to set a bold, audacious goal without yelling about it and you feel as though he’s thought it all through and has answers for any objections.’ Stefan Weitz – Bing Evangelist
impact to make life greater for other people? Are you able to work with people so you become a better person every day? If you can answer yes, that’s a good day.’
traditional brands…there is this grey area between communications & PR.’ ‘Technology needs to support core business instead of dictating how it works..’
and at different times (so) we released TED Talks on multiple platforms. As a podcast on iTunes, streaming video on TED.com, embeddable player for blogs and on YouTube. We’ve now extended to mobile apps, set-top boxes like Roku & Boxee, even airplane in-flight video systems.’
different departments. Really try to understand what they do and how to speak their language. It’ll help when it comes to communicating ideas and having an empathy with their thinking.’
don’t necessarily do something brand new. See what people are already doing. Once you’ve scaled that, incorporate what you want to bring that’s new. You need traction on what people are already doing – existing behaviours, existing products.’
birth of companies trying to do what the original dotcom companies did.....with staggering valuations but no idea how to generate revenue, let alone profit. Don’t get carried away thinking that, because it’s online, it’s different from any other business.’
sealed. You want to look at it and say, 'That's very interesting. What can we be inspired to do as a result of that?' And then put your own unique twist on it."
practiced blogging for a month and a half where only my wife and my Intuit employees read the blog, because I wanted to see that I could actually produce content that was incredible, relevant and of value.’
love it. Just enjoy the ride, enjoy the creativity that it gives you. What you've got to be driven by is what f**king fun and how unbelievably exciting it is.’ Be You…….and Enjoy It!
fascinating innovators. Their curiosity, passion, drive and enthusiasm for using technology in creative ways to help people connect and interact is both contagious and inspirational." USA Today "If you embrace new media and the spell it has cast over advertising and the world in general, this may be your lucky day. Readers will feel like kids in a digital candy shop." Publishers Weekly "These very insightful stories are perfect for those fascinated by the history of digital.“ Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO, WPP