Business The 'straw' that broke the banks? Something has got to give in how we interact with the banking sector ...
Principles Happy 4th of July, and possibly the start of a new journey I'm heading the the United States today and will spend my first 4th of July in the land of the free and home of the brave. I'm seriously very, very excited.
Music Business Chuck D on why the music biz is bleeding Always top yourself. Put the AWE in audience. If the crowd feels they can do better than you why would they take the time & $ to be bothered?
Startup Stepping into the void You must not fall. When you lose your balance, resist for a long time before turning yourself toward the earth. Then jump. You must not force yourself to stay steady. You must move forward.
Business Understanding what's stuck We have 100% seatbelt understanding among the flying population ... why do flight attendants repeat the instructions literally millions of times a year?
Business When planning meets the road It's pretty clear that we need to get our ideas to market earlier than later. If you're concerned that someone's going to "steal your idea," think about the alternative. Is nothing at all any different?
Business The experience economy The trend toward experiences is important for technology startups. The era of competing over technical specifications is over.
Publishing I'd love to read Mr Godin, if not for geo-blocking That moment when a great idea from the publishing industry fails because of geoblocking content.
Business DRM debate wrongly still about locks and keys The IDPF wants to create a DRM standard "occupying a middle ground between strong DRM and DRM-free." Here's what they should focus on instead.
Startup A personal pivot, saying farewell to the entertainment business After 15 years working in the media and entertainment industries I am moving on. A big pivot and a scary decision. Here's what's going on and why.
Business Klout isn't evil, but ... Anyone prepared to make business decisions based on the 'social relevance' of a person shouldn't be making those kinds of decisions.
Business The joy of finding a competitor, and the fallout The past several months I’ve been working at pace on an idea that I developed back in 2008. It monetizes the sale of digital content over social networks.
Principles A quote for noisy people isn't what it seems "Much speech leads inevitably to silence. Better to hold fast to the void." Does Lao Tzu's quote really mean what everyone thinks?
Marketing The power of search & social marketing Search vs. Social? The team at MDG Advertising created a fantastic infographic highlighting the collective power of social and search marketing.
Business Walter Isaacson on Steve Jobs & leadership Steve Jobs helped to transform seven industries. Here are the 14 leadership lessons Isaacson attributes to Jobs' success.
Marketing When should we add marketing? In the connected era, the marketing is the product, the service and most of all the conversations it causes and the connections it makes. Marketing is the first thing we do, not the last.
Principles Mark Cuban debunks the passion myth, says "work hard" "Follow Your Passion," is easily the worst advice you could ever give or get. Here's why Mark Cuban thinks so.
Publishing Did Godin nail the future of book publishing? Macro economic models don't work in the creative industries anymore. Here's Seth Godin's take.
Year With No Beer A Review: My Year With No Beer #YWNB In late 2010 I set myself the challenge of not consuming alcohol during 2011. I’m chuffed to say that I achieved my goal. Here's why should consider it too.
Tunes OFF! at the Annandale Hotel I had the great privilege of driving punk band OFF! around Brisbane during the locale leg of their first Australian tour.
Business On the Maron/Lefsetz email exchange The title of this post could easily have been "Lefsetz doesn't get he's the problem." That's commonly the case.
Publishing The impact of piracy and lost book sales Prima facie there's plenty of evidence that library lending hurts book sales. Here's the issue.
Principles How to live each day like it's your last What does it mean to live each day as if it were our last? It has something to do with what you're doing right now.
Marketing Steve Stoute on marketing (and Kodak) I posted a few videos a week or so ago featuring music biz meets ad-man Steve Stoute, and the author of The Tanning of America. In an article in the New York Observer he had this to say about Kodak's recent campaign featuring Rihanna. He wasn't complimentary.
Creativity Steve Jobs, creativity, and seeing what others could not One of Jobs' geniuses was his capacity to see what others couldn't. Some have taken exception to Isaacson's bio, but they miss the point.
