Day one of Blog World Expo is over and it really felt like a pre-conference. Its sessions focused on executive and entrepreneurial tracks. The crowd was around 250, so it was easy for Rob, Jason and I to network with great people.
I can’t possibly tell you about everything I heard or everyone I […]
I interviewed Marc Freedman who has over 15,000 LinkedIn connections! We discuss how he’s benefited from being a LinkedIn Whore (his words). Marc runs dallasblue.com and several other ventures along with his super networking efforts.
I agreed to do two things last week that weren’t in my typical week’s schedule. At the Idea Festival, I volunteered to be on stage for a demonstration with Google’s Craig Nevill-Manning (that’s me on the far right) and I “volunteered” to attend an abs class at the gym with my girlfriend.
During the abs cloass, […]
I’ve blogged quite a bit about my bay area visit and there are still 15 more videos to post (I swear they’ll get up). If you’ve watched my videos, you’ll obviously see I met some really cool people. Unfortunately Dave McClure was an awesome guy to chat with, but we met during Lunch […]
I’m a believer we’re all in sales. Maybe you’re selling your boss or your husband, but sales skills can be applied in many areas of life. If the person you’re selling to keeps telling you no, I suggest you find someone they know. This quote from Entrepreneur magazine (which I found from […]
Update: Gabe commented on this post, confirming Dave’s mention that he’s a good dude… just a misinterpretation of a look.
What do you do? It’s been a tough question for me to answer as it’s been four years since I’ve had just “one job.” During my Bay Area Trip, I visited Lunch 2.0 […]
Today’s lineup… One coffee shop, one huge lunch and still pending with Ben. Keep track of the day with Twitter for current status and Flickr of where I’ve been.
Kevin Smokler - Editor of Bookmark Now and popular speaker on the topic endurance of the arts in the digital 21st century
Mary Ladd […]
My first day of this Bay Area was exhausting and stimulating at the same time. I’ve got to give props to my videographer, Dustin DeVoy. The guy has great skills and worked hard. For a guy who’s not into business, he acted engaged the whole day. He was smart to suggest […]
I arrived last night in the Bay Area and have four interviews setup for today. Here’s the lineup for Thursday, June 28.
Laurence Haughton - Best-selling author, speaker and management consultant
Robin Wolaner - Author of the book, Naked in the Boardroom, founder of Parenting magazine and the new startup, tbd.com
Daniel Scudder - Founder of DormItem, […]
The majority of my connections on LinkedIn are outside of Louisville, KY, where I reside. Since I’ve been an open networker, I’ve received many invitations to connect around the world. Also, I’ll admit Louisville isn’t the home to most early adopters of web apps. This doesn’t make me like Louisville […]
If you remember nothing else, ponder these three gems.
1- Building a business is more about people than money.
2- The basic principles of business apply offline and on.
3- A simple mind is easily amazed.