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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Matt Harding’s caveman brain
You’re probably one of the 20 million people who have seen Matt Harding’s video online. You know, the one with the guy doing a goofy dance all over the world… Sure, it’s silly. But it’s also hopeful and inspirational, transcendence … Continue reading
Posted in interconnectedness
Tagged Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth, interconnectedness, Matt Harding, The Blue Sweater, Tom Friedman
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The catch
To thank someone in a way that touches and moves them, you have to feel real gratitude. To be outstanding at customer service, you have to want to make your customers love your product (not just be “satisfied”). To have … Continue reading
Let’s trade in these old stories
Roll the tape from my childhood TV screen: image of a 4 year old Ethiopian girl, ribs visible, distended belly, flies on her face, and a voice over, “For just 50 cents a day, you can feed this child.” This … Continue reading
Jacqueline Novogratz on Charlie Rose tonight
Jacqueline Novogratz, Acumen Fund CEO and author of The Blue Sweater, is going to be on Charlie Rose tonight at 11pm (here’s the replay). We just learned about this…thought it was going to be next week. So if you want … Continue reading
Posted in Acumen Fund
Tagged Acumen Fund, Charlie Rose, Jacqueline Novogratz, The Blue Sweater
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When you have to nail it
I used to commute by car to work, which reinforced my deep-seated loathing of being stuck in traffic. Never mind the fact that most traffic is caused by things that seem like they shouldn’t cause a slowdown (rubbernecking). I find … Continue reading
I’m beginning to wonder
If blogging is “here is what I think.” Is Twitter “here is what I think is interesting?” Very different, both influential. (Food for thought: why is it so much easier to get Twitter followers than blog subscribers? Does it feel … Continue reading
Honey, did you hide the Sample Copy button again?
I don’t know for sure, but I’d venture to guess that, given the near-extinction of the VCR, the copy machine has captured the title of Consumer Electronics Product that Most Makes People Want to Scream. Today, two and a half … Continue reading
What’s in it for me?
There are a lot of ‘what’s in it for me’ strategies out there, and they are usually run by ‘what’s in it for me’ people. Right now AIG feels a lot like this, as do seven- and eight-figure bonuses at … Continue reading
