by JAK | Aug 22, 2010 | big ideas, TEDx
I really enjoyed Brett Solomon’s talk at TEDx Sydney 2010. Brett is the co-founder and Executive Director of Accessnow.org. He takes us on an internet freedom tour. A few surprises here. I’m wondering if the debate on internet filtering in Australia had...
by JAK | Aug 21, 2010 | industry futures
Dave McClure over at 500hats is always a good read. His posts on reinventing venture capital there and at various conferences make a great deal of sense. I really liked MoneyBall for Startups a recent very long essay – which is an essential read if the future of...
by JAK | Aug 16, 2010 | big ideas, industry futures, online marketing
When my daughter was 3 she used to ask what I did for a job. She has a much better idea now but to keep things simple I used to say something like this. “I talk with people, I take lots of notes. Then some web stuff.” Fairly often now some of this takes...
by JAK | Aug 13, 2010 | online marketing, WordPress
At WordCampNZ I was planning to talk about what I do most of the time which is online marketing projects integrated with WordPress. On the day I talked more about the logistics around WordCamp rather than the stats & case studies I had planned to do. My business...
by JAK | Aug 11, 2010 | big ideas, WordPress
One of the best jobs I ever had was Research & Analysis Director for a merchant banking company back in the early ’90s. Until then it hadn’t really occurred to me that I could get paid for thinking as work. My current business tagline is...
