in the final analysis, little if anything matters, why should(n’t) one do the right thing?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://minutecoach.biz/post/34609485</link><guid>http://minutecoach.biz/post/34609485</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 04:06:00 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>"I’m working with a small non-profit that wants to accept donations online via credit card."</title><description>“I’m working with a small non-profit that wants to accept donations online via credit card.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/answers/marketing-sales/advertising-promotion/internet-marketing/MAR_ADP_INM/199347-5787470" title="LinkedIn Answers: A Minutecoach Best Answer" target="_blank"&gt; Can anyone recommend a cost-effective and easy-to-manage solution?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://minutecoach.biz/post/32328878</link><guid>http://minutecoach.biz/post/32328878</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:03:32 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>"What is the best way to join/be invited to join a board of directors?"</title><description>“What is the best way to join/be invited to join a board of directors?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/answers/career-education/career-development/CAR_CRD/187014-22060377" title="LinkedIn Answers: A Minutecoach Best Answer" target="_blank"&gt;LinkedIn: Answers: How does an individual join a board of a company? Is there some route to doing that? Is it only for Leaders of Industry?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://minutecoach.biz/post/32328688</link><guid>http://minutecoach.biz/post/32328688</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:00:35 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>"What would be for You a reason to make spin-off?"</title><description>“What would be for You a reason to make spin-off?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/answers/marketing-sales/business-development/MAR_BDV/190661-71090" title="Linkedin - A Minutecoach Best Answer" target="_blank"&gt;LinkedIn: Answers: What would be for You a reason to make spin-off? Please share your thoughts and experiences.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://minutecoach.biz/post/30016357</link><guid>http://minutecoach.biz/post/30016357</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:37:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>"How to come up with a pricing model for an online service?"</title><description>“How to come up with a pricing model for an online service?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/answers/startups-small-businesses/starting-up/STR_STP/191359-6131171" target="_blank" title="LinkedIn: A minutecoach Best Answer"&gt;LinkedIn: Answers: I need an advise on how to come up with the best pricing model for an IT service. It’s online, it doesn’t have direct competitors, so there is nothing to compare to.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://minutecoach.biz/post/29454416</link><guid>http://minutecoach.biz/post/29454416</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:31:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>"How to turn a sales negotiation from cost to value?"</title><description>“How to turn a sales negotiation from cost to value?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/answers/marketing-sales/sales/sales-techniques/MAR_SLS_STC/179104-11495505" target="_blank" title="LinkedIn: A minutecoach Best Answer"&gt;LinkedIn: Answers: …clients tend to dwell on cost because that is what they know to negotiate… any tips on how to swing the negotiation away from cost and over to value?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://minutecoach.biz/post/28840669</link><guid>http://minutecoach.biz/post/28840669</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:47:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>"What is the best system available to automate the delivery of digital products after a customer has..."</title><description>“What is the best system available to automate the delivery of digital products after a customer has purchased them?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/answers/technology/e-commerce/TCH_ECM/176992-10354324" target="_blank" title="LinkedIn: A minutecoach Best Answer"&gt;LinkedIn: Answers: I’ve heard the term Electronic Software Delivery or ESD for short, but how do you do it?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://minutecoach.biz/post/28829674</link><guid>http://minutecoach.biz/post/28829674</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:45:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>"Feedback from those project managers/traffic managers who have used FileMaker Pro? … creative..."</title><description>“Feedback from those project managers/traffic managers who have used FileMaker Pro? … creative projects in an in house communications department. We would like to… track the project, schedule task and update as completed, generate reports, etc. I would love to get any feedback from people who use FileMaker Pro or Basecamp.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/answers/marketing-sales/graphic-design/MAR_GRD/178457-3775943" target="_blank"&gt;LinkedIn: Answers: FileMaker Pro or Basecamp for project management?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://minutecoach.biz/post/28105281</link><guid>http://minutecoach.biz/post/28105281</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:22:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>"When a business starts moving employees…and turns them into homeworkers, should the..."</title><description>“When a business starts moving employees…and turns them into homeworkers, should the business…pass on a proportion of the overhead cost savings?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/answers/administration/facilities-management/ADM_FAC/167797-20782222" target="_blank"&gt;LinkedIn: Answers: Overhead costs for Homeworkers?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://minutecoach.biz/post/26407842</link><guid>http://minutecoach.biz/post/26407842</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:12:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>"What is according to you the best hosted solution for case and claim management…to serve a..."</title><description>“What is according to you the best hosted solution for case and claim management…to serve a small organisation (3000 customers, 10 CSR)? I need the ability to build easily the workflow supporting the claim and case mgt process.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/answers/technology/information-technology/computers-software/TCH_ITS_CMP/167776-1834013" target="_blank"&gt;LinkedIn: Answers: Best hosted case/claim management solution?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://minutecoach.biz/post/26039899</link><guid>http://minutecoach.biz/post/26039899</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:46:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>"I need a shopping cart that integrates seamlessly into my website from both a design perspective,..."</title><description>“I need a shopping cart that integrates seamlessly into my website from both a design perspective, and functionally. Can anyone recommend something for a start-up website?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/answers/technology/e-commerce/TCH_ECM/166383-10927558" target="_blank"&gt;Linkedin: Answers: Shopping cart recommendations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://minutecoach.biz/post/25664929</link><guid>http://minutecoach.biz/post/25664929</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:59:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>"I have been running a typepad blog for three months. I’m serious about this blog, and people..."</title><description>“I have been running a typepad blog for three months. I’m serious about this blog, and people have told me I should have my own domain. Is it easy to make this switch? How do I do it? Is it the right move?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/answers/technology/blogging/TCH_BLG/167004-6358544" target="_blank"&gt;Linkedin: Answers: I have been running a typepad blog for three months. I’m serious about this blog, and people have told me I should have my own domain.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://minutecoach.biz/post/25549153</link><guid>http://minutecoach.biz/post/25549153</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:14:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>"How can I place a wide (728 x 90) ad on a TypePad blog?"</title><description>“How can I place a wide (728 x 90) ad on a TypePad blog?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/answers/technology/blogging/TCH_BLG/141144-8025175" target="_blank"&gt;LinkedIn: Answers: How can I place a wide (728 x 90) ad on a TypePad blog?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://minutecoach.biz/post/22122273</link><guid>http://minutecoach.biz/post/22122273</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:44:28 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>"Where can I find a Basecamp plugin that adds Gantt chart functionality?"</title><description>“Where can I find a Basecamp plugin that adds Gantt chart functionality?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/answers?viewQuestion=&amp;questionID=144372&amp;askerID=13943740" target="_blank"&gt;LinkedIn: Answers: Where can I find a Basecamp plugin that adds Gantt chart functionality?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://minutecoach.biz/post/21817203</link><guid>http://minutecoach.biz/post/21817203</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:07:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Basecamp Minutecoach Gantt Best answer</category></item><item><title>"I’m trying to expand my event planning experience by moving into a corporate market…"</title><description>“I’m trying to expand my event planning experience by moving into a corporate market…”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/answers/marketing-sales/advertising-promotion/events-marketing/MAR_ADP_EVM/137947-18026632?browseIdx=42&amp;sik=1197853424534&amp;goback=%2Eama" target="_blank"&gt;LinkedIn: Answers: Corporate Events&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://minutecoach.biz/post/21757764</link><guid>http://minutecoach.biz/post/21757764</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:02:29 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>"What are the best online tools for conducting webinars?"</title><description>“What are the best online tools for conducting webinars?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/answers/career-education/occupational-training/CAR_OCT/136557-8251283?browseIdx=53&amp;sik=1197853424535&amp;goback=%2Eama" target="_blank"&gt;LinkedIn: Answers: What are the best online tools for conducting webinars?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://minutecoach.biz/post/21757556</link><guid>http://minutecoach.biz/post/21757556</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:58:47 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>"Can you recommend a user-friendly, feature rich project management tool?"</title><description>“Can you recommend a user-friendly, feature rich project management tool?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/answers/management/planning/MGM_PLN/126864-1618350?browseIdx=55&amp;sik=1197853424535&amp;goback=%2Eama" target="_blank"&gt;LinkedIn: Answers: Can you recommend a user-friendly, feature rich project management tool?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://minutecoach.biz/post/21757425</link><guid>http://minutecoach.biz/post/21757425</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:55:37 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
