Monthly Archives: June 2009
Good, if painful, signal from New MySpace Leadership
Today announcements of sharp people cuts at MySpace hit and hit hard. This is a painful step, and my sympathies go out to any employee impacted. I take no pleasure or glee in poking fun at this. I’m sure that … Continue reading
Filed under business, social media
I’d listen to Jon Stewart before Chris Anderson on fixing media’s business model
Image via Wikipedia TechCrunch summarizes Wired Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson’s rules for pricing on online media by calling them “counterintuitive.” Author Erick Schoenfeld, writes that Mr. Anderson “articulated something that is now increasingly becoming obvious: As products go digital, their marginal … Continue reading
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Facebook’s Vanity URLs’ impact: web-based mail will be the big loser
Image via CrunchBase Like hundreds of thousands of others apparently, I grabbed a vanity URL On Facebook Friday night. (I’m www.facebook.com/jay.jamison.) As it was all the rage in the geekosphere, I was aware it was happening. As the Penguins had … Continue reading
Filed under business, social media, technology, Twitter
Working with VCs part 2: reverse due diligence
Earlier this week, I posted part 1 of a currently 2 part series on working with VCs. As I mentioned there, and as I’ll repeat basically any chance I get: working with venture capitalists isn’t summer camp. It shouldn’t be. … Continue reading
Working with VCs part 1 : its not summer camp (nor should it be)
This week in the geekosphere, this presentation on venture capitalists has been making the rounds. Its funny, and as an entrepreneur who’s met and worked with VCs, I can relate to this. Some are clueless, herd following clowns, and there’s … Continue reading
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My Founder’s Institute Talk on Branding & Naming Your Startup
Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking as a Mentor at Adeo Ressi’s TheFunded’s Founder’s Institute with entrepreneurial superstars James Hong and Bryan Thatcher. First off, before I get into the topic, let me say that I think the … Continue reading
Filed under business, entrepreneurship, free stuff for startups, internet, marketing, technology
DriverSavers & Its Awesome Customer Experience
Cover of The Incredibles [UMD for PSP] This mail is a big shout out to the Incredible folks at DriverSavers, who saved over 20K of our photos from a HD and backup regimen that went horribly wrong. I also think … Continue reading
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Founder’s Tips: The Forbes 400 Test for Ideation
This week, I had the opportunity to speak on naming / branding as a Mentor at Adeo Ressi‘s TheFunded Founder’s Institute on Naming & Branding. (I may post slides in an update, depending on permissions.) The presentation went very well. … Continue reading
Filed under entrepreneurship, venture capital
