In a startup instead of paying consultants to tell you what they learned you want to pay them to teach you how to learn. Read More
Who’s Doing the Learning?
from observer/expert Internet Social Media Lessons and advice Marketing Mobile services Social media Word of mouth
Viral Loops of viral oops?
MessageMe announced recently that it had grown to one million users in a little over a week’s time. The revelation Read More
Business basics Creating good content Crowd-sourcing Customer demand Entrepreneurship from entrepreneurs How to build a product Internet Social Media Lessons and advice Marketing Marketing/Advertising Measurement/analysis Mobile services SEO (search engine optimization) Social media User experience Vision
Designing to reward our tribal sides
We are a species that depend on one another. Scientists theorize humans have specially adapted neurons that help us feel Read More
Business to Consumer Culture, Innovation hubs Entertainment and Digital Media Failures/challenges Internet Social Media Internet Web 2.0 Market sizing Scaling and timing Social media technology Trends and news
Meeteor.com has shut down
TL;DR – Meeteor.com has shut down. Our Story We set out on a mission to define Social Networking Read More
Business basics Creating good content Culture, Innovation hubs Engagement Entrepreneurship from entrepreneurs Gamification Landing pages Lean startup Lessons and advice Market sizing Measurement/analysis Metrics Perseverance Retention Survival tips Venture capital
This Will Be the Last Article You Read
If the Internet had a voice, I am fairly certain it would sound like the HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Read More
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Ways to get people to do things they don’t want to do
A reader recently asked me a pointed question: “I’ve read your work on creating user habits. It’s all Read More
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Top 10 lessons learned articles in 2012
While 2010 and 2011 were the most recent years in which entrepreneurs had the upper hand over venture Read More
Entrepreneurship from observer/expert Internet Search Internet Video Internet Web 2.0 Lessons and advice Marketing Marketing/Advertising Origin of idea PPC (pay-per-click) advertising Social media
YouTube and CPA
Making money on YouTube is not very hard if you know what exactly to do and how to Read More
Building revenue Business basics Business models/plans Business to Business Creating good content Customer demand Education Engagement Entrepreneurship Failures/challenges from observer/expert How to build a product Internet Social Media Landing pages Lessons and advice Market testing Marketing Marketing/Advertising Online marketing Online Retail Product development Social media Social media Survival tips User experience Word of mouth
How to Think About Marketing an Innovation
Innovation is all about value, and both internal communications and external marketing have a critical role to play Read More
Angel investing Building revenue Business basics Business models/plans Crowd-sourcing Education Entertainment and Digital Media Entrepreneurship Financing and fundraising from entrepreneurs Gamification How to build a product Internet Search Internet Social Media Lessons and advice Marketing Marketing/Advertising Mobile services SEO (search engine optimization) Social media Software as a Service Survival tips Team building User experience Venture capital
The network effect isn’t good enough….
Note: I’m pleased to have co-authored this post with Sangeet Paul Choudary, who analyzes business models for network businesses at Platformed.info. Follow Read More
Angel investing Business basics Creating good content Engagement Entrepreneurship Failures/challenges from entrepreneurs Lessons and advice Market sizing Market testing Marketing Measurement/analysis Origin of idea Product development Retention SEO (search engine optimization) Social media Social media Survival tips User experience Venture capital
Escape from message hell
We are caught in an endless cycle of messaging hell and the pattern is always the same. First, Read More
At Vator’s first Spark event, the focus was on gamification. Here’s the video of the panel: “How startups Read More
Business to Consumer Creating good content Customer Service Engagement Entrepreneurship Financing and fundraising from observer/expert How to build a product Lessons and advice Market testing Marketing Marketing/Advertising Retention Survival tips User experience Venture capital
Make your users do the work
The belief that products should always be as easy to use as possible is a sacred cow of Read More
Brochures are mainly used to introduce your business to your potential market. Other than letting the world know Read More
Business basics Business to Consumer Customer demand Engagement Entertainment and Digital Media from entrepreneurs Gamification Gamification How to build a product Internet Social Media Internet Web 2.0 Lessons and advice Market testing Marketing Product development Retention Social media Social media User experience Web design Word of mouth
Never take your eyes off this hacker metric
If you’re like me, you’ve had enough of the Facebook IPO story. For tech entrepreneurs struggling to build stuff, the Read More