Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 20, 2010
First, A Primer: Portals, RSS, Feed Readers & Delicious - When the web started we needed directories to find information and thus Yahoo! Then came RSS ( Really Simple Syndication ) widely credited to Dave Winer for driving the spec & adoption. And the company that helped websites publish RSS?
InfoChachkie
NOVEMBER 13, 2012
If you are a startup seeking funding, convey your company's origins, your current status and your ideal exit. More Is Less - I recently had lunch with a friend who is a highly successful entertainment industry executive. Entertaining slides are effective, as long as they do not distract from your story. What's Your Story?
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InfoChachkie
AUGUST 27, 2012
Make no mistake, successful entertainers are entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs and entertainers alike must address their fears. Women entrepreneurs need to take a cue from successful women entertainers, who also compete in what is largely a man’s world. The Company You Keep. Tweet this quote]. It’s not gonna be about my looks.
InfoChachkie
APRIL 1, 2013
How did a small, open source software company from Finland capture billions in market share from Oracle? You can watch Marten tell his entertaining story in the following 15-minute excerpt from his UC Santa Barbara talk. spread over three different companies (and) we brought it all together. There were twelve people. We spent 1.6M
InfoChachkie
JANUARY 21, 2013
As an early executive at MySQL, he helped build the company into the world's most used open source database. MatchON Sports it was one of the biggest dot com companies in Finland and it went straight ( into) the wall and went bankrupt. Marten has enjoyed a celebrated entrepreneurial career. For Marten, self-deprecation comes naturally.
InfoChachkie
AUGUST 15, 2012
When I was 19 years old I contacted the then most powerful man in the entertainment industry to be my mentor: Michael Ovitz. Just look on their company website. No listing on the company website? Call the company and ask if they are taking interns or if any of the executives are looking to mentor. And it worked.
InfoChachkie
JULY 30, 2012
Rather than hire the clichéd booth babes (which I have always found to be more than a bit sleazy), the company secured the services of a cigar-smoking, bearded angel with an exaggerated New York accent. Her company has since signed a contract with Central Desktop. A company has a personality. Don’t Try Too Hard.
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