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 | Jul 15, 2010 | industry futures, online marketing
We have been hearing that Facebook is due to hit 500m users this month. As a student of human behaviour this seems to be one time when the passenger get to be the driver in pretty much any way they choose. Unlike in many areas Facebook is ideal for 500 m niches of 1...
by JAK | Dec 21, 2009 | big ideas, industry futures
With Christmas coming up time to hit the beach with a book (Southern hemisphere here). We have been through a precarious business year where our faith in the vagaries of the “free market” should have been very considerably challenged although I personally...
by JAK | Jul 30, 2009 | industry futures
The search for a new business model or new version which makes more sense today is a recurring background story or theme in many business sectors. A truly great business is one that re-invents itself and especially the business model like Shai Agassi is doing with the...
by JAK | Jul 21, 2009 | industry futures
Bernard Hickey has a fine debate going over at his blog on Interest.co.nz since last Friday Opinion: How to profitably publish financial news online for free July 17th, 2009 By Bernard Hickey “Earlier today NBR publisher Barry Colman announced he was going to...
