<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11907107</id><updated>2011-11-27T15:45:04.153-08:00</updated><category term='romance'/><category term='passion'/><category term='coffee'/><category term='SBUX'/><category term='howard schultz'/><category term='theatre'/><category term='starbucks'/><title type='text'>Company 4.0 and Other Rants</title><subtitle type='html'>Company 4.0?  None of the last three companies went bust (knock on wood).  It's onto version 4.0.  In the meantime, I rant.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://4point0.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11907107/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://4point0.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Kendall</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14327873322400368303</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L_QXP60bc-E/S4Ms7hv9hDI/AAAAAAAAADc/tMNav2PP494/S220/IMG_4796.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>10</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11907107.post-3271167658980915621</id><published>2007-10-05T08:56:00.003-07:00</published><updated>2007-10-05T08:56:59.645-07:00</updated><title type='text'>medium</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://4point0.blogspot.com/feeds/3271167658980915621/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11907107&amp;postID=3271167658980915621' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11907107/posts/default/3271167658980915621'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11907107/posts/default/3271167658980915621'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://4point0.blogspot.com/2007/10/medium.html' title='medium'/><author><name>Kendall</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14327873322400368303</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L_QXP60bc-E/S4Ms7hv9hDI/AAAAAAAAADc/tMNav2PP494/S220/IMG_4796.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11907107.post-7007862770795595438</id><published>2007-10-05T08:56:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-10-05T08:56:11.873-07:00</updated><title type='text'>nice stuff</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://4point0.blogspot.com/feeds/7007862770795595438/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11907107&amp;postID=7007862770795595438' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11907107/posts/default/7007862770795595438'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11907107/posts/default/7007862770795595438'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://4point0.blogspot.com/2007/10/nice-stuff.html' title='nice stuff'/><author><name>Kendall</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14327873322400368303</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L_QXP60bc-E/S4Ms7hv9hDI/AAAAAAAAADc/tMNav2PP494/S220/IMG_4796.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11907107.post-1488808928992405023</id><published>2007-10-04T05:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-10-04T06:07:46.126-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Test</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://4point0.blogspot.com/feeds/1488808928992405023/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11907107&amp;postID=1488808928992405023' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11907107/posts/default/1488808928992405023'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11907107/posts/default/1488808928992405023'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://4point0.blogspot.com/2007/10/test.html' title='Test'/><author><name>Kendall</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14327873322400368303</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L_QXP60bc-E/S4Ms7hv9hDI/AAAAAAAAADc/tMNav2PP494/S220/IMG_4796.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11907107.post-8216804199047447523</id><published>2007-06-11T20:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-11T20:11:34.533-07:00</updated><title type='text'>New Blog at http://meetkendall.com</title><summary type='text'>Check out my new blog on http://meetkendall.com.  You'll find all the latest happenings and ideas over there...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://4point0.blogspot.com/feeds/8216804199047447523/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11907107&amp;postID=8216804199047447523' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11907107/posts/default/8216804199047447523'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11907107/posts/default/8216804199047447523'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://4point0.blogspot.com/2007/06/new-blog-at-httpmeetkendallcom.html' title='New Blog at http://meetkendall.com'/><author><name>Kendall</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14327873322400368303</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L_QXP60bc-E/S4Ms7hv9hDI/AAAAAAAAADc/tMNav2PP494/S220/IMG_4796.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11907107.post-38676116178845179</id><published>2007-02-26T14:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-26T14:57:30.725-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='starbucks'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='romance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='SBUX'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='howard schultz'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='coffee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='passion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='theatre'/><title type='text'>Commoditization of Starbucks?</title><summary type='text'>As reported in the Wall Street Journal article on February 24, Starbucks' Chairman Howard Schultz sent a recent 800 word memo to executives at the company entitled "The Commoditization of the Starbucks Experience."Howard, you are being too hard on yourself and the company.  Starbucks is creating a world-recognized brand in a segment that has seen little innovation.  Though your shops may have </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://4point0.blogspot.com/feeds/38676116178845179/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11907107&amp;postID=38676116178845179' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11907107/posts/default/38676116178845179'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11907107/posts/default/38676116178845179'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://4point0.blogspot.com/2007/02/commoditization-of-starbucks.html' title='Commoditization of Starbucks?'/><author><name>Kendall</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14327873322400368303</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L_QXP60bc-E/S4Ms7hv9hDI/AAAAAAAAADc/tMNav2PP494/S220/IMG_4796.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11907107.post-116680362561214207</id><published>2006-12-22T07:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-22T08:07:05.623-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A Reagan Strategy for Iran and Syria</title><summary type='text'>The title for this opinion appeared on page A18 in the Wall Street Journal, Wednesday, December 20, 2006.  The opinion is one of the best I've read on what to do currently in our volitile world.  However, I believe the strategies opined in this article are not only good for Iran and Syria but they are fundamentally good foreign policy.The article describes four policies adopted by Reagan during </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://4point0.blogspot.com/feeds/116680362561214207/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11907107&amp;postID=116680362561214207' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11907107/posts/default/116680362561214207'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11907107/posts/default/116680362561214207'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://4point0.blogspot.com/2006/12/reagan-strategy-for-iran-and-syria.html' title='A Reagan Strategy for Iran and Syria'/><author><name>Kendall</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14327873322400368303</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L_QXP60bc-E/S4Ms7hv9hDI/AAAAAAAAADc/tMNav2PP494/S220/IMG_4796.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11907107.post-116034984027725701</id><published>2006-10-08T16:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-08T16:35:28.720-07:00</updated><title type='text'>We Nabbed a Term Sheet!</title><summary type='text'>I use the word "we" loosely here but one of the companies where I serve as an advisor nabbed a term sheet last week. The company has invented a brilliant software application in the compliance space (you know, Sarbanes-Oxley stuff!), it's been in business for about a year and a half, and although it has only brought in $100k in revenue, it has a terrific pipeline of business with some of the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://4point0.blogspot.com/feeds/116034984027725701/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11907107&amp;postID=116034984027725701' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11907107/posts/default/116034984027725701'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11907107/posts/default/116034984027725701'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://4point0.blogspot.com/2006/10/we-nabbed-term-sheet.html' title='We Nabbed a Term Sheet!'/><author><name>Kendall</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14327873322400368303</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L_QXP60bc-E/S4Ms7hv9hDI/AAAAAAAAADc/tMNav2PP494/S220/IMG_4796.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11907107.post-116034902309589980</id><published>2006-10-08T16:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-08T16:43:42.493-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Google to buy YouTube for $1.6 Billion - GOOG a $2,000 stock?</title><summary type='text'>The WSJ Reports that Google is in talks to buy YouTube for $1.6 Billion. YouTube is one of the best things to happen on the internet in years. I suspect a bidding war will ensue and the founders of YouTube deserve every penny. However, I believe the internet potential is just beginning...Rich Karlgaard reports that Mark Stahlman believes Google can be a $100 billion revenue company with a $2,000 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://4point0.blogspot.com/feeds/116034902309589980/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11907107&amp;postID=116034902309589980' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11907107/posts/default/116034902309589980'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11907107/posts/default/116034902309589980'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://4point0.blogspot.com/2006/10/google-to-buy-youtube-for-16-billion.html' title='Google to buy YouTube for $1.6 Billion - GOOG a $2,000 stock?'/><author><name>Kendall</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14327873322400368303</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L_QXP60bc-E/S4Ms7hv9hDI/AAAAAAAAADc/tMNav2PP494/S220/IMG_4796.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11907107.post-115992388392125124</id><published>2006-10-03T17:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-03T20:39:38.670-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The YouTube* Revolution**</title><summary type='text'>*or Google or {insert favorite site here}**FREE SOFTWARE APPLICATIONSOver the last several months, my wife and I have been spending an enormous amount of time on YouTube.com. As 40-somethings, this may seem like both a tremendous waste of time and also a juvenile event. However, the world is changing fast and many of the latest internet sites such as MySpace and YouTube are just the beginning of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://4point0.blogspot.com/feeds/115992388392125124/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11907107&amp;postID=115992388392125124' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11907107/posts/default/115992388392125124'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11907107/posts/default/115992388392125124'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://4point0.blogspot.com/2006/10/youtube-revolution.html' title='The YouTube* Revolution**'/><author><name>Kendall</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14327873322400368303</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L_QXP60bc-E/S4Ms7hv9hDI/AAAAAAAAADc/tMNav2PP494/S220/IMG_4796.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11907107.post-111319033071127288</id><published>2005-04-10T19:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-04-10T21:19:53.520-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Democrats can win in 2008!</title><summary type='text'>You won't usually find me writing about politics. You won't find me writing humour. You also won't find me writing about how the market is going to move this way or that. Thanks to Steve Forbes, I invented a little morsel this morning, (it is so choice!) that even Democrats should not ignore it. In fact, I believe the Dems should use my morsel (I'm offrering it free! - "extra, extra, read all </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://4point0.blogspot.com/feeds/111319033071127288/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11907107&amp;postID=111319033071127288' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11907107/posts/default/111319033071127288'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11907107/posts/default/111319033071127288'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://4point0.blogspot.com/2005/04/democrats-can-win-in-2008.html' title='Democrats can win in 2008!'/><author><name>Kendall</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14327873322400368303</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L_QXP60bc-E/S4Ms7hv9hDI/AAAAAAAAADc/tMNav2PP494/S220/IMG_4796.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
