Why Where Matters
Monday, 09 November 2015
Some time ago, I shared some thoughts about how the size and scope of Silicon Valley eludes most entrepreneurs. That, challenging most startup communities, is the fact that comparing and contrasting one’s local economy to “Silicon Valley” easily misleads, as N. California’s startup community is much more than a city, more than a region even,
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Austin is Where Tech Comes to Life
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
With another SXSW well behind us and the inevitable cries that the conference has lost something since it has failed again to discover the next Twitter or Facebook, I find myself considering bigger picture questions: Why are so many moving to Austin? Why did I move to Austin? Is it finding the next Unicorn that
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The Internet of Everything
Thursday, 09 January 2014
Before the holiday and the end of 2013, I had the distinct honor of joining dozens of San Antonio CEOs and Texas CEO Magazine in spending an hour with Smart Grid Pioneer and author of The Advanced Smart Grid, Andres Carvallo. Why you might ask; if you know me professionally, you know that energy and
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The Corporate Website is Dead: Content is King
Tuesday, 26 November 2013
Bob Barker, Austin based managing partner of 20/20 Outlook LLC, joins me as co-author in this exploration of the future of the corporate website. Drawing upon many years experience, as a senior executive in startups and billion dollar companies, Bob acts as a trusted advisor; converting CEO vision into executable strategies that accelerate growth. The
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What is this Real-Time Marketing of Which You Speak?
Thursday, 20 June 2013
The pace at which business is moving is now; really, you’re already behind. In the brief second it took you to read that very statement, I’ve cost you (an opportunity cost granted) the time to focus on something else, relevant to your business, happening, right now. We’ve always been pretty capable of dealing with those
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