November 2011
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Incoming: A Native Gmail iPhone App. Finally.
If it’s good, I might even take another look at the iPhone. Siri and Native Gmail would be a potent combo. parislemon: Ever since I bought the original iPhone in 2007, there’s been one app above all others that I’ve been sorely missing: Gmail. Of course, back then, there were no native third-party apps. But a year later, when those came, Gmail was still nowhere to be found.  At first,...
Nov 1st
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October 2011
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“Simply put, the size of a company and its speed are inversely related.”
– Competing Against The Big Guys | TechCrunch
Oct 31st
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Relevant Influence - Discovering and Engaging with... →
Please join Wendy Troupe, Mike Maney, Matt Carter and (of course) me for a Terametric / Focus.com online Roundtable taking place Tuesday November 1 at 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT. One of the terms which is most closely aligned with the topic of Social Marketing is ‘Influence’. While it is clear that discovering and leveraging Influential individuals and organizations can play a key role in the success of...
Oct 31st
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Oct 31st
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“He tried. He always, always tried, and always with love at the core of that...”
– A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs - NYTimes.com
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“The story is a scandal, and the book should be the bible of Occupy Wall Street....”
– The Divider vs. the Thinker
Oct 29th
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Terms to NOT use if you want to be followed
Generally speaking, I try to be pretty open in terms of who I follow back on Twitter - it’s a great platform for discovering new conversations and ideas, and I enjoy having the opportunity to engage with new people.  Real people, that is. But there are a few terms that, if they’re in your profile, make you a no-follow. If you’re a real person - and you want real engagement -...
Oct 29th
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Oct 28th
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Five Challenges Facing Marketing - David Aaker -... →
Oct 28th
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Oct 27th
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“Chris Selland, a small business expert and consultant with Focus.com—a small...”
– Entrepreneur dishes on daily deal dilemma | Crain’s New York Business
Oct 26th
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The Lean Start Up Movement: Practical Applications →
Please join me, Doug Levin, Leigh Drogen, Evangelos Simoudis, & Scott Albro for a free Focus Online Roundtable taking place on Thursday October 27 at 11:30 AM PT / 2:30 PM ET
Oct 26th
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WatchWatch
25 years ago tonight…
Oct 26th
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Oct 26th
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“We spend our lives doing it. Nobody really enjoys it.”
– so, so true… Why Email May Be Draining Your Company’s Productivity
Oct 25th
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“In fact, since 1980, Congress has passed four new sets of regulations for every...”
– Horwitz on the Financial Crisis and Recession
Oct 25th
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“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear — not absence of fear.”
– Mark Twain c/o 6 Ways to Master Entrepreneurial Uncertainty
Oct 25th
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And the IIAR Analyst of the Year 2011 is… « The... →
congrats to my @irregulars colleagues & friends @pfersht / @Horses4Sources @rwang0 / @constellationrg  @monkchips  the Enterprise Irregulars are very well-represented!
Oct 25th
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“High tech runs three times faster than normal businesses. And the government...”
– Crovitz: Google Speaks Truth to Power - WSJ.com
Oct 24th
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The Lean Airline →
great post from brycedotvc: While reading Derek Sivers’ book, Anything You Want, he briefly mentions a bit of the backstory behind Richard Branson’s Virgin Airlines. So I hunted down a few more details: In ’79, when Joan, my fiancee and I were on a holiday in the British Virgin Islands, we were trying to catch a…
Oct 24th
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Peter Schiff live at #OccupyWallStreet - fascinating discussion
Oct 24th
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“This is an opportunity to get rid of institutions that shouldn’t exist.”
– Volcker’s Advice for More Financial Reform - NYTimes.com
Oct 23rd
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Oct 23rd
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“You’ve got to go out there and get your heart broke and then come back and...”
– Keith Richards - Life
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Oct 21st
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“He “covered” the Rumble in the Jungle—the 1974 Muhammad Ali/George...”
– Book Review: Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone - WSJ.com
Oct 20th
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“If we’re going to have free movement of capital and free movement of goods we’re...”
– A GOP Default - October 18, 2011 - The New York Sun
Oct 20th
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Oct 17th
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“This is to say, to fail is human. To resurrect oneself is an act of courage.”
– How we succeed by failing - The Washington Post great piece by Kathleen Parker - must-read, especially for parents. HT Ted Leonsis
Oct 15th
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iPhone’s Siri vs. My Human Assistant - Filmmaker Casey Neistat Tests the iPhone 4S
Oct 15th
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“We meet every day to decide what our demands are.”
– #Occupy Wall Street: A Manifesto for [Insert Date]
Oct 14th
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The Mail
I went through my postal mail tonight. At this point, it’s something I do, at most, perhaps once a week. Maybe less - I don’t give it much attention anymore. It was a big pile of paper, to be sure. I’d estimate that less than 5% of it had any value whatsoever. The rest of it was junk mail - nearly all of it asking for money. Politicians, charities, alumni funds, etc…   ...
Oct 14th
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“It’s not the round. It’s the success which has caused the round. It’s customers....”
– Size of Round Does NOT Equal Level of Success | VentureFizz
Oct 13th
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Oct 13th
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“So demonstrators, you are right. Something is dreadfully wrong. But your list of...”
– Wall Street Couldn’t Have Done It Alone | The Freeman | Ideas On Liberty
Oct 13th
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The future is about the platform, and will be... →
Finally read through this rant that a number of friends sent over yesterday, and a few thoughts spring to mind: In a few years, we will be speaking of Jeff Bezos in the same hushed tones that we speak of Steve Jobs. Perhaps we should be today. I suspect that Google management ‘gets it’ more and is less far behind than this one frustrated engineer thinks. (but then again, I’m...
Oct 13th
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“For the question is: Who is to run the country? Is it to be run by its citizens,...”
– David Mamet: Liberal Tax Dodgers and the Disrespected Sushi Chef - WSJ.com
Oct 13th
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Oct 12th
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“To achieve these greater gains, one step, above all, is essential—the enactment...”
– From John F. Kennedy’s State of the Union address, Jan. 14, 1963 Notable & Quotable - WSJ.com
Oct 12th
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Big Ben: The Leaning Tower of London →
Personally, I think Bent Ben is a good name.
Oct 12th
Oct 12th
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“One of our solar companies with revenues of less than $100 million (and not yet...”
– The Solyndra Economy - WSJ.com
Oct 11th
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Oct 11th
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“If you aren’t getting rejected on a daily basis, your goals aren’t ambitious...”
– cdixon.org – chris dixon’s blog One of the great things about being a part of the highly interactive Focus community is you discover great stuff - like this.
Oct 10th
Oct 10th
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