It’s Not About the Features Best Buy has been running a series of new commercials that showcase how technology gifts have helped customers create or invent something unique. While I recognize the business challenges of Best Buy, I like their approach to these ads. By focusing on the outcome of using the product and not [...]
I was sent a copy of Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt into Fuel for Brilliance by Jonathan Fields a while back from his PR agency and finally got around to reading it. Having just attended T. Harv Eker’s Millionaire Mind Intensive Workshop in Dallas I was curious to read more about conquering the power of your thoughts [...]
The weekend before Thanksgiving I participated in my first Startup Weekend here in Dallas and wanted to share a few thoughts about the experience. It was the 5th event to date in Dallas and I’m kicking myself for not making the commitment to get engaged earlier. I was impressed with how many solid ideas folks pitched [...]
Last week Zaarly reported stellar news raising $14 millon in funding and that Meg Whitman has joined their board. Now I was familiar with Zaarly as I’ve followed this company since following the Startup Weekend movement. So I was curious to figure out a way to use the application but couldn’t figure out what to ask [...]
I had the pleasure of joining WebBeat.TV recently to talk with Pelpina Trip about LinkedIn in a three part video series. I’ve long felt that LinkedIn is misunderstood as a valuable tool for networking, recruiting, prospecting and job search. My goal was to discuss some details of LinkedIn in hopes of getting more folks to take [...]
GameStop has recently received quite a bit of press for firing employee John Mazzocchi for planking in a GameStop retail store and posting photos and comments on Twitter. While I don’t doubt they have the authority to terminate employees for violating their existing social media policy, the question is should they have. For a gaming company [...]
One of the sessions I was looking forward to attending at SXSW Interactive was on Mobile Opportunities for Entrepreneurs in 2011 with Raj Singh as part of the Future15 track. Raj Singh is an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Stanford Research Institute and a long-time entrepreneur with eleven years experience in mobile. Raj spoke about several themes relative [...]
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