New communications tools doesn't give you the right to be rude

March 17, 2008

Patrick Kearney, a good friend of mine and host of the PJK Podcast, just recorded his latest episode discussing the rudeness that ensued as a result of the Twitter peanut gallery that arose during the Zuckerberg-Lacy interview at SXSW. I highly recommend you subscribe to Patrick’s podcast. In each episode he talks about the never-ending […]

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Tom Foremski of SVW on pitching your company in 60 seconds

March 15, 2008

I ran into Tom Foremski of SiliconValleyWatcher at a party over at The Conversation Group. We started talking about his Silicon Valley Minute and why it’s important to be able to pitch your company in less than 60 seconds. If not, go back and try again.

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Today's SquawkBox-Is Twittering rude, improving conferences, and the force of Hulu

March 15, 2008

I sub-hosted for Alec Saunders on the daily SquawkBox today. We had a very lively discussion today on the SquawkBox. Is twittering during a conference session considered rude? Will it put panel attendees and moderators more on their toes? We got a very lively discussion about the value of Twitter during live events and whether […]

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Photos from the Revision3 Rock Band shoot

March 14, 2008

Stephanie Chu of Revision3 put up a slew of photos from our shoot for the Rock Band video. If you haven’t seen the silliest geek-inspired rock fest, watch it now.

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A great example of conference follow up

March 13, 2008

Follow up emails traditionally have the highest open rates. The content in them can also be endless and pointless, until I received this great follow up email from the producer of the SFNewTech conference.

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TOMORROW (Friday): Squawking on Alec Sanders’ Squawk Box

March 13, 2008

Tomorrow, I’m going to be sub-hosting for Alec Saunders, host of the podcast, the SquawkBox. It’s a daily morning podcast that anyone can join in and participate in via conference call. All you have to do is be a member of Facebook and install the Free Conference Call application. You’ll have to register with your […]

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"Rock Band" video with Scoble, Adelson, McClure

March 11, 2008

Last week Robert Scoble, Jay Adelson, Dave McClure, Randi Zuckerberg, Neha, Rana, and more of us went to the Revision3 studios and recorded a silly rock video called “Rock Band” about the video game of the same name, yet sung to the tune of “Roxanne” by The Police. Randi wrote a really funny parody. And […]

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How to deal with rough crowds: A stand-up comic’s advice for Sarah Lacy

March 11, 2008

Sarah Lacy was the subject of a lot of SXSW and blogosphere abuse for her poorly planned and executed interview with Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook. From my experience performing in front of a lot of drunk and unruly crowds, here’s some advice on how to handle them if you’re ever stuck in a similar situation.

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I'm tired of hearing people tell me their company's product is on steroids

March 7, 2008

I was at the Supernova mixer last night at the Wharton club (that’s Dave Mathews looking like a scared deer. See more pictures of the event from Brian Solis and some from Renee Blodgett) and we were discussing company pitches. I had just attended an Elevator Pitch Roundtable the night before, and it got me […]

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Elevator Pitch Roundtable

March 6, 2008

I attended VC Taskforce’s Elevator Pitch Roundtable tonight. It’s a once a month event where entrepreneurs are given 90 seconds to pitch their business to a panel of VCs. The VCs follow up with a few questions, offer some advice on their pitch and business model, and finally they assess the business. While I personally […]

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