Archive for: Business Ideas
How to Get More Subscribers
Recently, I ASSUMED all my Twitter followers also subscribed to this newsletter. But I figured it was worth seeing if that was the case or not. With marketing / business / life, it’s helpful to test your assumptions to see for yourself. So I posted this one tweet: …Got me over 50 new subscribers (daily [...]
One of the Best Cold Emails I’ve EVER Received
I get about 2 emails a day asking for coffee or advice. Lately, I’ve been deleting them because no one takes even a minute to write a well crafted email. I used to feel guilty but I figure since the person is being selfish, I can be as well. A few days ago I got a surprising email from Dave Daily. [...]
Congrats to DailyStrength and what we can learn
My mentor Doug recently sold his company, DailyStrength to HSW. Things we can learn: 1- Outside the Valley. I don’t think many people realize how big the pharmaceutical market really is. So many valley companies are creating some social this or game that and neglect large opportunities of “unattractive/sexy” lucrative markets. 2- Exits. They are [...]
The difference between iPhone and Facebook app users
Andrew asked this question on his blog that I think about quite often. link to photo Let’s compare some differences between app users: facebook app user iPhone app user Users Annual salary -$5 $75,000 Amount spent to use service $0 $200-400 Amount spent monthly $0 $70 Which kind of user do you want?
The Gas Tank Chronicles
Last night I was at a friends birthday party and it was super crowded. And for some reason people love to point out the obvious, “OMG it is so crowded here!” My response is, “really, you don’t say (said with a cute face on).” link to photo Anyways, people complain about gas prices a lot [...]
Presenting help wanted
From the few presentations that I’ve done, I find that the single most useful tool that allows you to do a natural talk, instead of ‘going through a deck of slides’, is having a wireless presenter to click through. Not having to stand near your PC and being able to walk around and gesticulate makes [...]
