“6 big mistakes that people make in business”. Notes from presentation by Keith Cunningham (Part 2)

May 15, 2007

This past week I attended a presentation “Beating the Odds: Characteristics of a Successful Business” by business teacher and author Keith Cunningham. Here are some of the most interesting things I heard Cunningham say about the “6 big mistakes that people make in business.” An obsession with the product — to the exclusion of good […]

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“Beating the Odds: Characteristics of a Successful Business”. Notes from presentation by Keith Cunningham (Part 1)

May 11, 2007

This past week I attended a presentation by business teacher and author Keith Cunningham. In his presentation “Beating the Odds: Characteristics of a Successful Business”, Cunningham drew on his over 30 years experience launching numerous ventures and raising hundreds of millions of dollars for his own ventures to offer lots of practical advice on business. […]

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Tinker Hatfield, VP of Innovation at Nike: “Just Innovate”

May 2, 2007

Originally published May 2007 I recently attended a speech by Tinker Hatfield, Vice President of Innovation at Nike. Here is a summary of the most interesting things I heard about his innovation process. By way of background, Hatfield is the renowned designer of many of Nike’s most popular and innovative sneaker designs. He oversees Nike’s […]

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This Week: speaking at Perot Innovation Lab and Charles River Ventures

April 22, 2007

This week I am making a keynote speech at the Perot Innovation Lab “Innovation Insights” conference. My speech: “Lessons Learned from the Consumer Web”. Then later in the week I will be speaking on a panel at the Charles River Ventures “Leadership Summit“. I’ll be in good company, with Andrew Baron, creator of Rocketboom, John […]

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PodCamp NYC Roundup

April 9, 2007

I attended PodCamp NYC this past weekend. Was impressed with how the conference came together in such an outstanding way, all with an “open source” approach. A terrific group of people attended. Here’s my roundup of the best from around the web on PodCamp NYC: Articles: Unconference PodCamp is what participants make of it (News.com) […]

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@ PodCamp NYC

April 2, 2007

Will be attending PodCamp NYC this upcoming weekend. If you’re a video producer or video blogger, I’d like to get a chance to meet you, hear about what you’re up to, hear about your experiences, and talk ideas. If you’re interested in meeting up, please get in touch with me via the contact me page […]

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The Future of Online Video: Low Cost Episodic Content

March 28, 2007

I have seen the future of online video and his name is Justin Kownacki. Kownacki, Director of the online episodic show “Something to Be Desired,” presented his new approach to video production to a capacity audience at the Video on the Net conference in San Jose. Since November 2003, Kownacki has produced 100 episodes of […]

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Developing an Innovation Process at Yahoo: Q&A with Flickr Co-founder Caterina Fake

March 27, 2007

News.com has a good Q&A with Caterina Fake, co-founder of Flickr [credit for the assist to Peter Gruman for pointing me to this article]. In 2005, Fake sold the start-up to Yahoo. Now, as leader of Yahoo’s technology development group, Fake’s mandate is new products, innovation, culture and rapid development. Points I found interesting in […]

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@ Video on the Net conference: Most interesting things heard and learned

March 27, 2007

I attended and spoke at the Video on the Net conference in San Jose last week. Video on the Net was an outstanding conference. Not only were the speakers thought leaders in their fields, there was an engaging mix of speakers ranging from executives at major media companies to independent show producers. The conference sessions […]

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Next Week: speaking at Video on the Net conference

March 16, 2007

Next week I’l be speaking at the “Video on the Net” conference in San Jose, on the panel titled “A New Look at Content.” If you’re a video producer or video blogger, I’d like to get a chance to meet you, hear about what you’re up to, hear about your experiences, and talk ideas. If […]

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