Archive for September, 2006

When Crowds Aren’t Wise (and, The Failure of Crowds AND Experts WRT Cultural Discovery)

Sep 25 2006 Published by under Startup Strategy

Up there with my P&G love affair and my love for markets is a love for the wisdom of crowds thesis.

However, I’m starting to find the thesis being used far too often in odd instances where it’s taken out of context and applied improperly.

That’s why I was happy when I saw an article in this month’s HBR titled When Crowds Aren’t Wise.

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[Sunday Flashback] How To Do Everything Right And Still Be A Complete And Utter Failure (Or Why You Should Always Tell People You Probably Suck)

Sep 24 2006 Published by under Startup Strategy

[originally written for Chartreuse (BETA) on April 17th]

We’re increasingly becoming a society driven by expectations – our level of enjoyment has increasingly less to do with the overall experience and increasingly more to do with the fulfillment of our expectations.

Let me explain.

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Questions For You To Answer

Sep 22 2006 Published by under General,Startup Strategy

Here’s my passion. Here’s a snap shot of another.

“Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility.”
— Henri Frederic Amiel

Question: what’s your passion?

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Music of the Moment – The Killers

Sep 21 2006 Published by under Media

My friend Greg and I are eagerly anticipating the new Killers album, Sam’s Town.

I’ve been heavily listening to the old stuff and digging up some non-album songs to tide me over until the record’s released.

Here’s what I have for you in my Killers themed Music of the Moment:

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Introduction: “Music of the Moment”

Sep 20 2006 Published by under Media

Inspired by a feature that Dan has added to Streampad I am adding something new to Disruptive Thoughts – Music of the Moment.

As regularly as I can (aiming for once a week) I’ll share the music of MY moment – the songs that I’m currently playing heavily. This should help you discover great new music or enjoy old favourites.

There are two ways to consume this music:

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