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Vincent Cerf is a case in point. He is perhaps the oldest employee at young Google. Before that, a lifer at MCI. But you need someone who has been there, done that. Who could connect the dots (or see them at all). Start-ups got money and the juice. Most of, start-ups got the goods and…
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Technologists are enthusiasts. Their progress are documented in hockey-stick trends. Meanwhile we as ordinary human are still reacting out of fear as if we were still living in caves. The reptilian brain vs rapid rise of chip speed, guns vs germs, technology vs anthropology! As early as 1950’s, graduates would hear something like: “boy, you get…
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Even the President couldn’t help visiting Facebook campus in Palo Alto two weeks ago, and in Austin. California companies now talk of an Austin strategy, just like GE back in the 90’s with India. I finally realized the wisdom of Alex who made millions from his dollar-per-dot concept. Except this time, it will be the buttons (Like by…
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Steelers‘ number 33 and 34. Back to basics. One yard at a time to Super Bowl. On the field or off it, we have to retrench and defragment. USA Today cover story features “the faces of today’s unemployed”, showing a nuclear family, sitting in the back of the family pick-up truck, with two beautiful young…
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The creator of Million-Dollar Homepage cashed out, and did nothing for five years. I have waited for the other shoe to drop. It just did. Do Nothing for 2 Minutes. http://www.donothingfor2minutes.com/ The high school graduate does put his thinking cap on every so often, and knows how to create buzz. He either sells ad dots…
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If you want your brand to stick , you got to plaster it on Times Square billboards. Yahoo did. I bet they spent a fortune for that property. Build, and they will come. Not bad for a company started out in a Standford dorm room. Companies are competing for Continuous Partial Attention (CPA). This time…
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When lunching near Dulles Airport years ago, we ran into some Teleglobe colleagues who had gone over to AOL. Back then, I looked at those guys with a bit of envy. After all, we were just a voice backbone. Those guys were in their honeymoon with Time Warner, both pipe and pipe dream. Now, this…
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