July 2009
17 posts
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“So the dog [Tully] has been acting like he is a whirling dervish. He violently...”
– Tracey
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My Take on the Mobile Advertising Market
Today, my company just released a report on Mobile Advertising - my entrepreneurial juices started flowing… I mean this is a HUGE market and the experts at my company definitely got the numbers right. Obviously, I am not going to disclose any proprietary information; but I think a lot of industry experts are missing the mark - in other words, I think many people have their blinders on and do...
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Media research note by 'teenage scribbler' causes... →
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“I have no patience for bureaucracies that proclaim that they are unable to...”
– Seth Godin
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My Afternoon in Washington, DC
Marketing Rep: Are you a Washington Nationals base... (outside of Starbucks)
Me: (Interrupting) Sorry, not today.
Marketing Rep: ...ball fan?
Marketing Rep: Are you a season-long fan?
Me: Possibly
Marketing Rep: But, just not today?
Me: I guess you can say that.
Marketing Rep: Why?
Me: I prefer New York teams.
Marketing Rep: Get out of DC, you damn Yankee!
(5 minutes later)
Me: How much? (Showing the vendor a Mentos)
Vendor: (Long pause) One dolla
Me: (Put down the Mentos, picked up Life-savers) How much?
Vendor: Eight... Eight five. (clearly confused)
Me: (Put down the Life-savers picked up Mentos) How much?
Vendor: Seven-five (severely confused).
Me: (Being an ass) I only have sixty-two.
Vendor: Just give.
Me: Two-for-one?
Vendor: Yes, yes, just leave.
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“Walking speed absolutely reflects health status,” Simonsick says. So when you...”
– Why New Yorkers Last Longer — New York Magazine (via bijan)
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Startup Hotbed Inferiority Complex →
Great post. Almost every startup outside of the Silicon Valley has this complex.
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“Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer may have had the best quip of the...”
– Google brings a little swagger to Sun Valley - Los Angeles Times (via rickyv)
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Google's (July 10th) Homepage Logo Pays Tribute to... →
Shed light over the face of the Earth.
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“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable...”
– Mahatma Gandhi
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“everyone wants a WebKit-based browser. It’s inexcusable RIM doesn’t get it. It’s...”
– this is a great rant by boy genius. you must win the hearts and minds of developers. in the end, consumers follow developers because they build the cool applications.
What happened to Research In Motion and where are they going? : Boy Genius Report
(via fred-wilson)