Monthly Archives: August 2011

The Social Media Intern

The ROI of social media is that your business will still exist in 5 years Yes.

The Cost of Community Building

Is the people. Not the platform used.

Working at Work

Here’s a great TED Talk from Jason Fried (co-founder of 37signals) worth watching. The premise is that real work doesn’t actually happen “at” work.

I Miss “Penny”

This post makes me miss Lil Penny (aka Anfernee Hardaway) — I sure would have loved to see what he would had accomplished had he not suffered injuries fairly early in his career.

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Zealyst – What’s the Zeal?

I met two of the founders (Martina and Britta) at Zealyst last night at the Vitta’s 1,000 student summer bash celebration in Belltown. Here’s a short video that explains the service at a high level: Zealyst is only in Seattle right now but plans to expand into other cities in time. I think this type of service, if executed correctly, has a real chance at succeeding in the long run. Any “networking” opportunity that puts me in front of a group of like minded individuals is valuable to me, and Zealyst seems extremely focused on putting the right strategy behind building a network for each individual. If someone takes the time to plan out events … Continue reading

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Life in a Day

This looks AMAZING. Definitely need to watch this documentary. [via Amber Rae]

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Zillow Posts a Profit of $1.6 Million in Q2

Sweet, $1.6 million in profit in Q2. I do have to admit, it was weird calling in to the earnings call today and hearing Spencer Rascoff and Chad Cohen, two people I worked closely with for several years, briefing investors about earnings and strategic developments at the company. Congrats to Spencer Rascoff, my old friends/colleagues, and the entire team over there for moving the needle in the right direction.

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