Computer Guy
Sunset at DoubleM Systems (DBLM.com), Del Mar, California
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Khan Academy, an Entrepreneur's Dream
Khan Academy (http://www.khanacademy.org/) is an excellent resource for quickly learning what you need to know. It's free, online, and learn at your own pace, own time. Salman Khan is the genius/faculty and idea guy.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Enthusiasm!
"Every memorable act in the history of the world is a triumph of enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without it because it gives any challenge or any occupation, no matter how frightening or difficult, a new meaning. Without enthusiasm you are doomed to a life of mediocrity but with it you can accomplish miracles."
Og Mandino
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Pocket Guide for Entrepreneurs
Testimonials: What other people say...
Here are things I love most about the EZ checklist.
EZchecklist includes all my holistic goals. It is organized in a way that is easy to use and visually appealing. The continuous updates of the software as well as added perks make it increasingly better as time goes on.
Now that I use the EZchecklist, there are more healthy and beneficial habits in my life than ever before. Helping others and spending time with family are just a couple of the many great things I now track (and therefore focus on) thanks to you.
The original EZchecklist product has proven to be a very useful foundation for me on its own. The fact that it is customizable and personalizable on top of that makes it that much better.
The atmosphere is a positive space, including the ToBeWise quotes (aka cherry on top).
The MOST beneficial part of the EZchecklist however has been you.
You motivate and inspire me. You follow up with me, you listen to what I say, and you make yourself available. You even have helped work with me and/or flat out found solutions to some of my problems, both big and small.
I am so grateful for what you have created and for you.
Alyssa S., New Jersey, 12/10/2020
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A vast, open-source encyclopedia covering an incredible breadth of technical, business and life's transitions topics . . . that is the start of a phrase that describes Michael McCafferty.
Michael has been a trusted mentor and coach for over 15 years. He is a startup guru and founder's dream mentor. If you are fortunate enough to work with him, you will not only resolve issues plaguing your business; but as well, find yourself discovering you. Michael imparts his valued insights with patience and candor. It is not only what he says, but what he doesn't say that causes you to think with clarity and focus. AND, he provides you the tools to help you stay inspired (his tobewise app) and effectively manage your time (ask him about "the checklist").
I am honored to have had access to this humble, brilliant, sage, inventor and very successful entrepreneur who personifies paying it forward. -
Michael “DoubleM” McCafferty has been an excellent business and personal coach.
His methods are elegant in their simplicity. Focusing on positive language, and replacing bad habits with healthy ones make up the sum of our work. It’s really that simple in explanation. The work, however, is deep. Michael draws on a rich business and personal experience, communicated through story, to coach by example.
It’s with gratitude and love that I recommend “DoubleM”! -
Michael, given his extensive business and personal global experiences, is beyond uniquely brilliant, he is wise. He listens intently and without judgement while assessing the content, substance and strategy of his client's vision. It is refreshing to work with a professional whose clarity, insight and focus can streamline today's complex business narratives -
I fell in love with Telemagic back in 1992 and bought a new computer on the spot. I only wish Michael had not sold RCI to Sage - their support and updates sucked.
Michael is an excellent businessman and I try to keep up with what he's doing because I know it will be interesting even if it's not specifically needed in my technology areas.
All in all, a good man to know. -
Based on more than 20 years of association, I can state that Michael McCafferty is brilliant and has been successful in all his endeavors.
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Michael is a talented man with vision, passion and discipline. These three key items have led him to great success with TeleMagic which is where I met him. I learned so much from him regarding process improvement, isolating problems, and just doing what needing to be done. Michael was ahead of his time with the product and the standards he tried to achieve, but he never gave up. This is what I enjoy about Michael, he always gets back up and gets after it again.
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Michael is a brilliant business man, who knows "how" to make the right decisions. His best quality is his ability to communicate his decisions, in efforts to help educate those he is working with. I have learned a lot from Michael over the years and have held dearly each of the lessons he has taught me.
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Michael McCafferty is a wonderful/effective mentor and a tremendous source of inspiration. He has helped me in numerous ways over the years - especially when it came to launching my own technical recruiting business in 2004. I highly recommend Michael as a resource if you're seeking positive/optimistic energy as well as solid business acumen. Alex Wenz www.Tech-Talent.com
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Over the decades (yes!) that I've known and worked with Michael, I've found him to be consistently brilliant, always eager to found his opinions on flawless logic, and absolutely honorable. This is a guy with extraordinary vision, who is also grounded in reality. He's a big thinker, and I'd bet on him every time. I write books on marketing and communications. Michael PRACTICES them daily.
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Over a 4 year period of working with Michael McCafferty I found him to be an exceptionally talented business owner. He consistently demonstrated an uncanny insight in what features customers would find valuable. He was a great motivator of his employees and sales agents and quite frankly one of the best salespeople I have ever met.
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Michael helped us tremendously with our company, What's In Your Neighborhood. His ability to cut to the heart of complex business matters and provide poignant advice has allowed us to keep it simple and succeed. He is a truly creative thinker and entrepreneur that I highly recommend to anyone starting a business.
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There is one word to describe MM: Visionary. He has the ability to see the future, and to inspire people to achieve it. I remember him addressing a conference of Telemagic resellers, and asking them to commit cash to a new venture, without any specifics of what the venture would be, just on the strength of the fact that he would be leading it. He walked out with cash from almost all of them.
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Awesome person, business owner and comrade. Helped kickstart my business into a nationwide presence and really taught me how to be a trusted advisor to customers. We became really close business partners, he was a client of mine and me him.
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Michael's perspective and insight is invaluable to entrepreneurs given his business and life experiences and ultra-positive "can do" attitude. I look forward to a long and successful relationship with him.
TeleMagic is what drove our sales from nothing to 20 Million plus.
No words will ever do that program's power justice, but regardless I'm glad to be able to share my experience.
Von Bedikian, President GBH Communications, Glendale CA (via email)
Wow, now that I am consciously thinking about what we WANT to do as a company vs. what we CURRENTLY do, I see how I got into this mess. The requests for my time are endless and many of them serve the client but not my business. Now I understand the value and importance of focus in a whole new way. Thank you for that.
Kirk Ranta, Ranta Consulting, Inc., La Mesa, CA (via email)
I first found TeleMagic in the early 90's and continued to use the product until I sold my company about 4 years ago. We used the software to invoice over 60,000 customers every month. Now as I begin a new business, I started searching for TM and ran across your story. I found it quite fascinating and didn't stop reading until I finished it, inspired and refreshed. Your story reminded me that it is not how many times we get knocked down, but rather the number of times that we get up. Thanks for the inspiration.
Randell Brooks, Dallas, TX (via Guestbook)
I just wanted to say I still use TeleMagic for DOS every day on my mini-network at home telemarketing. TeleMagic is a fabulous product. Thank you for creating it!
Paul Faulkner, England (via Guestbook)
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Why Wesabe Lost To Mint
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