Posts by Carol Ross
Startup School
A friend points me to this set of presentations from Startup School, a place for techies to learn about building a company from the ground up, from some of the stars in the high-tech biz. While I’m no longer a techie, I found the principles to be applicable for my line of business. And yes,…
Read MoreCommunity Building Through Contests, Breakfasts, Interactive Radio
Johnny Bunko leads the way again. I previously blogged about Dan Pink’s effective roll out of his manga business book. Visiting the official site, I found that Pink is taking a hybrid approach to building community–using online contests and in-person Bunko breakfasts, where the coffee and chow are on his tab. (BTW–If you get a…
Read MoreWhat Hell Really Looks Like
Quote from composer Gian-Carlo Menotti: "Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that we might have achieved, of all the gifts we have wasted, of all that we might have done which we did not do." The friend who sent me the quote goes on to say: "For…
Read MoreBuilding Upper Body Strength
This Dilbert cartoon points to what happens when technology is used without purpose behind it. As an ABV collaborator wrote, in an email with the cartoon: "In a humorous way, I think it speaks to problems on both sides of the equation. For those who use these emerging tools without purpose beyond the coolness of…
Read MoreInside the Mind of Your Customer: Bottled Water and Toothpaste
The bottle on the left is what I normally expect when I buy bottled water out of a vending machine. That’s 20 ounces. The bottle on the right is what I received after I put 75 cents into the machine. It’s actually 10 ounces, which is not as small as the bottle makes it seem.…
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