I was having a conversation with Steve Spencer the other day about ConnectBlogs. He was surprised to learn that I was one of the guys behind ConnectBlogs. I thought I’d tell the story here for your enjoyment/enlightenment.
The first business model for 10Speed Media involved us going out and doing what we called “renegade” video. They were short videos on local […]
HookSell is cool. No - HookSell is very cool!
I met Benoy Tamang, the CEO of HookSell, at the V|100 lunch several weeks back. We agreed to meet so we could get to know each other and talk about our respective companies.
I was blown away by HookSell because it is so much like 10Speed Media - from a model […]
Janet told me the other day that my blog has been a little gloomy lately so I thought I better blog about some things that are cool. I got thinking about it and I’ve seen some impressive action lately from a lot of cool dudes. Here’s a quick profile.
Andrew Allgaier at Business Brink
Andrew Allgaier, owner of Zoom Agent, is […]
It’s been a while since I’ve done a Friday round up. Here it goes…
Good bye Provo Labs aggregator, hello Connect Blogs!
I just got dumped by the Provo Labs aggregator! It looks like someone at Provo Labs finally figured out that I haven’t been with the “company” for about half a year. My traffic dropped off by […]
Sometimes stepping up to the plate to do what is right means stepping down.
Over two weeks ago I initiated a conversation with Paul Allen about stepping down as CEO of 10Speed Media. Why would I do such a things when things are going so well? 10Speed Media is a winner. This company will be huge […]
I was bored one night so I decided to fire off an email to Guy Kawasaki just to see if he would reply. Here’s what I sent:
Hello, Guy:
I just wanted to drop you a line and thank you for Art of the Start. Besides being the CEO of a very cool Web 2.0 company, I am also an adjunct […]
Every quarter Dave Sifry at Technorati posts The State of the Blogosphere report. You need to be reading this quarterly post - especially if you are a Provo Labs or 10Speed Media employee. Here are some of the highlights:
Technorati now tracks over 37.3 Million blogs
The blogosphere is doubling in size every 6 months
It is now over […]
I may be the CEO of 10Speed Media but I work for Paul Allen at Provo Labs. That has its advantages. Paul will often refer me to people that 10Speed should do business with. I usually fire off an email introduction and put the following in the subject line of the email:
“Paul Allen referred me […]
After my post on Life Balance, I got this interesting email from my friend Mark Effinger. Mark is an incredibly successful entrepreneur. He has been key in helping us launch a huge partnership and he has been a terrific advocate of 10Speed Media. Here’s his take:
“I HIGHLY recommend the book: http://gmj.gallup.com/book_center/NDYS/
I was dating Tony Robbin’s #1 gal, […]
Lately for me its been work, career, sales, more work, manage stuff, work some more, call someone, follow up, ask questions, email, email, email, voicemail, no sleep, meetings, spreadsheets, Web sites, podcasts, vidcasts, PR Web, hire, let go, bang head against the wall, gain weight, new Dell, contracts, airplanes, blogs, hotels, more blogs, more hotels, […]
