Comments for Consult Keith

Comment on Wooden Spoons And Your Business by Neil N

Neil N — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:41:51 +0000

Keith, love this post. More great business advice. Just because something is shiny and new and cool … doesn’t mean it will be more effective that something that has worked well for years. Being innovative doesn’t mean abandoning things just because they’ve been around a while.

Comment on The Rule Book by Matt Cooke

Matt Cooke — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:16:30 +0000

Stab others? Betray? Pretend s#$* is steak?

Comment on How, Not What by Trevor Seeney

Trevor Seeney — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:47:12 +0000

Good stuff indeed.

The alternate view to college education was presented by Entrepreneur Peter Thiel on CBS’s 60 minutes last night and he argued that college is usually not worth the cost. Thiel paid some students $100,000 to eschew college and pursue their ideas independently.

Controversial for sure; Is it correct? I think not.

Comment on Fadbook? by JB Vick

JB Vick — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:19:58 +0000

I first saw FB when my daughter came home from U of SoCal on Christmas break 6 years ago. When I saw it, I said this is the new phone book albeit the white pages. The Bells made some from money with the white pages but the real money was always in the Yellow Pages, it just took them a few years to figure this part out. its been 6 years and Im still comfortable with my analogy. The phone book is dead. Facebook took its place. Can it deliver advertising..of course but itll take some time.

Comment on Fadbook? by Neil N

Neil N — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:18:15 +0000

I wouldn’t label Facebook at fad either, but you have — once again — hit the nail on the head. “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” But it seems nobody ever learns history’s lessons (ahem, JP Morgan) when money is involved. The prospect of getting rich off the next big thing is enough to convince everyone that this time things are different.

But some things never change. In the digital age, companies that do not innovate are always a few years away from oblivion. I’m not putting Facebook in that category, but it’s certainly not immune. Yes, they have tried to innovate their user experience, but the privacy issues and the inability to deliver for marketers are huge warning signs.

Nothing lasts forever. In the digital age, most things don’t last a decade. Facebook is no different. It will either continue to innovate to stay ahead of the curve, or fade into irrelevance as the next big thing comes along.

There was a great case study presented yesterday by Gizmodo on how Yahoo destroyed Flickr: http://gizmodo.com/5910223/how-yahoo-killed-flickr-and-lost-the-internet

Comment on Na Na Na Na by Rob Alvarez

Rob Alvarez — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:06:33 +0000

I’ve often had dreams where I am setting up to tee off and for some reason I just can’t get the ball to stay on the tee. It falls off, I place it agian, then it falls off, over and over again until I just walk away from the tee box embarassed. I bet Na has the same dreams.

Comment on Food Pairing And New Thinking by Lucy

Lucy — Fri, 04 May 2012 18:06:18 +0000

Last year I was in the middle of the French countryside and happened upon a most bizarre restaurant. Only skimming the menu (en francais), I didn’t realise what I’d ordered until it was in front of me: a burger filled with avacado, king prawns, orange slices and goat’s cheese. The strangest combination I’ve ever had but absolutely delicious

Comment on Being Prepared by Phil Coffey

Phil Coffey — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:47:49 +0000

Prior Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance

Comment on Handing Over The Facebook Keys by Rick Racela

Rick Racela — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:10:03 +0000

What’s next? Requirement to go home and grab your high school diary??

Comment on Your Customers vs. Your Partners by Separate Lives « Festival Films Review

Separate Lives « Festival Films Review — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:48:47 +0000

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