Wanna Play Catch?
If you think the social web’s growth ended with the invention of Facebook and Twitter you, sir, are sorely mistaken. That like of thinking is tantamount to saying the War in Iraq was the end of wars....
View ArticleThe Summer of 2002
I was 16 and my summer ended before it started. At least that’s what I thought. I got my driver’s license on my sixteenth birthday, June 12th. In our post industrial world nothing embodies the...
View Article“Activity Based Skype” Businesses
Today I was reading the WSJ and came across an interesting article about a company, Wello, that organizes group workouts via online video chat. You do the workout in your living room while you (or a...
View ArticleTaking Mustard Viral
I love mustard. I love marketing. What better way to spend my time than coming up with ideas for how one could better differentiate a brand in a boring, dusty, stable category like, well uh, MUSTARD!...
View ArticleAirlines Belong in a Barf Bag…
Airlines suck. I read today that 3 airlines control 66% of domestic travel. Gross. I understand the FAA is red tape hell and there’s a significant incentive not to rock the boat but the rate of...
View ArticleStartup Super Group
The Beatles, The Who, The Black Eyed Peas…Hell, even the Spice Girls. All super groups who were undoubtedly all talented. Albeit to varying degrees (Paul McCartney≠Sporty Spice). But at a certain point...
View ArticleSky High
Milkman is the dood who got me into mashups. His concert in Richmond, VA in 2009 is still one of my favorite memories from my time living there. The open bar that night didn’t hurt but that said he...
View ArticleShakin’ Tots Like…
My buddy, Ryan Segal aka Marl Cologne, just put out a mixtape. It’s legit and it starts with some classic Karl Malone (get it?) soundbites. Enjoy
View ArticleNew Ski Traditions
I don’t go to church. At least not the kind that has endless pictures of a skinny dude with long brown hair who always looks like he’s pouting. I wasn’t made to as a kid so I sure as hell ain’t going...
View ArticleWork Party: D.eveloped
Workaholics is a fantastic show…creating a mashup mixtape based on the the theme song is genius. Kudos to D.eveloped for that insight and the foresight to allow anyone to download his stuff for free on...
View ArticleU.Mizzou LinkFest
In preparation for my talk with the communications department at the University of Missouri I spent a few moments reflecting on my influences as a entrepreneur, marketer and more fundamentally,...
View ArticleCall on Shots!
If, Call on Me=Classic And, Shots=Classic Then, Shots+Call on Me=Epic Enjoy another D.Veloped epic mashup…
View ArticleEmigration & East Canyon Cyclin’
Headed up to the Big Mountain Pass via Emigration and East Canyon’s on Friday. Pretty good 36 miles ride, about 3500 ft of climb throughout with the steepest parts at the end. See stats below. Create...
View Article“The Office” Theme + Lil’ Wayne
Love this mashup. The piano plays so well with Lil’ Wayne’s lyrical stylings and that Office theme is so damn catchy it’s amazing it hasn’t been used more in mashups. Lil’ Wayne said it best… Baby you...
View ArticleCrowdBrew Microbrewing
No doubt you’ve heard the term MicroBrewery. A small independent brewer with local to regional distribution. Well microbreweries are doing very well right now in the United States. Microbrewery barrels...
View ArticleWhat Makes A Great Startup?
Sequoia Capital in one of America’s most successful VC firms. They have an amazing track record of spotting great companies which makes their opinion on the question in the title particularly...
View ArticleOn the floor with Eminem
Matt and Kim vs. Biggie is my favorite section of this mashup. Overall I have really started to get into DJ Jewboy’s mashs. He has some interesting combinations that keep things fresh and novel. Check...
View ArticleCard Game Loser “Tasks”
So a friend and I are working on creating a new card game that is a spin off of Cards Against Humanity. It’s ideal play scenario involves 4-8 good friends comprised of both genders. The players are...
View ArticleRadio…ReVisited
With the rush to iThis and eThat I think a lot of great thinkers have overlooked traditional AM/FM radio as a medium for delivering interesting content to the masses. Well, not me. Last week I spent...
View ArticleThe “Whether or Not” Fallacy
I recently finished a book called, Decisive “Making Better Choices in Life and Work” by Dan Heath and Chip Heath. In 250 fascinating pages they describe common traps we all are prone to when making big...
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