Media is segmented. Habits are not what they were. Culture is changing. Business is undergoing massive shifts. Technology is enabling communication, new habits and behaviors faster than culture is changing or embracing them. Agencies are in turmoil. It’s a crazy time. Some feel like they’ve been hit by a train.
Users are being considered in the [...]
Problems are obvious. Most of them are anyway. They exist.
Most problems exist because some system is broken. They stare us in the face. They plague thoughts. We might think, “If I could just get X solved, or maybe I could just get it to go away.”
Most of the services and help we seek are to [...]
I’ve been apart of a number of conversations recently regarding web startups in Minneapolis/Saint Paul. It’s curious.
I think we’re bound by the culture. Yet, I wonder if we can leverage that culture in someway and push the current community. Towards what? Towards an increase in delivered solutions. We live here but we don’t necessarily have [...]
Sell many small ideas before you go for the BIG one.
Selling ideas can be dramatically easier if it starts with small ideas on a measurable schedule that get’s better and more complicated over time. The big idea does not win alone. It needs a context. Start with something the client already has. Make it a [...]
I’d buy 1 seat a week on an airline that didn’t fly anywhere. The goal is uninterrupted work time in an environment where the norms include:
not talking
being out of control of the exit
having a small space that is yours
a fixed duration on a schedule
wifi and cell coverage elimination
Here’s the idea: Mount 15 rows of an [...]
You may never get a chance to make a first impression a second time but you have two first impressions to make.
When we meet each other, we’re pretty accustomed to the preparation. A couple rules come to mind like taking a shower, doing your hair, looking appropriate (what ever that might be) and trying not [...]
For individuals, I suggest twitter DOES NOT matter until either your friends are on or you find feeds pertaining to something you’re very interested in (e.g. Pro Cycling or something). Until then stay with the masses and point fingers at how stupid the notion of Twitter is. Hey, most every news story I’ve herd in [...]
Slides I’ll be delivering tonight at Ignite Minneapolis. I am looking forward to it.
The climate around .extendr
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