Why I Serve as an Alumni Volunteer

This past weekend I heard Kenny Rogers’ “The Gambler” and realized this song teaches us a lot about how to run an effective Internet startup.  So I dug up the full lyrics for the song and will share what I think it means for entrepreneurs. On a warm summer’s evenin’ on a train bound for…

I was talking with Steve Bracy at CustomScoop today who — among many other things — oversees our sales and marketing efforts.  We were talking about that very subject when he said to me, “What do you think the difference between sales and marketing is?”  As is frequently the case, my mental ramblings had made…

Heck, most of us do.  If you’re one of those people, you should find this post laugh out loud funny: “Four Simple Steps to Becoming a Billionaire.” (I especially liked the “Russian World Version” section.) I found this post via a new blog that Brad Feld suggested: Ask the Wizard.  It is authored by Dick Costolo, founder…

You gotta give Scoble credit.  Last weekend he was the mole in whack-a-mole when he accused prominent bloggers of not linking to others — most especially to him and his PodTech videos.  Not content with the bashing he took then from Jason Calacanis and others, he posted pure Bash Bait to his blog under the…