Meet America’s most innovative company
Monday, July 28th, 2008They're called Threadless, and they've merged crowdsourcing and Web 2.0 style decisioning. They make t-shirts. $30M gross, 30% margin. Here's the writeup from Inc. Magazine.
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They're called Threadless, and they've merged crowdsourcing and Web 2.0 style decisioning. They make t-shirts. $30M gross, 30% margin. Here's the writeup from Inc. Magazine.
Create like Hugh MacLeod
Thursday, July 24th, 2008I'm a big fan of @gapingvoid. And I'm anxiously awaiting his book. But in the meantime, I'm reflecting on his top ten tips for being more creative: 1. Ignore everybody. 2. The idea doesn't have to be big. It just has to change the world. 3. Put the hours in. 4. ...
MMM: In praise of Georges Doriot
Monday, June 9th, 2008Harvard Business School professor Georges Doriot started the world's first venture capital firm, American Research & Development (ARD). Professor Doriot said, "I want money to do things that have never been done before." If reading sentences like this gives you a boner, then now's the time to start your own ...
Three words from Seth Godin about email
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008Seth Godin speaks to Google - a wonderful talk that's well worth an hour of your time. Most interesting story: creation of Hallmark collectible ornaments (about halfway through), with followup marketing by email. Takeaway: the most effective email campaigns are Anticipated Personal Relevant The "email blast" approach has never worked, will never ...
RIP J.R. Simplot - from chips to chips
Monday, May 26th, 2008J.R. Simplot passed away today. A real Horatio Alger story - started in business at 14. In 1923, he left home with four $20 gold coins and paid $1 a day for room and board at Declo's only hotel. As a shrewd young businessman, Simplot bought interest-bearing scrip paid to teachers ...
Next year in Jerusalem
Saturday, May 24th, 2008New life goal: to attend MashBash in Israel. Have fun, guys! I look foward to reading about it this year.
The most famous blog post ever
Friday, May 23rd, 2008Last month's Inc. Magazine had a story on Evan Williams, the creator of Twitter. The story was interesting on its own, but one of the things I enjoyed the most was the reference to an early blog post by Williams called "Ten Rules for Web Startups."
Happy Mother’s Day
Sunday, May 11th, 2008Thanks, Mom. You did a good job. Why mom's mottoes are relevant for entrepreneurs. (Wait: they missed "Children are starving in China! Eat your dinner!") :)
How to be creative
Saturday, April 19th, 2008Go grab a coffee and read this post from @gapingvoid. Tremendous insights. There are advantages to being older.
Solo Entrepreneurs making > $1M/yr
Friday, April 18th, 2008Read this Information Week article and get jealous. Or get busy. :)
