Several years ago I worked on a project backed by a top west-coast angel investor. The idea was extremely compelling, but for several reasons the project failed to reach the next step. One of the
Years back a professor drew me a diagram of what he called the most powerful model in all of business: Tonight while I was thinking about business models, the web, some friends ideas and workstreamer
Update: Fred Wilson ironically has a new post up today (10 hours after I published this) titled, “Free vs. Paid.” It directly addresses my thoughts below… Two years ago Fred Wilson Jared Lukin coined the
My last post talked about Rene Girard and the concept of mimetic desire. I want to continue with some additional thoughts… Premium products are often marketed via some aesthetic base, often using visual cues (logos,
I just used a Starbucks gift card I had been given. I got it back from the Barista with $.90 remaining. Likewise I have a gift card from Best Buy with $4 remaining on it.