I saw this notice at the TechCrunch50 conference (which is simply awesome) It says: “$500 replacement fee for lost badges. NO EXCEPTIONS” You can ask people to be careful with their badges because if they lose it, it adds cost to the organizers. Or simply announce a powerful (dis)incentive to make sure that they ARE… Continue reading
Date Archives → September 2008
Making a "memorable" statement
You can say something OR You can say something in a way that is memorable Obviously when you are making an important statement, the second option is preferable. However, wanting to make a memorable statement alone won’t be sufficient to make a memorable statement. For one, it requires you to PREPARE. Raj Raheja from Heartwood… Continue reading
Risk and Reward
The typical rule is that higher the risk, higher is the reward. It seems like people know this. And many people say that they are willing to take the higher risk to get the higher reward. However, lots of people will opt for conservative approach in terms of “risk tolerance” but still expect a higher… Continue reading
Sometimes you win and sometimes you..
Learn. I caught you there if you thought I was going to say “Lose” 🙂 As I am getting ready with my new book to be published soon (a few months away actually), my last book “Beyond Code” is still getting reviewed online. Here are two positive reviews and one negative review Prem Rao at… Continue reading
DAMN if you don't DAARE…
I am big on personal branding. As I have observed before, it is now going to the other extreme. People are trying to make the most of the social tools available out there but they are skipping a step. I want to write on that topic again and possibly simplify the message. So here we… Continue reading
Thirst!
This presentation designed by Jeff Brenman of Apollo Ideas won the first prize in the SlideShare presentation contest. Apart from the presentation being brilliantly designed, the message is compelling. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Congrats Jeff! Hat Tip: Guy Kawasaki THIRST View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: design crisis)… Continue reading
Prices are always relative…
Be it for a commodity (like gas) or for something new like Apple iPhone or Amazon Kindle. In case of a commodity offering, the baseline is always the price for a period in history. So if the price of the gas was hovering around $2 for a while and touches $5 and then goes back… Continue reading
Google Chrome: Focus moving to capturing "Real Estate"
“Real Estate” is precious Take Retail – The competitive advantage is in owning real estate Take Transportation – The competitive advantage is in owning the Oil “Real Estate” Take Web 1.0 – The competitive advantage was in Operating System “Real Estate” Take SaaS and Web 2.0 – The competitive advantage is in Browser “Real Estate”…. Continue reading
The definition of a killer app (courtesy: Hanley Brite)
My friend Hanley Brite (of Authentic Connections) gave a simple but “to the point” definition of what is a killer app. Here it is… A killer app is a product or service that nobody knew they wanted but once exposed to it, they could not live without it. Think about some of the killer apps… Continue reading