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Release Ideas Into The Wild

August 8, 2011August 8, 2011

Sometimes I hold onto ideas as mine alone, almost as if I might have held onto my first baby blanket – tightly – for fear I might lose it. When …

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Flesh And Blood

August 5, 2011August 6, 2011

Let me just say the truth that no one else wants to tell you: We are sick to death of that grey faceless icon you let be your image on …

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Don’t Give Up

August 4, 2011August 6, 2011

Life is full of twists and turns and it is sometimes easy to get sick of the many gyrations that are needed to make a business thrive, a project launch, …

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Say Something Stupid

July 26, 2011July 27, 2011

There are only two types of people in the world: Learning Beings, and Zealots. Learners are those that recognize that they will find out what they don’t know and they’ll …

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Asking for Help

July 22, 2011July 27, 2011

From the back seat, he coached me, “Mom, you should apologize to Dad”. I had just finished snapping an abrupt and snappish response to the driver of the car, who …

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5 Opportunities in ECommerce (Trend)

July 20, 2011July 21, 2011

I’m an insane online shopper. Online wins over in-person for several reasons. One is research based; if I pick well, I only need to pick a few things that last. …

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Curating Greatness

July 18, 2011July 19, 2011

The engineers who become CEO do so because they’re artists of technology. The marketers because they’re sculptors of identity. The finance guys because they’re maestros of money, conductors of cash. …

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Netflix Pricing: What Not To Do

July 13, 2011July 14, 2011

Netflix, a service whose adoption rate has been growing at astounding rate of 3.6M users a quarter, has changed the way we watch shows and movies at home. They are …

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Pursue Happiness

July 4, 2011July 4, 2011

Today we celebrate the right to chase the dream. Or in the language of our forefathers, we celebrate the right to pursue of happiness. We hold these truths to be …

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