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by alid 14y ago
It's a cluttered market, yes, but I still believe there's large-scale untapped potential! I think a segue into 'knowledge management' rather than pure CRM could yield results - I used to work in corporate strategy for a global financial fir
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by alid 14y ago
I was musing on our 'future people' too! It's easy to see how kids back in 1962 and the context of the space race could imagine a Jetsons-esque future. (I'm still waiting for my jetpack). The concept of futurism is so fascinating - I'm pict
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by alid 14y ago
Fascinating! 1961-2 was such a formative time, I look forward to following his Jetsons analysis. To put it in context of the times: The first human was sent into space, Kennedy vowed to put a man on the moon before the end of the decade, th
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by alid 14y ago
Sweet! Yep more than just pics, I can see you positioning yourself as the world coffee hub, connecting coffee lovers globally. This then becomes an attractive proposition for advertisers of everything coffee (coffee bean brands, coffee mach
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by alid 14y ago
"This is a great happy hour story, but not such a great epitaph." - nailed it!
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by alid 14y ago
Hey man! I take pics of all my coffees :) You've hit on a trend - the key is to nail an incentive for people to use you over simply uploading it onto Facebook/Instagram. Why would users use SocialLatte? To see what the coffees at particular
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by alid 14y ago
I second that! He was 19 and in a private chat with a mate. It's all about context.
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by alid 14y ago
Wowzers, why are people so keen to be negative? Facebook are doing awesome in their mission to make the world more open and connected. And regardless of fluctuations, Facebook's value still sits around, what, $48 billion? This is far too pe
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by alid 14y ago
The big disconnect to me - transferable skills, aspirations and personality factors (such as drive and passion) are overlooked far too often. Yet these are the most important factors to me in a hire. This might be too formulaic, but instead
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by alid 14y ago
The best programmers are quick, efficient and clean. Work smart not hard I say. There's a great Tim Ferriss quote: 'Being busy is a form of laziness - lazy thinking and indiscriminate action.'
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by alid 14y ago
Genius. I look forward to reading / watching!
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by alid 14y ago
Beautiful story, thanks for sharing - a good reminder that you only regret the things you don't do.
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by alid 14y ago
I'm also surprised by the amount of rejections in your examples! That said there's so many elements that need to come together to get your idea over the line (pitch, team, an idea the VC feels an affinity towards etc). Big ideas are sometim
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by alid 14y ago
A 'Business Bull' or 'Overheard in the Elevator' app - a tongue-in-cheek buzzword generator for business folk. Here's your data: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2012/06/19/89-busine...
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by alid 14y ago
For a viral quick-win...'Ryan Gosling Memes' - a meme generator friends can quickly create and share. Or 'Party with Ryan Gosling' - Ryan photobombs your pics (like a hilariously bad photoshop job). (Could be fun, and who am I kidding I'd b
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by alid 14y ago
I like this concept! We've only skimmed the surface of the amount of data that could be mined from our online activity. Get great minds from computer science, artificial intelligence, statistics, neuroscience, and psychology together and we
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by alid 14y ago
Ha! We said the same thing at the same time. I prefer the way you put it though :)
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by alid 14y ago
I don't think they're mutually exclusive - in the sense that they're not focusing on value prop at the expense of services. (Just speculating here - I don't work for Yahoo, but have a background in corporate strategy). There's obviously a l
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by alid 14y ago
Thanks for posting this! Great write-up. I'm seriously impressed by the proposition of XOXO. (Completely scalable concept too - it would be a perfect fit for my home town of Sydney, Australia).
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by alid 14y ago
In a company of Yahoo's size and complexity structural change will always take a while to implement. They're no doubt revising everything from structure to value proposition and brand. I'm personally impressed at the changes implemented thu
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by alid 14y ago
I agree. There's a tangible sense of renewal at Yahoo - they've been stagnant for so long, it's refreshing to see them challenging the status quo and revitalising their culture.
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by alid 14y ago
I'm impressed! Nice redesign man. My startup's in travel - we should connect.
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by alid 14y ago
I completely agree - we need to disrupt traditional teaching methods. With the internet democratizing information, we've now evolved to what are being defined as the '21st Century Set of Literacies': how well we can find information, valida
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by alid 14y ago
This is such a beautiful concept - in this over-scheduled world we're not giving ourselves as much space to foster creativity and reflect.
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by alid 14y ago
"The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time" - Henry Ford. I say stay on your vision. There are a lot of variables in your competitors' execution that could
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by alid 14y ago
I couldn't agree more - motivation is everything! I love that quote. Another to add: "Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence." - Helen Keller
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by alid 14y ago
Thanks for posting this! It reminds me of 'The Axis of Awesome: 4 Chords' - we've hit on the chord progression that 'resolves' nicely and appeals to us...but it begs the question are we becoming too formulaic?
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by alid 14y ago
Richard Branson's books (e.g. 'Business Stripped Bare' & 'Like a Virgin') are brilliant for the themes of branding, big picture thinking and leadership. Have a great holiday!
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by alid 14y ago
It's both scary and awesome that we need an International Center for Brainwave Ethics. But as a wise man once said: "With great power comes great responsibility." - Spiderman.

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