Brightkite: Blazing New Paths in Microcontent
A few weeks ago, I received an invite to Brightkite so I signed up, being the early adopter that I am. What I saw instantly resonated with me.
Before I get into the technical and usability “stuff” let me explain the resonance I had. first there was Twitter which blazed onto the scene with the concept [...]
New Series Introduction: Rules for Entrepreneurs
“Rules for Entrepreneurs”. These rules will range from how to hire lawyers, leveraging PR the right way, setting up your first site, how and when to hire your first sales person, putting together your sales/venture pitch, etc.
Read More »Cómo Sacarle Provecho a Twitter
Para un creciente número de usuarios de Internet, Twitter se ha convertido en una herramienta diaria de comunicación y acceso a información de última hora. En este artículo ofrecemos las mejores herramientas y websites para aprovechar al máximo las bondades de Twitter.
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Brightkite: Blazing New Paths in Microcontent
A few weeks ago, I received an invite to Brightkite so I signed up, being the early adopter that I am. What I saw instantly resonated with me.
Before I get into the technical and usability “stuff” let me explain the resonance I had. first there was Twitter which blazed onto the scene with the concept [...]
New Series Introduction: Rules for Entrepreneurs
“Rules for Entrepreneurs”. These rules will range from how to hire lawyers, leveraging PR the right way, setting up your first site, how and when to hire your first sales person, putting together your sales/venture pitch, etc.
Accepted to Google News
Earlier this evening, I received word from Google that this site would be included in their technology news site. This is significant because this site has been submitted multiple times before but never qualified. One of the more rigid requirements for Google News inclusion is that a site not be single author. In addition, it’s [...]
The Power of Bloggers
There is an evolution that takes place where a blog goes from a blog to a media property. It’s hard to tell, at least for me, what that point is. Is it when a site gets more than one author? Is it when there is a certain “rate of fire” on posts per day? Per week?
Apparently, Running a High Profile Business Makes You Stupid
It’s simply fascinating that we look up to certain people who begin successful companies. Not to knock them, or anything. They obviously have something working for them. However, you’d never know it from their blogs. In fact, their blogs tell us that they are complete idiots.
Do you really want to work in Venture Capital?
I have heard this from many people I have met “I really want to be a VC”. First, why are you asking me when I am not one and don’t have a desire to be one? Let me direct you to some people in the industry and a few who left it to get a good perspective on the business. So I went ahead and asked the question “do you think people should really become VC’s”. Surprisingly, many said no. Why? I will tell you.
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Do you really want to work in Venture Capital?
I have heard this from many people I have met “I really want to be a VC”. First, why are you asking me when I am not one and don’t have a desire to be one? Let me direct you to some people in the industry and a few who left it to get a good perspective on the business. So I went ahead and asked the question “do you think people should really become VC’s”. Surprisingly, many said no. Why? I will tell you.
Business Card FAIL
I have been to a lot of networking events in my life and I am sure you have as well. The one common element of going to these things is swapping business cards and collecting them for entry into the address book and then the trash…maybe you just skip to throwing them into the trash which is why I felt compelled to write this post.
Business Plan Series: Part 10 - Appendicies
So what exactly is in the appendix section of the business plan?
In short, it is the kitchen sink of things that are relevant to your business plan that add value for the reader.
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7 Herramientas para estar Informado
Esta semana vamos a presentar un gran número de herramientas para explorar la web social que te permitirán encontrar las noticias más importantes, el tema de último momento, nuevos amigos en Twitter y hasta crear tu propio portal de noticias.
Siguiendo la F1 (y otras noticias) con Twitter
Twitter (una red social que permite compartir mensajes de texto rápida y públicamente) es la herramienta perfecta para seguir eventos en vivo y enterarse de los últimos acontecimientos.
Ubica a tus Amigos con Livecontacts
FindWhere, proveedor de servicios de ubicación y seguimiento via GPS, lanzó hoy la versión beta de su herramienta social de ubicación.
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