Category Archives: entrepreneurship

Map of Internet Points of Control -This is flat out awesome

Posted on September 8, 2010 by admin

Well, Battelle and co outdid themselves on this one. I love maps and I love trying to further understand the consumer internet ecosystem. This one is worth exploring. Special note: make sure to zoom in and out. http://map.web2summit.com/

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Inspirational Quote about Courage, from “Horatius”, via Ted Turner

Posted on April 22, 2010 by admin

Ted Turner spoke at Stanford today and was a hilarious quote machine.  Among all the funny quips, I loved his advice about the key to success as an entrepreneur: “early to bed, early to rise…work like hell & advertise” An … Continue reading →

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Top Ecommerce Sites, Conversion Performance

Posted on January 2, 2009 by admin

Great chart, “Top 10 Online Retailers by Conversion Rate – October 2008″ posted on www.marketingcharts.com, listing the sites with especially good sales conversion rates. Matt (@tugglmatt) pointed this out and theorized a bit about why they exceeded the performance of … Continue reading →

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Wow Wow! Stitcher.com – Pandora of news / talk radio

Posted on December 27, 2008 by admin

Works on IPhone. Big selection of customized audio news, on Iphone. No more chintzy local radio for me. Its huge – he ability to listen to NPR, WSJ, and Top Rated Podcasts on your PC or IPhone – they have … Continue reading →

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Stanford GSB Update – After 1st Quarter of MBA Program

Posted on December 27, 2008 by admin

Stanford has been amazing – the people are spectacular.  The access to local VCs has been great – and we’re already fully into recruiting & interviews for summer internships.  The campus itself is really pleasant – I get to bike … Continue reading →

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Customized News Innovation, Feed Filtration, Relevance…

Posted on December 24, 2008 by admin

The problem many people face is that there are so many sources of information that we’re trying to keep track of, we’ve become buried. Information overload is a real problem for many web users, and one way to cope with … Continue reading →

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