Biggest Successes Often Bred from Failures?

by Ky Ekinci
Co-Founder,
Office Divvy

I stumbled upon a video of the entrepreneur and innovator, Randy Komisar, on Success, Failure and Innovation in Business....

According to Mr. Komisar, what distinguishes the Silicon Valley Startups is not its successes, but instead the way in which Silicon Valley deals with failures. Komisar argues that the Silicon Valley is about experimentation, innovation, and taking new risks. According to Komisar, only a smaller business that can deal with failure and still make money can exist in this environment. It is a model based on many failures, and only a few extraordinary successes.

The idea that the possibility of "Innovation" is much higher within a startup-spirit that is not afraid to fail, versus the large company's corporate atmosphere and culture, which just cannot tolerate success is such a logical and well-put statement, that I admire, acknowledge, and envy the experience, knowledge, and authority in making such a statement.
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Furthermore as a co-founder of a start-up, Office Divvy, an operation which I think has many differentiators larger companies might not want to touch, I like Mr. Komisar's statement and his overall thoughts, because they encourage my company to stay the course.

Hope you will enjoy this 8 minute video, as much as I did...

Your comments are most welcome...

Ky Ekinci
Co-Founder

On the Web: www.Office Divvy On Twitter: @OfficeDivvy

Palm Coast Company Finds Twitter Success...

Office Divvy LLC. a Palm Coast, FL based provider of Office Space and Virtual Office Solutions, has the largest twitter follower-base (aka tweeps or tweeple) in the area… (This is a copy of the NewsWire released to the press in early June)

A Social Media Love Affair: Twitter is the most recent rising star and ‘little darling’ of social media. Office Divvy of Palm Coast, FL is a one-stop smart office solutions provider in Palm Coast, FL. The Twitter and Office Divvy affair began in mid-march, of this year, and is leading to great learnings and a big exposure…

According to twitterholic –an application that tracks twitter user statistics, with over 12,000 followers, Office Divvy is the largest followed twitter account in Palm Coast, Ormond Beach, Daytona Beach and immediate surrounding areas.

Office Divvy provides Ready-to-Use, Flexible and Part-Time Offices, Dedicated Offices, Interim Offices and Virtual Office Solutions, and related Administrative and Business Services in Palm Coast (Flagler County), Florida. The company’s membership is comprised of solo-practitioners, professionals, home-based-business owners, corporations and entrepreneurs.

Office Divvy is the brainchild of three entrepreneurs: Lisa Schenone Ekinci, Sim Taing, and Kayhan Ekinci.

“We are proud to be providing a productive platform in Palm Coast, FL to professionals and business owners who want to focus on their business and not the details that go into setting up and running a business location and an office” says Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Lisa Schenone Ekinci.

Lisa adds: “We are big believers in peer-to-peer information sharing, and twitter certainly provided a wonderful tool for us to share what we’ve learned and still learning with our members and the business and professional community at large.”

“If you are a work-from-home professional or a home-based business owner in Palm Coast, where else can you meet your clients, prospects, or counterparts and keep a very professional image for as low as $99 a month? This alone is worth tweeting…” says Sim Taing, Co-Founder.

Kayhan Ekinci (Nickname: Ky), the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Office Divvy, is a management consultant and strategic marketing expert. He is credited for building the twitter following.

Ky is humble: “Collaboration and the sharing of ideas happen in real-time among our membership on a daily basis. Twitter has provided us with a platform that allows us to enlarge our community. Now when we read an inspiring article or discover a great business product or service, instead of sharing it with a few dozen or even a few hundred professionals, we share it with thousands, and now over 10,000 people on Twitter, without even leaving the office.”

How did the company build the Twitter following? “Organically” is all they say.

To see what they are tweeting about go to: www.twitter.com/OfficeDivvy For more information call toll-free 1.888.533.4889, e-mail info@OfficeDivvy.com or visit the company website at http://www.officedivvy.com/

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Resources – Social Media & Links to Office Divvy:
– Office Divvy website: http://www.officedivvy.com/
– Office Divvy facebook group: http://facebook.officedivvy.com/
– Office Divvy blog: http://officedivvy.blogspot.com/
– Office Divvy on twitter: http://twitter.com/OfficeDivvy



Additional Information on Palm Coast
The Palm Coast, Fla., micro area (as referred to by the US Census Bureau) — located between the Jacksonville, Fla., and the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Fla., metro areas was the fastest growing “micro area” — grew by nearly 25 percent between 2000 and 2003.

According to the estimate released by the U. S. Census Bureau in Q-1 of 2008, the Palm Coast Metropolitan Statistical Area population increased by almost 6,000 people – from 82,433 to 88,397 – between July 1, 2006 and July 1, 2007, which once again put Palm Coast in number 1 position in the entire nation.

Florida’s Flagler, along the Atlantic Coast between Daytona Beach and Jacksonville, was the nation’s fastest-growing county since Census 2000 with a 66.7 percent population increase from 2000 to 2006. In 2008, the number of Flagler County residents is estimated as 90,000 –twice the size it was only 10 years ago!

Today, Palm Coast is also breaking another record with the highest unemployment rates in Florida. The upside is that the situation may be forcing the entrepreneurial spirit to come alive, with high number of new businesses and compelling start-ups in the area.

The Joy of an Out-Of-the-House Office

For nearly two decades I've been a freelance writer. I've written books, articles, and all sorts of newsletters, proposals, and public relations materials for organizations. I recently started a blog. And I'm working on my third book.

It has been an interesting career. Being a writer gives you the chance to constantly be asking questions, interviewing people, and learning about new things. I love to research and to think.

But at some point, working at home all the time became quite hard. I had a perfectly nice office in my house--but as my kids got older and the demands of parenting became more complex it became difficult to set boundaries between my family life and my work. Domestica and business became so intertwined, it was hard to think straight in my office because just outside the door there were orthodontist appointments, or a dog to be waked, or laundry, or a million other distractions.

So I recently got myself an office outside of the home. It's a space I share with others, which makes it very affordable. I cannot express the amount of peace I feel when I walk in the door. The desk is clear. There is no clutter. My colleagues are respectful and quiet, but friendly. I can think clearly and organize my thoughts. An office outside the home is a blessing (and a tax deduction).Virginia Woolf wrote that a woman needs a room of her own to be productive. But I'd say she really needs a place outside the home--and shared is just fine.

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Laura Schenone is a James Beard award winner; author of two books: "A Thousand Years Over A Hot Stove" and "The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken," and an active writer published in magazines and newspapers nationwide. Jelly Press Blog: www.jellypress.com .....and to purchase Laura's books: www.lauraschenone.com/buy.html

Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn?

Donald Trump asks: “Facebook or Twitter?"

........and he goes on answering his own question: "Now that's a very hard choice. I'm going to have to say Facebook for friends, Twitter for business networking.” [9:13 AM on March 22, 2009 @DonaldJTrump on Twitter]

Do you concur with the Donald?

And, how about LinkedIn, where does that all fall in comparison to Facebook and Twitter?

It is striking to see the traffic comparisons of the three on Alexa… (click on the graphic for larger view)

Obviously, from a traffic standpoint, Facebook's traffic far exceeds the website traffic of LinkedIn and Twitter combined!

What do you think works better for you professionally and business-wise? Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn?

Take the anonymous survey to the right hand column and share your opinion with fellow social and professional networkers on New Media.

Results will be published on twitter by April 1, 2009.