Today I’m announcing that Abunga.com, LLC is closing. Eight months ago this probably would have been news, but with today’s economy it’s basically the status quo especially for ecommerce technology startups. The reasons we’re closing would fill a couple pages, but primarily it’s because of money and traction. We ran out of the first before [...]
I have this quote (picture above) by Bruce Nussbaum on my wall. I put it up about a year and a half ago and I still believe it’s true. This isn’t a post on a radical new idea, but rather recalling it as a reminder. Here’s the quote: Social media is upending relationships between customers [...]
I ran across this excellent video yesterday while checking out some post designthinking.ideo.com IDEO’s blog. The video is of Tim Brown, CEO IDEO answering 5 Questions at BusinessWeek. He talks a bit about IDEO and then shifts to talk about design thinking. He breaks design thinking down into 3 1/2 keys which I’ve listed below. [...]
Do not seek praise. Seek criticism. – Paul Arden Fueled by that quote, I want to strengthen some areas in my life that I’m not a 10/10. My goal isn’t to become well-rounded, I just want to make improvements in this area. I’d rather be freaking awesome at a couple things, then just ok at [...]