C’mon now. Can a company really put people over money?
There are some examples of companies who value their people a lot. That’s great! Is it “at scale?” Absolutely not. Continue Reading
Profit
Man, this CEO pledge is some trite bullshit, eh?
Making money — lots of money — is the closest thing most of these guys have to relevance and, honestly, fun. Think a pledge will stop that? LOL. Continue Reading
Don’t buy all the hype on Paul Tudor Jones
Start by watching the above. I did last night. I was actually pretty impressed. Paul Tudor Jones is worth about $4 billion, give or take (him personally). He’s at TED basically saying, “You know what? Capitalism has been great to… Continue Reading
The one thing your product needs is a simple, elegant interface
Consider this: The light bulb (Edison) was introduced in 1879; we didn’t see major productivity gains from it until the 1920s. Computers existed in the 1950s and 1960s, but we didn’t see major usage until the 1980s. The Internet even… Continue Reading
Apple is dead. Long live Apple!
You know how athletes — and definitely professional wrestlers — always talk about being gunned for when you’re No. 1 / the champion? If you want a real-life application of that, look no further than Apple, the undisputed cash-on-hand king… Continue Reading
Is Google going to have problems with search advertising as more people shift to mobile?
You’ve probably heard this by now, but if not: Google’s Q1 estimates were under the expectations, which doesn’t often happen with them. Income/profit was $3.45 billion (yes, a number that indicates you’re struggling) and revenue was $12.2 billion once you take out… Continue Reading
Wal-Mart tried a video games trade-in strategy in 2009. It didn’t work. With CExchange, will it work now?
This seems like an interesting plan: Wal-Mart is now going to accept video game trade-ins in 3,100 or so of their 4,835 U.S. stores. It’s interesting because normally when you trade-in a video game — say, at GameStop — you use… Continue Reading
The world of infomercials is insanely interesting
I had insomnia for a while as a kid, so I spent some time watching infomercials. I didn’t really think about it a lot, but once in a while in my 20s I’d check out a few on YouTube, just… Continue Reading