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Napkin Business book?

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

The other night over cocktails and with a few sharpies I was doodling away some of my business and marketing concepts on bar napkins. Check ‘em out -

Napkin business idea doodle

Napkin business idea doodle

Napkin business idea doodle

What do you think? Would you buy a book of Napkin Business Wisdom drawn on real napkins?

Leave me a comment and let me know what you think and if you got some names for it. The best I came up with is “Bar Napkin Business Plans”.

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