Despite all the pro-innovation rhetoric that one encounters in annual reports and CEO speeches, most still hold the view that innovation is a rather dangerous diversion from the real work of wringing the last ounce of efficiency out of core business processes. Innovation is fine so long as it does not disrupt a company’s finely-honed operating model…As change becomes ever less predictable, companies will pay an ever-escalating price for their lopsided love of incrementalism. Gary Hamel, author
My good friends at Armchair Media in Atlanta are hiring. Check out some of their fabulous client work. They have open positions for a Designer, Brand Programs Manager, and Resource Manager.
I’ve had the good fortune to work with Armchair on a few projects for great clients, and it was an absolute pleasure. They’re one the of the best companies I’ve ever done business with, so if you’ve got what it takes and you’re up for an Atlanta gig, go say hi.
I was thought to be stuck up. I wasn’t. I was just sure of myself. This is and always has been an unforgivable quality to the unsure. Bette Davis, actress
We were taking a walk down internet memory lane this morning in the Virb Inc. office with the G.I.Joe Public Service Announcements. I’ve been crying for the last ten minutes.
1. A pair of slightly-faded Strawberry Shortcake shoelaces
2. A fake tooth
3. A half roll of 32¢ stamps
4. A bag of Whole Foods granola
5. A skinny tie
Today is my lovely wife’s birthday, so please head over to her Virbº page and leave her well-wishes because she is awesome.
Also, you should hit up her Flickr page to see some of the fantastical handmade cards she’s been making lately. My lady’s got skills.
Twitter just got some more venture capital from a few sources and investors “to grow our resources and focus on the important tasks ahead.” That’s an extremely detailed model for growth, thanks.
So, I love Twitter and all, I really do, but I have to ask: what’s the business model exactly? Union Square Ventures, the primary investor, says the same thing they said about their investment in del.icio.us, “To be completely and totally honest, we don’t yet know.” They’re just going to focus on “making Twitter a better, more reliable and robust service” and hope that somewhere in there a sustainable business model (with a substantial return on investment) poofs into existence.
I wonder what it’s like to have enough extra capital that it seems perfectly logical to throw it (gladly) at a popular, business-model-free web start-up in hopes that they will someday turn into profitable a venture before all the (fickle) users leave for the next thing?
It’s like the dot com bubble all over again.