January 2011
22 posts
“If ya can’t beat em, beat em.”
– Andy Swan, 2011
Really, it's more like a billion...with a b →
“We believe that we’re on the face of the Earth to make great products, and...”
– Tim Cook, Acting Apple CEO, January 2009
One for the Know Thyself files.
For the wall….
iTunes $2b payouts to application developers... →
Wealth created via innovation. Wealth created via technology that brings innovators together with buyers. Wealth created via democratization of innovation, consumption, production and distribution. Wealth for innovator, wealth for platform, and wealth for consumer.
Win.
“This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read.”
– Winston Churchill
(This will be my new response to b-plans > one page)
“A characteristic of many contemporary minds is susceptibility to the...”
– George Will, in The charlatans’ response to the Tucson tragedy
In Soviet Russia, the Fox shoots YOU! →
“When Asking for Help, Appeal to People’s Self-Interest, Never to their Mercy or...”
– The 48 Laws of Power—- one of my all-time favorite books for business
Great comments to my post on hacker news →
“A friend of mine is a house-painter by trade, and has set himself the restriction to never use a brush when he paints a canvas. This forces him to consider what he really wants and how he can get there, instead of simply smearing paint around the canvas until he gets bored….”
Getting an investor pre-launch →
“….we broke our rule of not funding pre-launch startups. But the team was so well tailored to the opportunity and their take on the market was so refreshing that we had to be involved.”
“When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be...”
– Winston Churchill
Palin Derangement Syndrome Defined
Joe: A Congresswoman was shot.
Patty: What party was she?
Joe: Um, Democrat, I think.
Patty: That's Sarah Palin's fault!
Joe: But the shooter was a paranoid schizo---look at this video he made.
Patty: It's still Sarah Palin's fault! She said RELOAD!
Joe: But he was an independent that had a personal vendetta against this woman.
Patty: Look at this map from 5 months ago! CROSSHAIRS ON A MAP!
Joe: Everyone uses targeting symbols on political maps....forever
Patty: Ya but she used crosshairs on a map! Her followers are STUPID! They don't know!
Joe: He didn't watch TV. He didn't follow politics. He didn't listen to talk radio.
Patty: Sarah Palin killed these people!
Joe: He was a "left wing pothead" and an atheist...why would he even listen to her?
Patty: She's so stupid, so insignificant, so STUPID! She made him kill her! She DID IT!
Joe: You're an idiot
Patty: RELOAD! MAP! RHETORIC! MAAAAAAPPPPPPP!!!!!!
“The big opportunity for social/web apps and businesses is to tie to the...”
– Andy Swan
Fred Wilson on raising money →
Don’t take money you will never ever need. No matter what price and terms the money is offered, it has a cost. Money is never free. If you have absolutely no need for the money then don’t take it.
Bryce's SECRET WEAPON for pitching investors →
He nails it in that post. Reminds me of something full of win that I once read….
“Play the game for more than you can afford to lose… only then will you...”
– Winston Churchill