Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook Billions (infographic

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Book: “Do More Faster” by David Cohen and Brad Feld

“Do More Faster” by David Cohen and Brad Feld is definitely worth your time. Read it and learn… Excerpts: p 19 – “I like Apple because they are not afraid of getting a basic 1.0 (version of a product) out into the world and iterating on it” -Matt Mullenweg p 23 – David Cohen talks [...]

Steve Jobs: “Find What You Love” Speech

“I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That’s it. No big deal. [...]

There’s not a hot enough place in hell…

August 9, 2011

If these guys did what they’re accused of, there’s not a hot enough place in hell for them. According to CNN’s story “Video shows white teens driving over, killing black man, says DA,” on a recent Sunday morning just before dawn, two carloads of white teenagers drove to Jackson, Mississippi, on what the county district [...]

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Bergman’s Checklist: The Secret to Ensuring Follow-Through

January 26, 2011

Below is Peter Bergman’s mandatory “handoff checklist” — 7 questions that the person handing off work must ask the person taking accountability for delivery: What do you understand the priorities to be? What concerns or ideas do you have that have not already been mentioned? What are your key next steps, and by when do [...]

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The Master Switch by Tim Wu

January 17, 2011

The Master Switch – The Rise and Fall of Information Empires by Tim Wu A fascinating and informative look at the history of information empire cycles. Excerpts (page numbering is from hardcover 1st edition): p 18 – So many revolutionary innovations start small, with outsiders, amateurs, and idealists in attics and garages. p 19 – [...]

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DECODED by Shawn Carter (aka Jay-Z)

January 17, 2011

DECODED is a riveting, beautifully-written book with deep insights and an intimate look into the man’s difficult and imperfect life. You heard it here first. Anthropology is the study of humanity. DECODED will become known as one of the most important anthropological books of all time, because of its raw, intimate truth about the poor [...]

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Book: “The Operator: David Geffen Builds, Buys, and Sells the New Hollywood” by Tom King

November 10, 2010

DRAFT David Geffen is certainly not perfect, as is more than aptly pointed out on many pages of this book, but I also find him to be an intelligent, forward-thinking, interesting, complicated and sympathetic character as well. Final post will include excerpts from (first edition hardcover) pages 20, 34, 48, 60, 68, 90, 106, 108, [...]

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Book: The Late Shift: Letterman, Leno, & the Network Battle for the Night

November 10, 2010

“The Late Shift: Letterman, Leno, & the Network Battle for the Night is a 1994 non-fiction book written by The New York Times media reporter Bill Carter. It chronicles the early 1990s conflict surrounding the American late-night talk show The Tonight Show. The book was later made into a film of the same name by [...]

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