27 October 2009 0 Comments

Word of Mouth Marketing Online

Here is a short video on word of mouth marketing online. The video and audio goes a little out of whack near the end, hope it doesn’t disrupt your viewing. Enjoy.

26 October 2009 0 Comments

Lessons from U2′s Rose Bowl YouTube Gig

Start-ups can learn a thing or two from U2. In many ways they act like a start-up, even though they are veterans of the music industry. Offering a free live gig on YouTube is a brave thing for an established band to do.

22 October 2009 3 Comments

Traction Is The Key To Unlocking The “Series A” Vault

If you had the option of placing a bet either before the race starts or half way through it, what would you choose? Obviously, you would choose to place the bet half way through.

20 October 2009 1 Comment

The Secret of Apple’s Success

When Apple released their quarterly results on Monday they revealed the most successful quarter in the company’s history. This is a remarkable achievement considering the current economic climate.

18 October 2009 1 Comment

Rethinking the Publishing Industry

This presentation by Seth Godin on how the publishing industry can reinvent itself and use the internet to skyrocket it’s business model.

15 October 2009 0 Comments

Organic Market Research Presentation

Here is a quick presentation on Organic Market Research. Enjoy.

8 October 2009 1 Comment

Apple’s Biggest Asset

Think about it. Apple’s biggest asset is not it’s IP or infrastructure it’s the army of rabid fans who dominate discussion forums advocating the Apple cause.

27 September 2009 2 Comments

It’s Cheaper Just To Start Than To Do Market Research

More than ever, the costs of starting a business are plummeting. It has reached a stage that the costs of starting a business are actually less than doing market research on starting a business.

14 August 2009 1 Comment

What You Can Learn From Lady Ga Ga

We all know that Lady Ga Ga is an exceptionally talented musician and songwriter/composer. However, before she became Lady Ga Ga she was the equally talented Stefani Germanotta. As Stefani she recorded some quality tunes. However, she never went viral. In a way, Stefani was the anti-Ga Ga. From my perspective Stefani was a creation [...]

10 August 2009 0 Comments

It Would Be Cool If…

When you get feedback from early adopters, you are essentially being told what you need to do in order to spread word of mouth. I think the best type of feedback starts like “it would be cool if….” Not only are you getting useful development pointers, you are also finding out what could spark the [...]

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