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Where are your future knowledge workers? In elementary school right now.

January 6, 2012

I believe the person who cures cancer, solves the energy problem or invents the next insanely great thing is in elementary school right now. Over 90% of these bright young minds enter elementary school with a passion for science and an insatiable curiosity about their world. By the time they reach 7th grade, it is [...]

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Web video done right.

October 26, 2011

A few weeks ago, I worked with my friend Amy Hardin to create a series of short web videos. Here’s the result. It got me thinking about web video since I get asked at least once a week about how to do it or why. So here’s my easy guide to on-line video. But first, [...]

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Thank you Steve Jobs

October 5, 2011
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Steve,
You changed the world. You made it possible for me to earn a living for over two decades by changing everything in the production of marketing communications and video. Without you, there would be no Windows GUI. (Yes, I know Xerox was doing something similar, but Macintosh made it sing).  You’ve made it possible for [...]

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Don’t be a Saleshole. The Five Attributes of Poor Salesmanship.

October 4, 2011
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The last few weeks I have been subjected to a lot of bad salesmanship. It got me thinking. Surely people don’t mean to be rude, pushy or full of proverbial bovine excrement. But somehow, they still excel at being a total saleshole. So, in the interest of enlightenment and relieving my frustration, I share my [...]

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You’re doing it wrong.

July 28, 2011
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Why would anyone need a plan? That’s no fun. Too much thinking and debating going on. The worst part is actually making decisions. Screw that. Let’s just make web sites and brochures. We all love the pretty pictures. What shall we put in the pretty web site? Oh, let’s worry about that later. We’ll put [...]

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Gary Hoover class on entrepreneurialism

July 15, 2011

Gary Hoover knows a thing or two about starting and growing companies. You might have heard about a little Austin based company called Hoovers Online…
Gary is putting on classes for kids and parents sharing his ideas and advice for would be entrepreneurs. I recommend you go to this once in a lifetime opportunity to hear [...]

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Final Notice. Please, God, let it be true.

July 8, 2011

You may have noticed (or perhaps you didn’t) that I took a break from blogging for a bit. OK, a long bit. I just needed to clear my head and didn’t think I really had anything of value to add. But lucky for you (or not) I’m back at it and full of piss and [...]

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