April 2009
43 posts
“Startups are inherently chaos. As a founder you need to prepare yourself to...”
– Preparing for Chaos - the Life of a Startup « Steve Blank
Watchmarco:
Real Life Twitter by Dan.
“Just got to New York City. What are good things to see and do here?”
Hilarious. (via rickyv)
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“The era of social commerce. Starting about two years from now, as social...”
– Research Recap » Blog Archive » Social Networks Transforming Marketing, eCommerce
“When you’re half-way through a grueling run, feeling like you want to “puke your...”
– ideasonideas - Eric Karjaluoto discusses design, brands and experience » Blog Archive » Stop acting like a sissy and market your company
“Attractive things work better”
– A List Apart: Articles: In Defense of Eye Candy
“For a while, 50 percent off seemed the norm. But since the Christmas holiday...”
– Advertising - Never Mind What It Costs. Can I Get 70 % Off? - NYTimes.com
“It is also a simple 2 page loan that is easy to understand. And it is fast....”
– Charles River Ventures - The CRV QuickStart Seed Funding Program
Is venture capital a team or individual sport?
bijan:
Lately I’ve been talking and listening to a number of friends, business colleagues, investors, entrepreneurs about how VCs are judged. Should they be judged as a team or as an individual?
Few thoughts come to mind as I mull over those various discussions:
0 - The reality is that a vc firm is judged by their fund performance which is based on the team’s behavior, actions, decisions...
Sign in with Twitter →
topherchris:
Sign in with Twitter is the pattern of authentication that allows users to connect their Twitter account with third-party services in as little is one click. It utilizes OAuth and although the flow is very similar, the authorization URL and workflow differs slightly as described below.
CSS Cheat Sheet →
“Padding is just what is sounds like: extra space around the contents of an...”
– Visual Quickstart Guide: HTML, XHTML & CSS, Sixth Edition, page 177
Almost Viral: A Hybrid Acquisition Strategy →
“Personally, I feel now is a good time to start a business,” says Peter...”
– The venture capital game: What investors want now - Apr. 15, 2009
“In the United States, it is a combination of factors impacting the luxury...”
– Luxury Fashion Executive Domenico De Sole: ‘Stay the Course with the Brand’ - Knowledge@Wharton
How to Revise an Email So That People Will Read It... →
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“In short, it has become clear since 2000 that financial risk/return is as...”
– What Venture Capital Can Learn from Private Equity - BusinessWeek
“One, we desperately need people who know how to shake up the established order...”
– Why I Want to Give Out Big Raises at My Agency - Small Agency Diary - Advertising Age
Honestly, this sounds like a startup mindset and one that I’ve never seen implemented in a lean, agile time-frame. Perhaps agencies will move toward a “fight or flight” modus operandi in an...
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“Weinschenk touched on three interesting principles. I’ll begin with the...”
– The Neuro Science Behind What Makes Us Want (Three Minds On Digital Marketing @ Organic)
Kenneth A. Lazarus, Attorney
joelaz:
Internet, meet my dad, Kenneth Lazarus. He’s a lawyer in Washington, DC. I just made him that simple website, KennethLazarus.com, so people can find him online. Apparently, dad thinks this world wide web thing is gonna be huge, so he wanted to establish a professional pressence on the internet, or “the email”, as he calls it.
Thanks to all the people on Tumblr who helped with...
Facebook Complexity Baffles Older Users →
“Social media is very tempting because of the numbers. There are something like...”
– Wanted (or not): Social Media Marketers - Retail News.
2009 solution and hopefully beyond: social commerce.
“Of course impulse buying is alive. It’s human nature. We are not changing...”
– Impulse Buying Alive and Well at Retail - Retail News.
“Right now I’m trying to isolate myself from my computer. Right now it’s...”
– The course of action. - Rory’s.
“About Smellr: Smellr is a highly-scalable, open-architecture, social-media...”
– Smellr: It’s like Flickr, but for your nose