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Interesting stuff, not for regular posting

Interesting stuff, not for regular posting

Interesting stuff, not for regular posting

I believe in sacrifice. For the last year I've put everything into the completion of what I now think of as my triptych:

* Martin's Ride To Cure Cancer (bicycle ride across America Summer of 2010). 
* StoryofCancerStore.org - shop to cure cancer http://www.curecancerstore.org  
* CureCancerStarter.org - corwdfunding cancer research (http://www.curecancerstarter.org) should launch on Monday 10.14 if the creeks don't rise. 

We celebrated last week with an amazing Google+ Hangout on Air and then an invisible hand tried to strangle me last night. The post explains how life should never be taken for granted and tiny things (like flu shots) can create BIG impacts. 

The lesson no to hidden in the story of how an asthma attack almost killed me is don't let your life become so out of balance that such a dramatic reminder is required. 

I believe in the sacrifice too, but sacrificing yourself for the dream your building is moot and a bit goofystupid (says the man who almost died last night from letting his life get out of balance :). 

 So do as I SAY not as I DO :). 

Marty 

is your next business model a platform?

This great blog post captured by curator Robin Good talks about platforms and the gang of four (Amazon, Google, Apple, and Facebook). 

"Today’s dizzying pace of change shows no signs of abating. If anything, it is likely to accelerate. So do everything you can to heed these lessons today, to be as prepared as possible for a vastly different tomorrow."

The ten lessons identified remind me also of the work of Rita McGrath (End of Competitive Advantage) who talks about six key areas in what she calls "The New Strategy Playbook":

1. Continuous Reconfiguration
2. Healthy Disengagement
3. Deft Resource Allocation
4. Innovation Proficiency
5. Discovery Driven Mindset
6. Entrepreneurial Career Management

and also the book, The Power of Pull...

The start up marathon

Powerful Impact!

Interesting stuff, not for regular posting

Interesting stuff, not for regular posting

BizHive To The Rescue

This article should make startups sit up and take notice. This article won't be a surprise to Dave Walker and the team at BizHive.com, a startup dedicated to "normalizing" online marketing so things like email marketing, social media and digital coupons are easy for SMBs to buy.

Startups Take Note
Other startups take note. SMBs continue to put money into dead or dying ideas such as ValPak and Yellow Pages out of habit and because of past results. Many were burned by GroupOn Ads (see my post for New Media Leaders on Why Groupon Doesn't Work: http://newmedialeaders.com/getting-it-right/why-groupon-doesnt-work-380/

is your next business model a platform?

This great blog post captured by curator Robin Good talks about platforms and the gang of four (Amazon, Google, Apple, and Facebook). 

"Today’s dizzying pace of change shows no signs of abating. If anything, it is likely to accelerate. So do everything you can to heed these lessons today, to be as prepared as possible for a vastly different tomorrow."

The ten lessons identified remind me also of the work of Rita McGrath (End of Competitive Advantage) who talks about six key areas in what she calls "The New Strategy Playbook":

1. Continuous Reconfiguration
2. Healthy Disengagement
3. Deft Resource Allocation
4. Innovation Proficiency
5. Discovery Driven Mindset
6. Entrepreneurial Career Management

and also the book, The Power of Pull...