I love Apple and they never cease to amaze with all the new and cool things that they come out with. However, I was a bit surprised when they came out with iPod Shuffle. It felt like it was more of a marketing play than a pure product innovation. I expected a lot more from… Continue reading
Date Archives → April 2005
Quotes worth recording – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The following quote nicely describes the power of expectations. I have seen this in my own life and in the life of so many people I know – when people close to us expect more from us, we usually rise to meet their expectations “If I accept you as you are, I will make you… Continue reading
What could you do with M&Ms?
Brad Feld writes about ordering custom printed M&Ms. If you can order customized computer products from Dell, you can now order custom printed M&Ms from Masterfoods. I am confident that others will follow but hats off to Masterfoods for taking the lead! It seems like an obvious extension now, doesn’t it? Again, most innovation projects… Continue reading
What difference could you make in haircuts?
Not much you may say. I beg to differ. I was watching a TV show the other night and I saw someone performing a haircut underwater and charging upwards of $200 per haircut. What got me interested was Onsite Haircuts, whose service is described as Onsite Haircuts is devoted to a single idea: providing a… Continue reading
Ways to distinguish yourself – #20 Lead a volunteer effort
All of us know that leadership is more than holding a title or a position. However, it is difficult for many people to start an initiative without positional power. Undertaking a lead role in a volunteer effort will solve that problem. Leading a volunteer can be hard work but the rewards are great. If you… Continue reading
Compelling Offer #01 – 0th Night free?
Close to my home there is a huge sign making an offer to stay at Vagabond Inn “Try us first – 0th Night Free” There are two issues with this. First: The sign is so huge that the mistake is glaring. Everyone knows that what they mean is 10th night free but you don’t want… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – Mark Twain
Google Maps + Craigslist -> Usability++
First read about this at Robert Scoble’s blog yesterday. Paul has done a phenomenal job of combining the power of Google Maps and Craigslist. Google maps is on one extreme of sophistication and Craigslist is on one extreme of simplicity. Paul is brilliant in combining the sophistication and simplicity to display how this combination can… Continue reading
Ways to distinguish yourself – #19 Get back on your feet – Fast!
Talk about anything significant – you have a set of rules. Some are global and some are specific to a particular situation. One rule that has been time tested in life is that “sometimes you win and sometimes you lose” However smart you are there are times when you will goof up or fail. How… Continue reading
Ways to distinguish yourself – #18 Be relevant
Seth had an intresting post about brainless PR folks trying to get his attention by sending him irrelevant press releases. That brings me to the next post in the “Distinguish yourself” series. A few months ago, I received an unsolicited email from (now) my good friend Bob Thomas. It was an announcement about a brand… Continue reading