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A Marketer in Sheep’s Clothing

Tuesday, 04 January 2011 by Paul O'Brien

Perhaps the greatest convergence between entrepreneurs occurs when a Product person collaborates with a Marketer. Web services and mobile apps are increasingly easier to build but creating the next Mint, Square, or Mailchimp requires product genius. Exponentially increasing the likelihood of success, reducing risk, and scaling growth in a venture comes from a marketer who

Published in Conferences / Events

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Facebook v. Google?

Monday, 03 January 2011 by Paul O'Brien

A GigaOm article today, followed by a rash of calls and emails from folks wanting an opinion about the latest Goldman Sachs investment in Facebook, spurned this article. I’m troubled by the lack of distinction between Google and Facebook, with almost every query asking for insight to how Google’s (or Twitter’s) growth and valuations reflect

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Published in Search, Social Media

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Hey Dads

Thursday, 30 December 2010 by Paul O'Brien

If this doesn’t just sum it up eloquently, even decades later, I don’t know what does. George: Didn’t daddy tell you to pick up your toys? Junior: Uh-huh! George: Well… pick them up then! Junior: No! The adult mind must cope with childish innocense with superior intellect and ingenuity to convince the child to obey.

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So you have a web startup idea…

Friday, 05 November 2010 by Paul O'Brien

Who doesn’t have a web startup idea? By my last count, I have… let me see…. 13. No 14. Unfortunately, I have roughly the same plan to get them built. Guess that’s not going to work. I’d tell you about them but you’d have to sign an NDA. Thanks to Kevin Liu at Outright for

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Published in Startups, Surplus

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The Backr, the Baker, and the Candlestick Maker

Thursday, 28 October 2010 by Paul O'Brien

I had the distinct pleasure of spending some time with appbackr last week, one of the few startups in the app development space doing anything interesting and truly beneficial. A purely narcissistic meeting, and a chance for a beer from a friend, I’ve been desperately seeking services that make it easy to develop on mobile

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Published in Mobile

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GrowSmartBiz Conference best way to get started

Tuesday, 19 October 2010 by Paul O'Brien

Were I able to just jump on a plane, or ship (I suppose), to Washington D.C., I’d do so November 5th for Network Solutions’ GrowSmartBiz Conference. Co-sponsored by the Washington Business Journal, the annual event is quickly becoming one of the best forums for new business owners. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Network

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SEO Firms Must Become Digital Media Agencies

Tuesday, 19 October 2010 by Paul O'Brien

One of these days, Marketers are going to learn. It will be a new dawn for marketing! A shining era in which everyone recognizes how interwoven search is with everything a business does. Until then, we’ll continue to plod along… Joe Devine, CEO of The Search Engine Guys in Austin, Texas knows this all too