December 2011
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“I have my account linked to my phone, so it’s really easy,” said Tiffany...”
– A pretty hilarious NYT story about online retailers who are targeting drunken shoppers buying stuff after going to the bar. PS - I have totally done this and been surprised on Tuesday when a package arrives and I can’t remember what I ordered.
Online Retailers Home In on a New Demographic - ...
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“It seems to be celebrated in our tech and startup culture that in order to win...”
– I like how James answered this question about entrepreneurial trends for 2012.
Trends For 2012: Ten Innovators Share Their Thoughts @PSFK
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“These days the second Schumpeter is out of fashion: people assume that little...”
– Good roundup from The Economist on why big companies are actually much better at innovation than people give them credit for: 1) Growth is driven by big ecosystems, 2) globalization makes size a bigger factor, and 3) innovation is expensive (and big companies have more money than little ones).
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Percolate Brews $1.5 Million to Help Brands Create... →
rickwebb:
Very excited to take part in this round for Percolate and my old coworker, Noah. Been following his and James’ work on Percolate since the early days, and watching the evolution of it has been awesome. I think where it’s at now is something really, really interesting. It’s a problem I saw often (and I’m sure Noah did too) when working with brands:
We can get on the web and start...
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BRYCE DOT VC: Capturing More Value Than You Create →
rickwebb:
brycedotvc:
IImagine them using the ad dollars they spent blasting the coach section of the plane to do something that created value for me as a potential customer. What could they have done with those dollars?
How about paying for or subsiding a portion of the cost of our wifi. How about giving every child in coach a Matchbox sized version of the Lincoln model car that was in the...
