Pomp & Surkanstance

31 March 2010

This Week on Bear radio: The euro has an anniversary and the stock rally has bears in retreat

In this episode regular contributor Elliott and the Optimistic Bear celebrate the Euro's 10th anniversary and discuss whether the markets are actually secretly manipulated, and controlled, by mysterious people in smoke filled rooms.

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29 March 2010

EPNW: The REAL pro-sports action in Seattle is soccer

In this episode Joe Gradilla, a member of the Linked:Seattle sports group, talks about his passion for the Seattle Sounders Football Club. The games are cheap, exciting, and family friendly. Colorful touches like Drew Carey and marching bands give the Sounders games a vibrancy lacking elsewhere.

NOTE: Check out the complete podcast directory of discussions with entrepreneurs. If you would like to be a guest on Entrepreneurs Northwest, to talk about your business venture, contact Michael Surkan.

EPNW: The silver bullet to internet marketing just doesn't exist

In this episode of Entrepreneurs Northwest Ian Lurie says that businesses have to do their homework before hiring an internet marketing professional. There are no silver bullets for internet marketing, and every business needs a customized strategy.

You can check out Ian's marketing ideas at http://www.portentinteractive.com/.

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NOTE: Check out the complete podcast directory of discussions with entrepreneurs. If you would like to be a guest on Entrepreneurs Northwest, to talk about your business venture, contact Michael Surkan.

24 March 2010

This Week on Bear radio: A Primer on Inflation and Deflation & Health Care gone Mad

In this episode regular contributor Jeremy and the Optimistic Bear demystify what inflation and deflation really are, and reluctantly come to the conclusion that Canada's health care system may actually be better than America's.

For more details on deflation you can also check out the Optimistic Bear's in-depth Deflation 101 presentation.

You can also join the community discussion on this subject by joining the Deflation Study Group on LinkedIn.

19 March 2010

EPNW: Be patient: Seattle's real-estate market won't hit bottom for some time

In this episode the manager of the Linked:Seattle Real Estate group, Jillayne Schlicke, explains why she thinks the Seattle area real-estate market still hasn't hit bottom. As an educator of real-estate professionals Jillayne gets an inside view of what is happening across the industry, and shares her insights about how the Seattle real-estate market has changed, and what lies ahead.

You can check out Jillayne's web site at http://ceforward.com/.

17 March 2010

This Week on Bear radio: Will smaller banks make the economy safer?

In this episode regular contributors Jeremy, Kevan, and Elliott chat with the Optimistic Bear about the futility of proposed financial industry reform. Will legislating large financial institutions out of existence really save us from future economic calamity? Does size really matter? We also talk about whether timing matters with value investing, and whether resource rich nations are really better off.

12 March 2010

EPNW: Michael tells all- redesigning surkan.com was tough, but worth it

In this episode Bryan Cox sits in as the guest host of "Entrepreneurs Northwest" and interviews Michael Surkan about all the entrepreneurial activities he has been up to, and the new redesign to http://www.surkan.com/, to better help readers find the content they want. Michael shares his ideas about social networking, and the power of podcasting, as well as highlight his experience with using off-shore help for web development.

10 March 2010

This Week on Bear radio: Robert Shiller's economic pessimism and prospect for northwest real-estate

This week our regular pundit Jeremy discusses the Q ratio and Robert Shiller's bearish economic prognosis. We also chat with Washington state real-estate investor Ray Pepper about his views on the still treacherous property markets, and shares some ideas on how investors can still make a buck.

23 February 2010

Weekly Economics and Finance round-up

The Optimistic Bear discusses the week's economic and financial news with his guests. Is deflation or inflation up ahead? Has the economy turned the corner? What is going to happen to real-estate, commodities, stocks, or gold prices? Tune in to hear a deeper understanding of why things happen in the economy, and what it really means to you or your business.

17 February 2010

Weekly Economics and Finance round-up

10 February 2010

Weekly Economics and Finance round-up

Entrepreneur Northwest podcast directory

Welcome to the Entrepreneur Northwest podcasts. In this series, Michael talks with entrepreneurs who are living their dreams. We talk about the successes, and failures, and offer words of advice for others trying to start their own businesses.

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09 February 2010

EPNW: The entrepreneur's guide to program management

In this episode of "Entrepreneurs Northwest" Donna Reed talks about how entrepreneurs often ignore the skills of program management at their peril. A good PM does much more than just handle scheduling, but works to understand the entire business and product, and helps prioritize work, marketing, and other activities. Even if a new startup can't afford to hire a full time program manager, there are many people who work on a consulting basis. Better yet, every entrepreneur should spend at least as much time learning the skills of program management as they do exploring finance and marketing.

You can check out more of Donna's ideas on program management at http://www.donnaareed.com/. You can also watch Michael's presentation called "Microsoft Program Management for Dummies", for a perspective on program management at Microsoft.

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NOTE: Check out the complete podcast directory of discussions with entrepreneurs. If you would like to be a guest on Entrepreneurs Northwest, to talk about your business venture, contact Michael Surkan.

03 February 2010

Weekly Economics and Finance round-up

01 February 2010

Microsoft Program Management for Dummies - Live, and on-line!

I will be giving my presentation about Program Management at Microsoft in a live (and FREE) web-cast at 12:00pm (Pacific Time) on February, Wednesday the 3rd. I will be taking time to answer questions at the end of the presentation.

You can look up details on how to register to participate in the web-cast here.

You can watch the existing recording of this presentation (given in August 2009) any time.

27 January 2010

Weekly Economics and Finance round-up

20 January 2010

Weekly Economics and Finance round-up

13 January 2010

Weekly Economics and Finance round-up

12 January 2010

EPNW: Why publishers make the best entrepreneurs

In this episode of "Entrepreneurs Northwest" David Meerman Scott explains that the old days of begging, buying, and bugging consumers with crude marketing efforts are over. The only way to get attention in the fractured world of the Internet is to earn it by publishing useful information, and content, that customers want to see. The key to marketing success is to think like a publisher, looking for the content that will appeal to the market.

You can check out more of David's ideas at http://www.webinknow.com/ or the new edition of his book, "The New Rules of Marketing and PR".