Archive for: June, 2007

What’s in a name?

June 28th, 2007 10 Comments Devin

Andre wrote an interesting article on naming products yesterday. This is where I (Devin Reams) step in and argue the opposite: names don’t matter. I was talking with Chris one morning and we stumbled into an interesting discussion. What do you think of when you hear of some famous company names for the first time? [...]

Entrepreneur vs. VC Wine Taste Off #2

June 28th, 2007 5 Comments Noah

We did it last year and it was a success. I have 1 ticket open for tonight. Leave a comment if you are around and email me your phone #. The event is in a mansion in San Francisco with an indoor pool. All proceeds benefit Kiva. Sorry for the late notice. In the words [...]

How to Name Your Product

June 27th, 2007 9 Comments Andre

“That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.â€? -William Shakespeare’s (1595) Romeo and Juliet, “Shakespeare was wrong. A rose by any other name would not smell as sweet . . . which is why the single most important decision in the marketing of perfume is the name.” – Al [...]

Great Conversation Starters

June 26th, 2007 23 Comments Noah

A few weeks back I asked you how to get the Meat of a conversation. Well today you get two of my tips to actually start a conversation. Make up something about them. Seriously, I love this one. I say “Oh you look like a Rock Climber.” Try to make it somewhat plausible. Usually they [...]

Web 2.0 explained by Porn

June 25th, 2007 3 Comments Noah

I was talking with a friend about porn on the phone and it went like this: He said, “I like masturbating to online pictures of naked girls.” Noah said, “That is so web 1.0, haven’t you seen Porno Tube?” Get it? If you like happiness, jokes and the such, check out my weekly podcast with [...]

Think Long Term: Act Now

June 25th, 2007 6 Comments Andre

Thinking long term and coming up with today’s actions based on that thinking is one of the critical keys to productivity. A drug addict thinks in hours until his next hit and only performs actions that will get him closer to that hit. In contrast, a private wealth advisor thinks in terms of centuries for [...]

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