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Why innovators never know whether they have something or nothing until too late to save face.
Grant has done a great job of describing how I feel when I'm working on the Passport To Loyalty project. And reminds me that I've GOT to get a prototype out so people can start pissing all over it. Harvard Business Review Blogs: Who and what is an entrepreneur? 2011-Jul-25, by Grant McCracken Working outside the…
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Staying at my desk today and working on my resume. #li
I discovered which friend is going to help me edit my bio, but I still need to work on getting my resume in conformance. I'm want to de-emphasize my general marketing experience and highlight my work in database and content development.
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Didn’t ship any products today, but did make some decisions, and found some new resources.
This morning I was going to post on the Creative Houston blog, but after experimenting with it for a couple of hours, I've decided to use the Articles section of the web site for sharing. The e-Directory blog is not set up well for sharing. So now my goal for tomorrow is to 'ship that…
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What type of strategic planner are you? Psychic, consultant, numbers addict? #li
If you're looking for a fresh point of view on marketing, follow Carolin Dahlman, a Swedish transplant to Australia who started out as an analyst for public relations and politics, moved into personal coaching, and is now chewing up the international marketing arena and spitting out many insightful comments. By the way, since I love…
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Where to share
Although paid advertising will always be valuable (especially in the form of sponsorships), we are witnessing that tool being surpassed by what we used to jokingly refer to as 'word of mouse'–back when you had to forward an email to your friends. Jeff Bullas has an excellent eye for this race track. Winners? Too early…
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What makes social media so useful
Most of us are using social media because we want to be liked and admired. But those who will be most admired are those who leverage social media to get something done. 99 Percent: Using Social Media to Make Ideas Happen, 2011-Jul, by Sarah Rapp There's nothing more rewarding than feeling like you're a part…
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More about failing forward: decide next step based on ‘what do I need to learn?’
As a launch my reading catch up, I've already found something valuable at 37 Signals. When breaking the design process into steps, commentor Kent Beck recommends not looking at accomplishment but at learning. "How much do I need to do to learn the next leasson?"
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Pressure is on to post my new bio, but surprised to find it makes me anxious #li
After all this work, I've got to put it out there, but first I'll spend time today tinkering with the end of it.
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Productive day, but not in the ways I expected. Am really missing team members now.
I made progress busting down many barriers today, but also had many disappointments. I'm giving up on Tumblr. I've discovered I need to develop the next QViews newsletter before I update the web site. Every rewrite on my bio is sounding better. I just need to get all the threads laced together. And having people…
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Time to focus on bringing all my networks together #li
I don't think it matters so much who you know as long as you know a big diversity of people. And I don't think it matters how diverse they are unless they know you can connect them.
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