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Where Is the Chrome in Your Strategy? - Umair Haque (23)
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Imagine what would happen if GM and Ford collaborated to invest in the components and architecture of a better public transport network -- and then licensed it for free to cities, states, and countries. Imagine what would happen if pharma players directly invested in better hospitals and clinics -- instead of in trying to own the relationship with doctors, and furiously outspending one another when marketing blockbusters. Imagine what would happen if Wal-Mart invested in ...Shared by Adam Crowe (8) Alex Mann (3) Aneel (32) atul (95) Clay (26) Denis Gobo (29) Eino (17) erhan (54) Fred Schechter (75) Gautam (16) James Socol (4) Jared Hanson (11) Josh (26) Macintoy (10) Mark Cheverton (2) Matt (15) Niranjan Tulpule (1) Rafi (16) Roshan (21) Simon (34) Todd McKinney (3) Tommi Rissanen (10) Trevor Gerzen (8)- Clay said: I think that this is apples and organges. There is a huge cost, relative to open-source software development, to building public infrastructure such as roads and squares. Further, the benefits to Wal-Mart and P&G from such investments are questionable at best. Cars run on roads, and people like public squares, but the analogy doesn't hold for this new browser because it is enabling fundamentally new capabilities for GOOG. That is, control of its own destiny for web-based apps like GMAIL, GCAL, etc and the basis to compete with MSFT in the OS layer. Many future developers are going to skip the Windows layer and develop apps directly for the web on the back of Chrome and efforts like it.
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I gave a talk a couple months ago at Ideo and for some reason I decided to "dis" everyone. Not anyone there. I'm not a complete idiot. Ideo is of course a brain trust, and a gift to ethnography, anthropology, innovation, creativity. I did let fly at many of the pretenders in these fields. And the crowd was not amused. They assumed, I think, that with every act of criticism I was anointing myself as ...- Charles said: Nice to see Jerry on the list.
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What Apple Knows That Facebook Doesn't - Umair Haque (31)
onThe understanding that platforms are markets is one of the most vital differences between revolutionaries and laggards across today's strategyscape. Who else knows that platforms are really markets? Google, of course. Who's blind to it, and still plays by yesterday's rules? Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo. But that's just a start: the most interesting examples come from players outside tech industries altogether: Ford, the Gap, and Bear Stearns, to name just a few players trapped by platform ...Shared by andrew (5) Aneel (32) atul (95) Baldo (7) Barbara Ling (0) Cast42 (19) Clay (26) David (14) Dev (1) dominiccampbell (24) Eino (17) Frankie W (3) Greg (8) Javed (139) Josh (26) Josh (2) jproffitt (2) Lou (1) Mahesh (9) MASTERMIND (45) Michael (12) Nic Brisbourne (1) Paul Roberts (10) Peter (2) Sean (7) Simon (34) Steve (3) subbu (28) Tommi Rissanen (10) WebLeOn (23) willdeluca (7)
- Dev said: Note to self: 'use markets to alter the basis of competition, topple incumbents with domino effects, and atomize the value chain'.
- subbu said: wow - i realized this, but never to this level of detail. well written.
- Paul Roberts said: mobile value-chain atomised - or is that iAtomised
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Three years ago, I published this list, which was very much a riff, not a carefully planned manifesto. It has held up pretty well. Feel free to reprint or otherwise use, as long as you include a credit line. I've added a few at the bottom... What Every Good Marketer Knows: Anticipated, personal and relevant advertising always does better than unsolicited junk. Making promises and keeping them is a great way to build a brand. ...Shared by Adam W. (16) alex (18) Allen Fuller (16) Carlo (14) Charles (11) Charles Lumpkin (10) Danielle Warby (4) Eino (17) fordchao (78) Garry Huang (7) GreggGallagher (14) john (15) John (15) Josh (20) Juan Manuel (0) mdhussainpmk (4) minerva han (13) Owen (7) Scott (15) TFS-Martin (13) tubularladies (16)Contribute comment -
How I became a soldier in the Georgia-Russia cyberwar, by Evgeny Morozov | Slate Magazine (4)
permalinkAs Russian and Georgian troops fight on the ground, there's a parallel war happening in cyberspace. In recent weeks, Georgia's government Web sites have been besieged by denial-of-service attacks and acts of vandalism. Just like in traditional warfare, there's a lot of confusion about what's going on in this technological battle—nobody seems to know whether this is a centralized Russian attack, the work of a loose band of hackers, or something else. Having read so ...Contribute comment
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How to build a network (24)
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The first counterintuitive lesson: Companies that build large networks on the web don’t charge users what the market would bear; they charge as little as they could bear. That is how they maximize growth and value for everyone in the network on top of the platforms they provide.Shared by Alex (31) Billy Bicket (16) C.K. (134) Chris (16) chrisbrogan.com (24) d2s (45) donlbe (23) DrBaher (6) Eino (17) genieyclo (6) Greg (8) Holden Caulfield (6) howardweaver (4) Jill (70) Jim (5) John Magnus (39) Latruffe (9) mathewi (42) Rod Nicolson (3) Scott (19) Stephan (1) Sue (33) Tim (3) Tim (1)Contribute comment -
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Several Linux users in the Lifehacker Desktop Show and Tell Flickr group are showing off their Ubuntu Hardy Heron desktops—dressed up as a Mac. Reader Stefan Neagu says: Isn't it beautiful? Imagine running a superior operating system on cheap hardware, enjoying the benefits of much more expensive hardware. Let's take a look at a few Ubuntu desktops passing as Macs with the help of a few add-ons like Compiz Fusion. First, Neagu's Hardy Heron desktop. ...Shared by Adnan (29) Alvin A. (23) Amihai (24) Anand Sharma (10) Andre Siregar (4) Andrew (4) Andrew (30) Art (22) Boss (11) Brad (9) Brendan (9) Bwana (74) Caanan (5) chip (25) Chris (15) Db0 (32) Dedalus (22) Eino (17) ekaye (13) ema (3) Evelien (10) graywolf (33) Henry (11) hibiscusroto (3) HUNG (58) Inman (2) izensun (5) Jared (0) Jarred Reynolds (17) Jeffrey Blais (47) jimmysessions (12) Jordi De Groof (12) Jorge (22) JulioHM (33) Justin (17) Keef (0) Keith (7) Ken (8) kevin (1) Majnoon (27) Marc (3) Mr. Flowerpot (18) Nathan Reale (2) Nicolai (2) Pankaj (0) Prashant (5) Priit^ (64) Rob M (20) Ryan (0) Sam Harrelson (34) ScorpFromHell (11) Scott (3) Shannon Prickett (34) Stormgrass (16) Stu (10) Sumesh (103) tarraguna (2) Tim Elliott (4) woofer (8) Youlay (7) 攻疼新一 (346)- Bwana said: "Superior" OS, with "cheaper" hardware? And they say Mac users are smug? Just because you got a sweet paint job on your custom hot rod, doesn't mean everyone else can. Sigh. Kills me how this superior OS copies every other OS's interface. I digress. Long live Linux!
- izensun said: 又來了，買台MAC不就好了嗎
- Brendan said: I love lifehacker, and apparently they love iGoogle.
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Jason Calacanis’ most recent post to his email mailing list is particularly relevant to our audience. He’s spoken with 200 companies in ten minute increments as they give their pitch to be a part of the upcoming TechCrunch50 conference. I agree with all of his thoughts below based on my own experience getting pitched from thousands of startups over the last three years. If you are pitching a company to the press, a conference, a ...Shared by @runb@laj! (0) Aanarav Sareen (9) Aaron (6) Adrian Howard (1) Adriana (19) Aeh310 (10) Al (3) Alex Carpenter (18) Alexander Ljung (5) Amir (10) Andreas (0) Andrei (6) Andrerib (9) Andrew Walkingshaw (14) Andrey (6) Andy Cary (0) Anol (6) anonydon (14) Aron (10) Aydin (7) B.J. Schone (2) barbara (1) Bastien (30) Ben (5) Ben (96) Benjamin (1148) Benny (3) Bill (2) Bill (8) Bill HR (8) blackbelt (0) brady forrest (3) BryanSays (4) btw0 (13) Can Özmen (12) Carl Fyffe (6) Carmen Leilani (20) Chandu Thota (0) Charles (3) Chi-chi Ekweozor (25) chris (493) cmurph (18) Consiliera (8) consolejockey (2) Cory Shaw (2) craig (63) Cris (0) Damian (1) Dan Grigorovici (2) Danbrown (9) david (5) davidorban (8) Dibau Naum h (9) dmkanter (3) dobata (377) Dominik Wind (0) Dorai (15) Drew Olanoff (144) Ed (13) Eino (17) eLd0raDo (11) Emma (7) Eric (1) Eric (4) Ettore Pasquini (1) Eugene Petrenko (0) Eugenio (2) expertseries (4) frank_tentler (1) Gabriel Radic (2) Gaurav (14) giro (10) Giuliastro (7) Gordon Murray (10) Green Flash (13) GS (3) Gustavo (7) guy (626) Harun (12) hbenny (13) Ian Irving (3) Idan Gazit (0) IdoNotes (7) Ignatia (2) igormoreno (13) iuri (5) J.R. (4) Jack Wilson, K4SAC (6) James Osborn (3) James Sherrett (3) jason (0) Jason L (20) Jay Liew (12) Jean Louis Racine (4) JeeBs (2) Jeff (0) Jeff (2) Jeremy Gordinier (9) Jerome (7) Joel (2) John (2) John (0) John Park (6) jon (5) Jon Henshaw (7) Jon Phillips (23) Jon. L (2) Jonathan (9) Jonathan (35) jonpape (24) Jordi De Groof (12) Julien Le Nestour (6) Kaşif Ha (18) kevin (19) Kevin Hamer (10) Kevin Sablan (34) Kristen (218) Kuldeep (1) Kyle (3) Kyle James (30) Kyle Mulka (0) Lars Trieloff (1) lizunlong (10) Llwllyn (9) Luigi Montanez (5) lunamoth (25) Mahesh CR (2) Major Tal (17) Manish Bhardia (2) Marc Dahan (0) Martin (11) Martin Ström (11) Matt (19) Matt (10) Max Timchenko (0) Mayank (16) Michel (0) mickek (3) Mike Prasad (0) Mike Williams (0) mjs (13) Mohamed Marwen (3) Mudiam (9) Murat Aktihanoglu (5) Nathan McDonald (0) Neel Ketkar (1) Neil (4) Nicholas Mercer (9) Nick (3) Nick (0) Nico (1) noahp (11) Nu New Olympics '08 (0) OGG (5) Olga (12) Olli Sulopuisto (28) orc (10) Orunner (6) Otto R. Radke (2) Pablo (20) parkylondon (32) Patrick Thornton (0) Paul Bradshaw (13) Paul S (9) Paulino (4) Pejman (0) Peter (18) Phil (1) philip (3) Pierre Henri Clouin (1) PoPPaP (9) ProfVegas (181) Ramit Sethi (8) Ray (0) Ricardo.Borelli (9) Richard Olsen (3) Rizwan (9) Rob Hyndman (20) Roman Porotnikov (2) Ron (16) Roy (0) Ryan (2) Sam I Am (3) Sandesh (0) SAPRI B.ROSLI (64) saul klein (2) Scott (10) Sebastian (0) selfexile (9) Shaun Connolly (2) Sheehan (8) Shimoda (0) shivanand (4) Sonciary (3) Spencer Fry (11) Stanislav Shalunov (0) stelabouras (20) Stephanie (2) Steve Ryner (6) Stewart Rogers (7) Stubbs (6) Sumanth (8) Sun Tzu (313) syllabub (6) Tal Siach (474) tewfiq (36) Tim Elliott (4) Tim Heineke (15) Todd (15) Todd Loren Sinclair (0) Tom Wentworth (2) Tomek (7) Tony (2) truman (1) Uday Kiran (7) vinoth (7) Vivek (11) warrior007 (246) webtime (501) willpate (0) wrburgess (4) yaegor (7) Yan (20) Yaron Orenstein (1) Yihong (5) Zach Scott (3)Explore read nine notes- dmkanter said: good stuff, thanks @roopeshsheth!
- Paul S said: All good points
- Neil said: Excellent advice for ALL kinds of tech presentations...not just startup stuff
- JeeBs said: Great advice on the finer points of doing a demo of your product. As clear and definitive as you can get.
- Nick said: Great article for web startups
- John said: This is great advice for anyone who has to make presentations, whether in tech or not.
- Jonathan said: Seems like a lot of good advice about pitching.
- Stewart Rogers said: must read in more detail!
- Martin said: Great info here for anyone demoing their hard work.
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"Helen Woodward, an influential copywriter in the 1920's, famously warned her co-workers that "if you are advertising any product, never see the factory in which it is made...Don't watch the people at work...because, you see, when you know the truth about anything, the real inner truth - it is very hard to write the surface fluff which sell its." No Logo Naomi Klein In my copy I wrote "FUCK THAT." Doing the opposite of what ...Shared by Eino (17)Contribute comment - David Seah - Compact Calendar (4)
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Strategy Note 001 (2)
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Hi folks, we have published the first strategy paper from my Lab today - details are here if you're interested in downloading.Enjoy!!Shared by Eino (17) Piersj (0)Contribute comment
