Monthly Archives: March 2011

Free The Children Promo Video

This is a great example of a well done promotional video by a charity, Free The Children in this case, that provides insight into the organization and what they are working on. A little more context coming soon

“Relationship Capital”

I like the phrase “relationship capital” from Gary Vaynerchuk‘s The Thank You Economy (affiliate link) and 100% agree with this quote: While the ability to form relationships has always been considered a subset of intellectual capital, social media has catapulted that skill into a wealth-building category. In the future, the companies with tremendous “relationship capital” will be the ones that succeed. I won’t link to anything, but the recent Lones Group lawsuit against Daniel is clearly proving this.

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Social Media Drives Buying Decisions

Anyone immersed in social media understands that the conversation that takes place drives buying decisions. Even if you can’t prove it with hard numbers. I agree. Case in point: I just bought Gary Vaynerchuk‘s The Thank You Economy (affiliate link) for my Kindle. Why? Because I read Fred Wilson’s post and, though I’ve only met Fred once in my life, I trust him enough to know he won’t recommend crap. And by met I mean spoke with for all of 5 minutes at a networking event in Seattle a few years ago. Why do I trust him? I’ve been reading his blog for 4 years, he delivers value with his content, he allows his personality to come … Continue reading

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Want to do Business Development in the Real Estate Tech Sector in Seattle?

If so, there are two prime openings available right now for someone wanting to do biz dev in Seattle: Manager of Business Development for Zillow – I think it goes without saying that I’m VERY familiar with Zillow; 4 1/2 years working somewhere tends to do that. Manager of Business Development for WalkScore – Another company I’m fairly familiar with having managed the initial Zillow-WalkScore partnership back in 2009. Both of these positions would be amazing opportunities for the right candidate. See? The economy isn’t that bad. Happy job hunting.

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Thank You Daniel

This proves (if there was ever a doubt) that you are a class act. Thank you for being one of the good guys.

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The Geography of Youth

My friend Andrew who I traveled with a bit last year sent me this. I thought it was definitely worth sharing further. The Geography of Youth from Restless Collective on Vimeo.

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