Category Archives: community
Camera’s, Concerts and Free Marketing
I go to a lot of concerts. Music is a big passion of mine and whenever I have the chance to see an artist live I will very quickly and usually without thinking jump on the bandwagon. Last night I … Continue reading
Apple announces final MacWorld, Steve Jobs won’t deliver keynote
Chalk this one up in your history books ladies and gents. You may not be a geek or lover of technology, but the fact that Apple just announced that this MacWorld will be the last one in history is big … Continue reading
Filed under business, community, marketing, technology
And we really wonder why we are in a financial crisis!?
Can someone please help me logically justify the rate of return on “investing” $12 billion a month on the war in Iraq? Is that really what the oil reserve in Iraq is valued at? I assume more if you include inflation over … Continue reading
Filed under community, economy, energy, politics, productivity, technology
Will humans live to see 10G or even 20G wireless technology???
From the creation of the internet by Tim Burners Lee in 1989 to the latest technology running in 3G wireless networks, the world has literally seen what some call the greatest human invention of all time grow up right before … Continue reading
Filed under community, economy, productivity, technology, web 2.0
CharterforCompassion.com
Basically describes my thoughts on the meaning and purpose of religion… charterforcompassion.com Check out the 2008 TED Prize Wish: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/karen_armstrong_makes_her_ted_prize_wish_the_charter_for_compassion.html
Building a Community and Apparel Line
Snowboarding, surfing and skateboarding “action sports” were always his passion. It became very clear to Hanna and his friends that there were no clothing brands that truly reflected the lifestyle of action sports enthusiasts. He saw a market need for … Continue reading
The Energy “Non-Crisis”
Last week, I attended a presentation by Pierre-Olivier Pineau, a professor at HEC Montreal who specializes in energy policy. He delivered a presentation entitled “The Energy Non-Crisis.” His basic thesis is that the current state of global energy consumption does not … Continue reading
Filed under community, consumer habits, economy, energy, politics, Uncategorized
Price as a Value Indicator
I came across an interesting blog post today by a software developer based out of NYC called Joel Spolsky. He talks about a recent statement by EMI boss-man Alain Levy who says that iTunes is going to begin selling older … Continue reading
Filed under community, consumer habits, pricing
Great Advice from Marc Hedlund
Get Rich Slowly, which was recently named the most inspiring money blog by Money magazine posted an article a few days ago guest-authored by Wesabe CEO Marc Hedlund. Wesabe is a web based personal finance community that believes, “we all … Continue reading
Filed under community, entrepreneurship, web 2.0
Why Should We Listen to our Community?
I am a big proponent of community based development. I remember a meeting I had a short while ago with FreshBooks, CEO, Mike McDerment, who really made it clear to me the power of community. His advice at the time was … Continue reading
Filed under community, feedback, product development
