Can You Spot My Rees...

#7. PRACTICE THE ART OF COLLISION The Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup is a metaphor for life. What seems completely new is often just an unexpected combination of the familiar but previously disconnected. This is Innovation 101, but too often we forget, and think the one asset we have is the...

Can You Spot My Rees...

#7. PRACTICE THE ART OF COLLISION The Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup is a metaphor for life. What seems completely new is often just an unexpected combination of the familiar but previously disconnected. This is Innovation 101, but too often we forget, and think the one asset we have is the...

What To Do When Your...

How to turn an unknown social network of yours into your kids safety net and maybe even help you start connecting too. Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one. – Bill Gates Background I have two start-up projects underway. The first, Twetailer was inspired by...

The Start-Up Chronic...

Partnering, building communities and pitching social software to Sara’s elementary school. Cut win-win deals. A partnership seldom takes place between equals. As a result, the more powerful side is tempted to squeeze the other party. The weaker side, for its part, will begrudgingly...