Seth Godin on market pressure
I would add: Where is your market pushing you? Recommended as always.
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Splendour and Horror: Agnes Callard on shopping, Zola, and the birth of consumerism
I hope this snippet makes you go and read the whole thing. In his Theory of the Leisure Class … Thorstein Veblen explains that “conspicuous… Read More »Splendour and Horror: Agnes Callard on shopping, Zola, and the birth of consumerism
Seth Godin, Bluebird and everybody else
Here’s Seth Godin:
Crossing the Chasm: Geoffrey Moore on the technology adoption lifecycle
This is the best summary presentation on Crossing the Chasm that I’ve seen, from Moore himself. He discusses the diffusion of “technology products” (i.e. things… Read More »Crossing the Chasm: Geoffrey Moore on the technology adoption lifecycle
More conversations and fewer announcements: Seth Godin on the elevator pitch
The best elevator pitch doesn’t pitch your project. It pitches the meeting about your project. The best elevator pitch is true, stunning, brief and it… Read More »More conversations and fewer announcements: Seth Godin on the elevator pitch
Layar Tancap (If you build it, they will come)
If you build it… … then they will come. You don’t have to have all that much, and they will come.
Finding the phrase
It isn’t just the idea that counts, but how you say it and how you show it. The (metaphorical) map is not the territory, but… Read More »Finding the phrase
Margo Aaron on Copywriting: Right Person, Right Copy
I was a clipboard person… for registering people to vote. And one of the things you learn when you do this is that you’re actually… Read More »Margo Aaron on Copywriting: Right Person, Right Copy
White hat marketing and Margo Aaron on good copy
White hat marketing One of the biggest mindset shifts I’ve had while running a small nonprofit has been coming to understand the importance of marketing.… Read More »White hat marketing and Margo Aaron on good copy
The Hard Part(s) in small non-profit organisations (3) – Finding people
For those who came in late… Start here. You’re going to need people with a combination of qualities: Commitment to the vision; Integrity; Energy and… Read More »The Hard Part(s) in small non-profit organisations (3) – Finding people