When you come up with the right name, it’s like that name was there all along, and all you had to do was look in its direction, then it’d march right up, shake your hand, introduce itself, and smack you…
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A Naming Success Story for the Ages
Tagged with: chili, competition, Don Bowman, JavaScript, Matt Trushinski, naming, PCRF, product marketing, SandScript, Sandvine, Sanskrit, technology
Posted in Careers, Marketing
Posted in Careers, Marketing
Book Report: Deep Thinking
“Our attitude matters, and not because we can stop the march of technological prowess even if we wanted to, but because our perspective on disruption affects how well prepared for it we will be. There is plenty of room between…
Tagged with: AlphaGo, Amos Tversky, artificial intelligence, automation, Bill Gates, Bounce, chess, competition, Dan Ariely, Daniel Kahneman, Data and Goliath, Deep Thinking, Der Speigel, disruption, expertise, Garry Kasparov, innovation, Larry Smith, Larry Tesler, machine learning, Mikhail Botvinnik, Moravec's Paradox, performance, philosophy, pragmatism, privacy, problem solving, Success and Luck, technology, The Pentagon's Brain, Vasily Smyslov, Weapons of Math Destruction, Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Posted in Books, Everything, Math and Science
Posted in Books, Everything, Math and Science
Book Report: Youtility
“If you sell something, you make a customer today; if you help someone, you make a customer for life. Youtility is marketing upside down. Instead of marketing that’s needed by companies, Youtility is marketing that’s wanted by customers. Youtility is…
Tagged with: competition, content marketing, customers, digital marketing, ExactTarget, frame-of-mind, friend-of-mine, Jay Baer, Marcus Sheridan, prospects, Tim Kopp, top-of-mind, Youtility
Posted in Advertising, Books, Marketing
Posted in Advertising, Books, Marketing
The seven Cs of mental toughness
“The most important attribute a player must have is mental toughness.” – Mia Hamm Being mentally tough is a crucial skill in life, and can be developed with practice; we will encounter adversity in all aspects (e.g., business/work, athletics, relationships,…
Tagged with: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Arnold's Blueprint, circle of control, commitment, competition, composure, confidence, consistency, courage, Greg Maddux, John McEnroe, Lionel Messi, mental toughness, Mia Hamm, Mind Gym, Nancy Lopez, Roger Federer
Posted in Books, Careers, Everything, Leadership, Soccer, Sports
Posted in Books, Careers, Everything, Leadership, Soccer, Sports
