Posts Tagged ‘culture’

November 16, 2009 Comments

Start-up culture and all that Jazz

By David Alston in social media

I had an opportunity to explain start-up culture to a friend tonight.  And being one to never shy away from an analogy…
Joining a start-up is like joining a jazz trio for daily jam sessions.

(Image Credit – Fixed Image via Flickr)
So what’s a jazz jam session like?  I think of a bunch of deeply talented [...]

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February 7, 2009 Comments

A phone? An office? A meeting? Huh?

By David Alston in social media

Ok is it just me or is “working” totally different than it was just 2 years ago.
What’s a phone?  The fact that my iPhone has a “phone application” amongst all of the other 50 apps probably says it all.  But seriously folks, who actually uses a phone anymore.  I just mentioned yesterday on UserFriendThinking, a [...]

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February 7, 2009 Comments

Social media as the new alternative fuel

By David Alston in analogy, social media, viral

So, waiting in the dentist’s office this morning I caught a CBC Nature of Things show on the new hydrogen powered cars.  Then, when I cracked open my local paper’s business section I saw a great article on how BuildDirect has built its successful supplies business with social media at the core.  So a couple [...]

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