DEMO 07 kicked off today with a series of interesting of product presentations. A complete rundown of the morning session appears below in the form of my real-time notes as the demos were presented, along with my initial impression. Kauffman iBridge Network A non-profit project of the Kauffman Foundation that promotes entrepreneurship, this site aims…
One thing most entrepreneurs remain concerned about at all times is “feeding the funnel.” In other words, introducing prospects to the product or service being offered. The more qualified prospects exposed to your offering, the more sales you are likely to convert. This same concern crosses the boundaries between different types of businesses. B2B and…
I am writing this on a plane headed to Demo 2007, being held in California this year. For those of you interested in the latest offerings from cutting edge companies, stay tuned to this space in coming days for the same sort of coverage that I have offered in the past. I’ll try to make…
As I was writing about the “hit and run” web traffic phenomenon (“Traffic for Traffic’s Sake“), it made me think about the value of loyalty. That post addressed social network traffic and how many visitors from sites like Digg don’t provide any value to a web site because they simply enter quickly and leave just…
Most of us want to be noticed. Bloggers like readers. Politicians like press. Non-profits like donors. Businesses like prospects and love customers. So any traffic you get for your blog or web site is good, right? Not according to Scott Karp, Matt Bailey, and Kim Berg. All have looked at the question of whether the…
Words matter. They communicate meaning from one individual to another. Used effectively, the message will be clear and understandable. Sometimes, however, words can serve to confuse. Or worse by leaving the message sender and its recipient with different understanding of the meaning. I got to thinking about this when I saw an item in yesterday’s CustomScoop…
Yesterday I spent some time thinking about saying “no.” It started with Fred Wilson’s blog post on the subject. He talked about a board meeting he attended where he learned that one of the company execs has a favorite saying: “the best answer to most questions is no.” I had never quite thought of it…
This sounds like a stupid question, but it seems to me that based on several debates currently ongoing, it is becoming an increasingly valid one. Two specific discussions come immediately to mind. First, last week there was quite the kerfuffle over at TechCrunch over the actions of a competitor to a company reviewed by Mike…
Over the past couple of weeks I have begun to dip my toe into the Second Life waters to find out what it is all about. For those not familiar with it at all, Second Life is the hot “virtual world” that has people talking. Essentially, it is an online game where you have the…
Last week SEC Chairman Chris Cox again demonstrated his interest in blogs as he spoke about them at a conference. According to a Reuters report of the event, he lauded blogs as a source of information about “passion” and indicated that they “give you an early read on the … response you might expect.” By…