Was just invited to be a Judge again for
Was just invited to be a Judge again for the UMKC Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Venture Challenge. http://ow.ly/a0F30
Misc. Personal Thoughts and Articles
This may be random thoughts of items I’ve seen in the news, observations I’ve made based on current events, or even thought leader and futurist type of insights.
In September I wrote about Groupon Fudgi
In September I wrote about Groupon Fudging the numbers. Guess I was right. Wish I could have picked lotto #s as well! http://ow.ly/a0EVF
Groupon made less money? Deja vu? I wrot
Groupon made less money? Deja vu? I wrote they were fudging the numbers way back in September. This from the sun times http://ow.ly/a0EQL
The CMO of Angry Birds gave an insightful speech.
The CMO of Angry Birds gave an insightful speech. @BrianDeagon provided a nice summary write up- Investors.com http://ow.ly/9ZYKA
Sitting next to @LarryBenet- The Connect
Sitting next to @LarryBenet- The Connector. Amazing who he knows. Always remember my 3 C’c- People love Credit, Contacts, or Compensation.
There were 51 games before Angry Birds.
There were 51 games before Angry Birds. No such thing as an overnight success. Always more to the story. Trying to be 1st Brand to 1Bln.
Was watching CMO of Angry Birds- Peter V
Was watching CMO of Angry Birds- Peter Vesterbacka http://ow.ly/9Ro1m talk about the company. Great stuff. They actually started in 2003!
“The status quo is pretty well funded,
“The status quo is pretty well funded, and they work hard to keep it that way- which is why it’s called the Status Quo.”
Just had a great conversation with Carolyn Bivens
Just had a nice conversation with Carolyn Bivens (http://ow.ly/9J7mg), formerly of USA Today and the LPGA, who provided a great quote.
What does it take to be a Visionary?
What is a Visionary? What does it take to be called one? Well, it could be one who is called crazy, or laughable. But here is the actual definition: “Given to or characterized by fanciful, not presently workable, or unpractical ideas, views, or schemes” Fanciful! Not presently workable! Unpractical! Yes, that is a visionary. What …