February 2012
2 posts
Feb 14th
WatchWatch
Deb Roy of Bluefin Labs at TED in 2011 on the birth of language in a child and how the research his team did in his home was then applied to measuring the links between public media content and the conversation that surrounds it. They showed this video at TEDxAustin this weekend, and it was one of my highlights.
Feb 13th
2 notes
January 2012
1 post
Jan 31st
December 2011
3 posts
Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not? →
Mark Suster discusses how startups might want to think about managing to profitability versus growth. In this post, Mark correctly states that the vast majority of companies should strive to be profitable. Business 101. Profitability gives the entrepreneur much more freedom, flexibility and protection against downturns. Often entrepreneurs, many of them watching a few high profile,...
Dec 31st
How Big is Big Data? | Infochimps Blog →
The good folks at Infochimps provide a great primer on all of the excitement around Big Data, brought to us by GetSatisfaction.
Dec 21st
Most startups are spending money too fast. Slow it... →
Good advice from Jason Freedman.
Dec 13th
November 2011
5 posts
Social Proof Is The New Marketing →
Nov 28th
TV Ads' New Digital Role →
Great post by Shiv Singh of Pepsi on how engagement is changing TV advertising.
Nov 16th
The Corduroy Appreciation Club →
In honor of 11.11.11.
Nov 11th
Nov 8th
Nov 5th
October 2011
5 posts
The Evolution of Western Dance Music →
Oct 31st
A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs →
Oct 31st
Steve Jobs and the End of Enterprise Computing →
Oct 7th
Oct 6th
Oct 4th
September 2011
7 posts
Minimum Viable Personality →
No Be Chicken. Awesome guest post on Fred Wilson’s site from Giant Robot Dinosaur.
Sep 29th
Things Apple is Worth More Than →
Sep 24th
One Simple Question to Unlock Unbeatable... →
Sep 23rd
Sep 13th
ACL Memories
It’s the 10th year anniversary for ACL Festival and this will my 8th. What started in 2004 with me being chaperone for the kids has become my yearly indulgence in what has seen dust, mud, lots of beer, chicken cones, great friends and of course amazing music. The post is really to help my old self remember the music of the past 8 years. Hopefully it will spur some memories for you. 2004 -...
Sep 10th
Start With Customer Experience →
“Consumer experience trumps all technical decisions in any context.”
Sep 8th
Believing Your Own Bullshit →
Sep 3rd
August 2011
4 posts
“However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.”
– Stanley Kubrick, 1968
Aug 26th
20 Marketing Terms to Impress/Annoy Your... →
Aug 23rd
Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens... →
Aug 11th
The Day Our Leaders Got Unstuck →
Oh, to dream…
Aug 11th
July 2011
8 posts
Dispelling the Darkness with Brand Journalism →
Great post from Kyle Monson. We are all media companies. 
Jul 29th
Why the 4 Ps of marketing do not work on the Web →
Jul 22nd
Jul 22nd
The 2011 B2B Marketing Guide →
Nice survey of 2011 digital and traditional marketing budget plans.
Jul 15th
You Are More Likely to Survive a Plane Crash than... →
Jul 15th
“I could end the deficit in five minutes. You just pass a law that says that...”
– Warren Buffet, 7.8.11
Jul 8th
A VC: How Much Money To Raise →
Think 10-20% dilution and 12-18 months of runway.
Jul 8th
The Noob Guide to Online Marketing →
Jul 5th
June 2011
9 posts
Your Web Metrics: Super Lame or Super Awesome? →
Great post from Avinash Kaushik.
Jun 30th
10 Great Expectations: What CEOs Want From Their... →
Jun 28th
Why Startups Should Raise Money at the Top End of... →
Jun 17th
Jun 15th
iCloud’s real purpose: kill Windows →
Jun 11th
Rory Sutherland on the Praxeology of Marketing →
Fantastic talk by Rory Sutherland of the Ogilvy Group on marketing, advertising, psychology, economics, and more. About 30 minutes, but so worth it for you marketers out there.
Jun 8th
The Basics of Social Media Measurement for... →
Fantastic post from Olivier Blanchard that describes ways to look at social media measurement in the context of a broader business measurement strategy. Just measuring the impact of social media activity is not enough. From Olivier: “Only by establishing a relationship between social media metrics and business metrics will you be able to gauge both the impact and value (including but not limited...
Jun 3rd
How Many People Are In Space Right Now? →
Jun 3rd
The Harder I Work, The Luckier I Get →
Another great post from Mark Suster.
Jun 1st
May 2011
8 posts
Don't Give Bullshit Advice →
via Jason Freedman.
May 26th
You Need to Win the Battle for Share of Mind →
Why will users still be using your product in 5 years? via Mark Suster.
May 20th
Chief Marketing Obstacles: The Treacherous Trail... →
May 17th
A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference →
via Mark Suster.
May 13th
Four Must Have Strategists Every CEO Needs →
May 12th
May 12th