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Re: Ugly Mug Coffeehouse

David — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 17:35:00 -0000

I like Ugly Mug, but it can fill up. The good thing is that with an easy walk you also have Blue Kangaroo, Either/Or and Starbucks (don't judge) all as plan Bs.

Re: Capitalism is...

David — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 14:40:39 -0000

I found your blog through your ember/d3 posts. thanks for publishing that info. Though personally a huge proponent of entrepreneurship and believe for the most part in free markets this capitalism piece seems really flawed on your first 2 points. No argument from me on innovation! Much of the world would find a lot of holes in the argument that capitalism *is* life-enhancing or environmentally friendly. Can it be? Yes. Is it? No.

What really had me shaking my head though was the "entrepreneurs - the true public servants" closing. I'm curious - looking back at this post after almost 3 years, do you still agree with it?

Re: Private: Help us find new places to get some work done

David — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 12:53:18 -0000

A couple of Sellwood spots: Blue Kangaroo and Ugly Mug

Both have good wifi coverage.

Both are smaller but I have been able to find a spot.

BK's coffee is fantastic, roasted in house. They also have bagels, muffins, cookies. There is a food truck quad across the street as well. Very friendly staff.

Ugly Mug's coffee is very good. They also have eggs you can order when you need a bit more to eat. They also have a limited beer selection. I love the table in the front with a view of the street.

Re: So you think you can go viral? Three reasons you may be kidding yourself!

David — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:18:28 -0000

Great post! A question on the third point. Hasn't this been done successfully enough that there is potential value as a tactic? The first one that jumps out at me is Gmail. Back in the day getting a Gmail invite felt pretty good. I thought maybe this was a unicorn but then I started thinking about Everlane and Jetsetter both of which use invites as a successful acquisition strategy, from my limited viewpoint. This leads me to believe that invites can be successful to throttle new users during very early growing pains while at the same time building up some "behind the curtain" intrigue. It all depends though on what is behind the curtain.

Re: Marketplace Metrics: The three success factors

David — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:49:41 -0000

I want to echo other comments on how incredibly valuable your posts are. That being said: I'm also going to give a +1 @Saul_Lieberman . I think you are minimizing the topic of UI. I don't know how you draw the line related to this comment: "On a marketplace, the ability to search and transact/interact should be as intuitive as possible. Beyond that, the look-and-feel and design are purely hygiene factors."

Re: 10 Books To Make You A Better Product Manager

David — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:09:33 -0000

That was the one miss from the list for me as well. Definitely a strong list even at 4 years old.

Re: Fear My Blog • What's Next: Into the Amazon

David — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:56:03 -0000

Congratulations! It's awesome when you can work at a company and be very proud of what it produces. The Kindle is fantastic.

Re: LEGO, Sexism, and Stereotype Threat

David — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:31:07 -0000

I've just started to post about instances of sexism in technology that I see. Unfortunately there is no shortage of examples. I'm really glad to see that this problem has your attention.

http://sexismwatch.tumblr.com/

Re: Coming to Terms with the Consumerization of IT

David — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:15:54 -0000

I'm with you Ray other than on one point: "When IT leads the purchasing, systems remain structured, orderly, and efficient".

I think you could have stopped at orderly. If the systems were efficient we wouldn't need the consumerization.

Re: Abolish Board Meeting Update Calls

David — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:30:48 -0000

I cringe for any meeting that has "status update" in the title. 98% of the time the meeting is a waste of time. The 2% possibility of a productive conversation is not worth keeping these archaic beasts on people's calendars. If meetings are toxic, status meetings are the plague.

Re: Q1 2011 Cloud Apps Financial Results Roundup

David — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:24:27 -0000

Is SABA really a pure play? My understanding is that they have a significant on-premise offering.

Re: What To Write About On A Day Like Today?

David — Mon, 02 May 2011 15:33:10 -0000

The thing that stood out to me last night and into this morning was people who were willing to give their expert advice and analysis on things they know nothing about. The following advice is good for nearly all situations but especially a highly sensitive, very public event.

* You should spend way more time listening than talking
* Don't talk just to hear your own voice
* Respect the knowledge of others

Re: A Sea Change?

David — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:25:05 -0000

Unfortunately I can't report that I am seeing this in my world. The effort is still primarily grass roots. Actually small clumps of grass roots. Do some executives get it? Of course. But the prevalent attitude still in the senior exec ranks is that the tools that are part of E2.0 are primarily time-wasters with no concrete ROI. Still a long way to go. I have to disagree with Chris below about E2.0 being "mainstream". Mainstream does not mean pockets of acceptance or a couple dozen organizations using E2.0. Mainstream to me will be realized when I get an email attachment and have to remember how to open it.

Re: Weekly Poll: What Cities Should Be Chosen for a Hackathon Tour?

David — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 21:35:24 -0000

No love for Houston?

Re: Yes You Do Need a Social Media Strategy

David — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 08:56:55 -0000

Tac - I'm mostly on your side on this one. Just nit picking on one comment "But the Web was only really social if you were a geek with enough skills to put up a personal web page"...chat rooms (not irc, but under 25 and looking...not that I would have known about that...I digress) have been around almost since the beginning. Chat rooms played a big role in getting people online and coming back.

Re: How to Avoid Death by Presentation

David — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:11:54 -0000

A presentation protocol would be extremely useful. I like the 3 slide limit as long as it also comes with instructions to keep the font size at 30+. Also if no one laughs, yells, or vigorously nods/shakes their head than you don't get to present again for another 2 weeks.

Re: The Social Media After Shock Will Destroy Business as Usual

David — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:18:17 -0000

We'll see how it goes. I would like to see the control mechanisms removed that stifle true innovation from happening. My skepticism comes from the fact that there are millions of little fiefdoms built around business as usual. I think the degree of difficulty is much higher than any of the previous predictions and more people protecting their turf for very personal reasons.

Re: The Social Media After Shock Will Destroy Business as Usual

David — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:31:31 -0000

I think reading Andrew McAfee's (@amcafee) latest blog post on this would be helpful. I tend to agree with him on this one and not just because he gave me a shout out. Businesses will adapt and some industries might significantly evolve but I find it extremely unlikely that the foundational shifts you predict will happen. There are plenty of successful companies that see no reason to change. They are doing exactly what you advise..running away when someone says "We HAVE to do <insert noun=""> 2.0!"

Re: The Oxygen of Bandwidth, or How I Spent My Winter Vacation

David — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:17:15 -0000

"can you think of anything better for increasing quality of life in the developing world than increasing ICT diffusion and usage?"

I agree that ICT is very important and can lead to huge advances in quality of life. But if I only had $10 to give to 1 initiative I would invest it in either a clean water initiative or the education of girls. Both of which have strong numbers on how they contribute to overall quality of life.

Re: Enterprise 2.0 is a Crock: Discuss

David — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:10:35 -0000

The 2.0 Adoption Council consists entirely of "Enterprise 2.0 folks" who work in the day to day reality of the Enterprise across various business units scattered all over whichever Fortune X list you want to use. The deep understanding is there.

Re: I Don’t Read the Paper, I Read Twitter

David — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:38:39 -0000

I read the title of this post and before even seeing it thought I might get a mention! One last argument I'll make defending the need for newspapers. Have you ever tried to use a G1 or an Iphone to start a fire? They don't make an app for that!

Re: Toward a Pattern Language for Enterprise 2.0

David — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:20:28 -0000

A pattern where 2.0 can replace 1.0 is the evolution where the user is the developer/communications pro/designer. As the learning curve of mashups, publishing, and even developing new applications flattens out, the need to have "an IT guy" assigned to your project diminishes.

Re: What Will Be the Technical Skills of Social Media?

David — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:30:37 -0000

I would add Wiki Markup and some basic SQL queries

Re: Excuse me, News Industry. Why did you matter? I forgot.

David — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:16:46 -0000

I agree that putting content behind an impermeable wall is the wrong answer. I'm not saying that bloggers don't break news, but that the majority of news is still broken and reported by the mainstream. Even when the first news flash comes from a tweet (plane crash, building on fire, Ichiro got a hit,) the reporting and the investigation is still done by the mainstream.

As far as Huff and Drudge...Way overhyped. Take a look at the lead story right now on Huff. http://www.huffingtonpost.c...

What is it? Embedded video from CNN & MSNBC and a link to an AP story. That is 90% of the content on Huff.

Drudge? Yes an occasional breaking news item but more often than not it is what is today. Links to the Gainesville Sun, to the WSJ, to the Washington Post.

Well there be a lot of newspapers and magazines that go under? You bet and I have no problem with that really. Those that can adapt and find business models to reward journalism will survive. Huff and Drudge better hope that is the case.

Re: Excuse me, News Industry. Why did you matter? I forgot.

David — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:50:58 -0000

We aren't on opposite sides of the fence here..I also believe in the digital revolution, the power of the blog, etc. I fundamentally disagree with the assertion that what is happening on the more traditional side doesn't matter or isn't relevant.

" Why did we want to see what’s on the other side again? I forgot why you mattered."

The majority of news is still reported and discovered by the "mainstream", I just don't think its in the space you are following. Point me to a single blogger who breaks news like ESPN does. Help me find one tweet that delivers news on human rights like this New Yorker article does; http://www.newyorker.com/re...

The fact that these organizations are working well digitally does not remove them from the "media, news guys". Media and news guys are relevant and they absolutely do matter. Are certain parties in that group taking the wrong approach? Absolutely as well. Does that make the whole group irrelevant? No.