September 2009
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“I think we’re in the midst of a literacy revolution the likes of which we...”
– Clive Thompson on the New Literacy
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The Billy Mays 5-Step Guide to Easy Selling →
5 Essential Character Traits
1. It must solve a problem.
2. It must have mass appeal.
3. It must be unique.
4. It must offer instant gratification.
5. It must be demonstrable.
45 Creative, Clever And Effective Blog Taglines →
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Seven Years - Everlast
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WatchTaking a small break to look back at Highlight Midwest and looking forward to it this year in Des Moines.
Kauffman Foundation Video Player
“Simplicity is not the goal. It is the by-product of a good idea and modest...”
– Paul Rand (via dailydesignbits)
“…you’re sittin’ on a winnin’ lottery ticket. And you’re too much of a pussy to...”
– Good Will Hunting (via kevinramos)
“The whole entrepreneurial thing is that you kind of jump off a cliff and...”
– Reid Hoffman, as quoted by Jeff Bussgang in his new book, The VC Playbook (via fred-wilson) (via marketingbarista)
Good analogy, Jeff Bussgang.
(via kienan)
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Looks like I will be coming to some new cities! →
Nobody rocks it out like Des Moines. Bring it.
gary:
Looks like I will be coming to some new cities!
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Merlin Mann: Making the Clackity Noise →
I am most definitely rethinking what I am doing with my tumblr account after reading this post.
It was great knocking out a “real blog post” over the weekend and after reading this post from Merlin I know I need to do it more often.
marco:
I could quote some great part of this like I usually do, but if you just skim part of it and breeze by, you’ll miss the entire purpose of this...
If Matt Mullenweg was starting a bank today →
marco:
The name of my bank would be something supremely boring, like SafeBank. The idea behind it is that bad behaviour in the banking world has been largely inevitable because their compensation structures incented people to do overly risky things. SafeBank would maintain a reserve level 2-3x higher than Fed requirements and any other bank. SafeBank would have no bonuses. Critics would say...
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“Whenever there is a mirror around, it is almost impossible not to take a look at...”
– Lemony Snicket (via littlemiss) (via tlc)
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Government Reforming or Entrepreneurs...
The public healthcare debate is blowing its top and propaganda is at work clouding the issues of the debate. Rather than continue to promote them lets just recap how I think most individuals feel:
People want what is best for the nation
People want to be healthy (or at least their family members to be)
People believe everyone should have access to affordable healthcare
So how do we get...
WatchWatch the video, how many times does he say “Googlers”?
On Leadership: Evan Wittenberg, Director of Google Leadership Development - washingtonpost.com
Watchhrrrthrrr:
ART & COPY is a powerful new film about advertising and inspiration.
Directed by Doug Pray (SURFWISE, SCRATCH, HYPE!), it reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time — people who’ve profoundly impacted our culture, yet are virtually unknown outside their industry. Exploding forth from advertising’s “creative revolution” of the...
