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Re: My Last Day at Moz. My First Day at SparkToro.

lawrence coburn — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 20:16:47 -0000

Hey, I've been following your career from afar for a long time, since the old days. Your openness about the rollercoaster of founder life has been therapy for me. Thanks for having the courage to share it all, and I look forward to seeing SparkToro go.

Re: Why events are the final frontier in data-driven marketing

lawrence coburn — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 13:32:29 -0000

Sam, thanks for the comment.

Agree on all points, specifically:

1) Improving the quality and quantity of leads surfaced for exhibitors is just the beginning of what can be tackled with better data. It's an obvious place to start, as that's where much of the budget is.

2) Mobile data is not the only data source (and we are looking to pull in data from other third party sources such as reg data and social media profiles). Where it gets exciting is if you can combine your marketing automation data with your live events data...

- Lawrence

Re: Product > Strategy > Business Model

lawrence coburn — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 17:39:21 -0000

Yammer might be an example of that.

Re: Entrepreneurshit. The Blog Post on What It’s Really Like.

lawrence coburn — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:05:01 -0000

Nailed it.

Re: The coming deconstruction of enterprise software

lawrence coburn — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:03:24 -0000

Hi Adena, I would agree with you that enterprise SaaS is not dying... in fact SaaS is on the rise, and is one of the mega trends driving the simplification of enterprise software. Enterprise software is not going anywhere either... my only point is that we *should* see enterprise systems become less complex as mobile becomes the dominant computing platform.

Re: Feature Friday: Concierge

lawrence coburn — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:02:36 -0000

Yeah, I like Songza too. My only problem with them was the Facebook auto post of "Lawrence is listening to the get fired up mix in the shower" message or whatever that blasts out.

Re: Networks And The Enterprise

lawrence coburn — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:19:54 -0000

This makes a lot of sense Fred. The Enterprise can only hold off the forces shaping the consumer technology world for so long before it is overrun. IT, Policy, and incumbent systems can slow change down, but can't stop it. It's a really good time to be thinking about the implications of how networked employees, partners, and customers will change the way people work.

Re: Who wants a great engineering team in Bucharest? Please help me spread the word

lawrence coburn — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:56:41 -0000

Hey Loic, we might be interested. I'll speak with Bastien this week.

Re: All the way back! Nova wins 74-72

lawrence coburn — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:58:30 -0000

Wow, 270 pounds making a left to right cross over from the foul line to win the game? JVP is a freak.

Re: Web Second, Mobile First

lawrence coburn — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:34:57 -0000

What Vijay said. Attempting to prescribe platform priorities in a vacuum, with no context about the problem a company is trying to solve, seems like an odd exercise. Mark's point about the value of an integrated experience is a good one, but again, hardly universal. And if we are going to talk in generalities, there are worse bets than focusing ALL your resources on getting the experience right for the operating systems that are growing like rocket ships:

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Re: A Post PIPA Post

lawrence coburn — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:13:08 -0000

I prefer this approach to "let's kill Hollywood."

Re: Nimble uses seed funding to take on Salesforce with “social CRM” (exclusive) | VentureBeat

lawrence coburn — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:56:48 -0000

I like that approach Jon. Let (sales) people do what they were doing anyway, and capture. Implicit logging as opposed to explicit. Good stuff!

Re: The End of the Web? Don’t Bet on It. Here’s Why

lawrence coburn — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:16:06 -0000

Thanks for the the thorough post Mark. This post from Joe Hewitt shares another perspective - that the drive for profits will propel native beyond web:

http://joehewitt.com/2011/0...

Re: Let Me Introduce Myself

lawrence coburn — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:33:51 -0000

Agree, this is the case for the CEO making intros. It's fun to brag about your guys.

Re: http://bryce.vc/post/12501038558

lawrence coburn — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:16:39 -0000

Agree. Curious as to how you would go about measuring / assessing chemistry in a potential investment as an outsider. Spend time in the company's office? Hang out with the team outside of the office?

Re: Parallel Processing Inside Your Company

lawrence coburn — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:02:32 -0000

Productizing this sort of transparency seems like a big opportunity - see Jive, Yammer, etc.

Re: Winter is coming

lawrence coburn — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:16:16 -0000

Hodor

Re: Are Real Names Required For Real Socializing?

lawrence coburn — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:46:46 -0000

sites yeah, but how about real life?

Re: Are Real Names Required For Real Socializing?

lawrence coburn — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:24:32 -0000

The repeat contact point is a good one. This is part of the attraction of real names for me - it allows that repeat contact (and associated reputation) to be built across a variety of sites and interactions. Judge on the body of work, as opposed to a snapshot in time.

Re: http://rafer.net/post/4431427191

lawrence coburn — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:57:15 -0000

agreed. there's no way my little pickup basketball network is beating facebook. but on the aggregate, there's a lot of opportunity for niche networks, with some being more niche than others.

Re: How Geolocation Will Revolutionize the On-Site Service Industry

lawrence coburn — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:39:01 -0000

We are working on enterprise geo solutions as well (www.doubledutch.me)

Re: The Implicit Social Graph

lawrence coburn — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:23:50 -0000

It's a good point Jim. But I think this is where the $41M comes in.

Re: The Implicit Social Graph

lawrence coburn — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:22:38 -0000

A company called Lokast coined the term "disposable social graph" a while back. I like Elastic better.

Re: The Implicit Social Graph

lawrence coburn — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:20:59 -0000

I would go so far as to say that 90% of the social graph is, as of yet, unlit.

I am so excited for the companies working on this problem.

Re: The Magic Midnight Mind Meld

lawrence coburn — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:03:53 -0000

Hater! You kind of missed the whole point. Otherwise insanely busy people let down their guard for a week, chill out, and become accessible.