he wasn't even looking at me and he found me
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YOU ARE THE REASON
Monterey Bay Aquarium
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almost home
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Andulka
we're not kids anymore.
trying on a metaphor
occasionally subtle
sheepfilms
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@cartergibson
I’m delighted to announce that we’ve reached an agreement to acquire Tumblr!
We promise not to screw it up...
I really like how Marissa Mayer started this off. She doesn't beat around the bush and directly address every tumblr's concern that Yahoo will screw this up just like Flickr, GeoCities, etc. No BS, just acknowledging past mistakes and promising to do better this time. Great start.
Bravo on writing something heartfelt.
Too often we restrict ourselves from doing what needs to be done, but the process for creative work is almost never as complicated as we make it out to be in our heads.
People typically fall into two categories when it comes to creative work:
Not knowing what they want to do.
Knowing,…
Always know whether at that moment you're learning or earning. If you're learning, then it's worth it. If you're not, you better be earning (e.g. being a founder, being a share holder). Otherwise you're just wasting time.
Garry Tan
The brand Mission Statement is just that: the reason your brand exists, and the mission that made you get started with it in the first place. While your Value Proposition is private for you and your team, the Mission Statement — though similar — should be posted for the benefit of potential brand consumers/customers.
Note to Self
Value Proposition Mad Lib via Note to Self
"[A] Value Proposition is a short statement of benefit outlining something specific that a brand consumer/customer receives if they — through investment of either time or money — buy into a brand. A Value Prop should be used as a cornerstone for developing a brand identity, and likewise it can be used as a compass to guide any and all resulting design or business decisions. It can also help to ensure that anyone involved with the brand understands its core values — it's a constant reminder of who you are and the purpose you serve."
Note to Self
Branding Magic via Note to Self
If you don't know your core competencies or brand attributes already, or if you're looking to build a brand from the ground up, I recommend taking advantage of our resources (social media included) to look for patterns: What are people doing? What are they sharing? What are they excited about? What are they complaining about? What surprises delight them? Even better: What are you doing? What are you excited about? What are you complaining about? What surprises delight you? Write it all down. Draw a mind map. Make a big list on a piece of big paper. Stick Post-Its all over that list. Make it messy. Messy thinking is a lot of fun and usually more productive anyway...
Note to Self
The right advisor asks the questions you never knew were important.
Vinod Khosla
Actually, it goes the other way Wouldn't it be great to be gifted? In fact... It turns out that choices lead to habits. Habits become talents. Talents are labeled gifts. You're not born this way, you get this way.
Seth Godin
Great institutions can prepare you for great things. Credentials can open doors. But don’t let them become an end in themselves.
Chris Dixon
Engaging with real humans, not just the machine, is the key in social systems.
Fred Wilson
Facebook is so ingrained in the Web that it can nuke just about every major site with one glitch. Not even Google has that kind of foothold.
Business Insider
It was as if the alleged fraudsters manufactured a small suburb, in which everyone had good credit at the beginning—only to walk away from big credit-card bills once they maxed out the plastic. The total cost is still being counted
Daniel Gross via The Daily Beast
Retail guys are going to go out of business and ecommerce will become the place everyone buys. You are not going to have a choice. Retail chains are a fundamentally implausible economic structure if there’s a viable alternative. You combine the fixed cost of real estate with inventory, and it puts every retailer in a highly leveraged position. Few can survive a decline of 20 to 30 percent in revenues. It just doesn't make any sense for all this stuff to sit on shelves. There is fundamentally a better model. Software eats retail.
Marc Andreesen
I end up not buying a lot of things. Because I find them ridiculous.
Steve Jobs
I wonder why these companies think they need endorsement from these so called stars. It is not like they are huge influentials and make a purchasing decision easy. Interesting, at Apple launch events, the only star is the iPhone.
Om Malik
