Monthly Archives: November 2006

Learning from Kodak’s strategic errors

Posted on November 29, 2006 by

BusinessWeek ran an interesting story on business model innovation this week called “Mistakes Made On The Road To Innovation“. The article focuses on Kodak which reinvented itself yet can’t get ahead in the new markets. Among other things, the article … Continue reading →

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How to offer simple RSS badges for your users

Posted on November 25, 2006 by

The key breakthrough that made it possible for YouTube to ride on MySpace’s heavy traffic coattails into its current state as a mass media service is the concept of widgets, often called badges in related contexts. Although offering widgets or … Continue reading →

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A human-powered relevance engine for Internet startup news

Posted on November 20, 2006 by

Here’s a fun experiment in crowdsourcing. I’ve been getting overwhelmed by all the startup news coming out of the many sources tracking the interesting ideas and new companies hunting for Internet gold. Many of these companies are really smart. Many … Continue reading →

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I know where and when my favorite bands are playing

Posted on November 16, 2006 by

Last.fm is my favoriate web app. There’s nothing else on the Internet that comes close. This thought occurred to me a few weeks back, but it wasn’t until I explained last.fm to a group of publishers at the Stanford Publishing … Continue reading →

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My favorite startup story just keeps getting better

Posted on November 15, 2006 by

You Got the Big Break. Now What? When we last left PenAgain’s owners, they had achieved the small-business Holy Grail: an order from Wal-Mart. They had no idea what was about to hit them. By Gwendolyn Bounds, November 13, 2006; … Continue reading →

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The excellent buzz in the MySpace office

Posted on November 9, 2006 by

Last night I visited my brother Mitch who works at MySpace in the London office in soho. I was quickly reminded how removed I am from pop culture as people rattled off band names and industry gossip that was completely … Continue reading →

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Decision-making through stories rather than data

Posted on November 2, 2006 by

John Hagel’s post the other day included a great little nugget: “If executives need lots of data before they feel comfortable making a decision, chances are they will not act until it is way too late. Don’t get me wrong, … Continue reading →

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