They say, a picture is worth a thousand words. So, here is the story of Venture Capital activity in Q4 2008 in pictures – ok, interactive charts powered by iCharts. Here is the first interactive chart that shows total VC dollars invested – quarter by quarter You can see more than 25 charts sliced and… Continue reading
Date Archives → January 2009
Twitter – A 2-Minute Introduction
Here is a 2 minute video on ‘Twitter in Plain English” created by Common Craft. While the video is very interesting, it also demonstrates how cool people in Common Craft are. For many services companies, their product is their marketing. They don’t need anything else. By making things seem dead-simple, Common Craft demonstrates that their… Continue reading
11 Insights from Steve Jobs
This is a collection of insights from legendary Steve Jobs (collected from all over the web – his writings, interviews etc.) #1. I was worth about over a million dollars when I was 23 and over 10 million dollars when I was 24, and over a hundred million dollars when I was 25 and it… Continue reading
You (don't) have more power than you think
Before social media was common, the bar to get published was higher. You had to get “blessed” by so many people to make the cut. Today, that “bar to get published” is almost invisible. There is nothing that will prevent you from publishing your thoughts to the world. Not money, not time, not even lack… Continue reading
Upbeat Video Intro – Interviewed by Mike Stelzner
My new book “Upbeat” is still a couple of months away but a lot is happening behind the scenes in preparation for the book release. I am excited about it for many reasons the number #1 reason being the timing. My belief is that it’s all in the perspective with which we look at things:… Continue reading
One more reason why a "Personal Brand" is all the more important now…
Let us look at the incidents in the last sixty days: Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme was revealed with billions of dollars at stake Lloyds TSB admitted that they were faking records of wire transfers to Iranian and Sudanese customers for years. Lloyds paid a fine of $350M. The chairman of Satyam Ramalinga Raju admitted that… Continue reading
In search of Oasis: Social Networking Popularity
I am so late to Twitter (Twitter Id: @UpbeatNow) that it’s not even funny. I am getting educated day by day on what are the best practices on Twitter. Being in the student mode puts me in a state of “wonder” which makes it easy to learn. In that regard, I looked at the “State… Continue reading
How do you get business from your social and professional network?
Variations of this question include: 1. How do I convert my LinkedIn contacts to prospects and then to customers? 2. How do I get more business from Facebook? 3. How do I monetize on Twitter? In summary, the #1 question when it comes to social networks and business is: How do you get business from… Continue reading
What a "Personal Brand" is NOT – at TomPeters.com
My new column at TomPeters.com is about “Personal Branding.” Let me correct it – the new column is about what a “Personal Brand” is NOT. A personal brand is your promise to the marketplace and the world. Since everyone makes a promise to the world, one does not have a choice of having or not… Continue reading