September 2011
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“HERE’S a cheering thought for the middle-aged who stare wistfully out to sea: at...”
– Surfers’ career paths: The gnarled and the gnarly | The Economist
Read more for thoughts about why.
“Over the past week I’ve twice heard twenty-somethings wonder whether kids...”
– Raul Gutierrez (via bobulate)
Investing in Startup Index Funds →
Nike Betting on Venture Capital in Effort to Step... →
Done right, like we’re doing here at @kbspvc, could be very interesting.
“We hear from clients all the time that the new businesses soliciting them are...”
– Stop Hiding Behind Your Algorithm | DigitalNext: A Blog on Emerging Media and Technology - Advertising Age
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“Before you can surf a wave, you have to throw yourself into the wave, and let it...”
– Woolie Reitherman, one of the Nine Old Men of Disney Animation, via @bonifer
Entrepreneurs, download your next financial model... →
Announcing a redesigned set of financial models for entrepreneurs.
January 2009: First Release
I released my first template financial model for entrepreneurs in Jan 2009. After having built or reviewed hundreds of financial models for companies large and small, and having answered many questions from entrepreneurs about how to build their first financial model, I decided that there was a...
Fitocracy is joining 500startups!
fitocracy:
We are incredibly proud and thrilled to announce that Fitocracy is joining the 500startups accelerator program. Starting in mid October, the team will spend the rest of the year out in Mountain View, CA to focus on building out Fitocracy even faster while receiving mentorship from some of the tech industry’s most talented and recognized individuals.
The past several months have...
“We already know online ads impact in-store behavior,” Freed-Finnegan said....”
– Google Wallet’s Long-Term Strategy For Advertisers
“That doesn’t mean online advertising will become any easier to master....”
– MediaPost Publications Union Square Founder: New Online Ads Will Employ ‘Native Monetization’ 09/27/2011
Entrepreneurs, download your next financial model... →
Announcing: a completely refreshed Simple Financial Model template for entrepreneurs, and a brand-new Complete Financial Model template. Both are fully-functioning Excel templates to help entrepreneurs create projections and financial statements for their startups.
Screenshots, details, pricing. and links to download, all here.
How Stormpulse made more money on fewer customers →
Clinton Global Initiative 2011 →
Sneak peek at images from Clinton Global Initiative’s Annual Meeting 2011. View more on Flickr.
President Bill Clinton at CGI 2011 Plenary, Clinton Global Initiative 2011
Jesse Jackson and Forest Whitaker, Clinton Global Initiative 2011
“Bless the toolmakers… but I’m worried that everybody wants to be one.”
– Bless the toolmakers « Snarkmarket
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Outside, In →
The inside, looking out; the outside, looking in: where the best ideas come from.
Looking Outward, Homer, Alaska, 2006
“After all, when you get down to it, amateur filmmakers really have no idea where...”
– Vimeo Launches Audiosocket-Powered Music Store To Bring Tunes To Video | TechCrunch
That’s where Audiosocket comes in.
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WIE: Women Inspiration & Enterprise
helpawomanout:
“If we can fix things for mothers - and we can - we can fix so many other things that are wrong in the world. Women are at the heart of every family, every nation. It’s mostly mothers who make sure children are loved, fed, vaccinated, educated. You just can’t build healthy, peaceful, prosperous societies without making life better for girls and women.” - Sarah Brown, Global...
The best sales page on the web?
Looking for websites you’ve seen with great sales pages for web products, to help inspire me about how to change my current sales page.
Patagonia Takes Fashion Week as a Time to Say:... →
The bubble is already here – it’s just not very... →
The bubble is already here – it’s just not very evenly distributed. A selection from the premium newsletter.
Solid, Hidden Valley, PA, August 2011
At TechCrunch Conference, Talk of…
Five Best Fitness Tracking Web Sites and Services →
Um, Fitocracy, of course.
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“Worth considering: The difference between a technology where getting in early...”
– Seth’s Blog: “Yet” (via irq)
“In order for designers to prove that their methods lead to innovation, the...”
– What’s Next, A Design Bubble? | Fast Company
“New research from HP Labs shows that our choices can be reversed when we’re...”
– HP Blogs - Changing minds through social media: HP study show… - The HP Blog Hub
Facebook’s potential Adsense competitor →
In a “world where more stuff is known by more people”, how will social data link with ads across the web? Here’s one idea.
A sample from the premium newsletter, letter #71, below.
Darren…
“Basically, there is no magic about a game plan,” offensive supergenius Sid...”
– Chuck Klosterman on Amherst, Maine Maritime Academy, and innovation in college football - Grantland
Thank you, Facebook.
Thank you, Facebook, for launching Subscriptions, something I asked for in 2009 (kinda).
“Let Wall Street have them.” →
What types of problems are you attracted to? An excerpt from the premium newsletter, letter #56.
Inside and Outside, Wall Street, New York, NY
During a recent talk at Dogpatch Labs…
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“Data scientists + Data visualizers = data visioneers = people I’d like to meet.”
– Examples of Applied Data Visualizations | Darren Herman
Innotribe $100K Start-Up Challenge →
Because fintech is such an interesting and needed industry in need of some startup disruption and innovation.
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“My heart is in the work - Andrew Carnegie”
– Sloane Berrent - Vice President, Digital Marketing at Lippe Taylor and ShopPR - We Are NY Tech
Andrew Carnegie … and Sloane Berrent.
Santa Claus & Tonight's Founders@Fail
scbrown:
When I was a kid, I was a total pain in the butt. Weeks before Christmas, I had already secreted out every carefully hidden present, delicately unwrapped, and then re-wrapped them because I could not stand the anticipation. I hate surprises and spent most of my free time watching McGuyver, so go figure…so, with that, I’ll give you a teaser for what’s in store tonight-
Surprise #1:
Get...
“[The Buffalo Bills are] going back to the classic look, except that the white...”
– Peter Richmond on the the doldrums of Buffalo and the man chosen to lead its forgotten football team - Grantland