Monthly Archives: July 2009

Finding Someone with Specific Skills on the Web

July 30, 2009 – 3:06 pm

Over the last couple of months it has become much easier to find a particular person on the web. Facebook’s early June implementation of vanity URLs, as well as Twitter and LinkedIn indexing profile pages for search engines have made this easier than ever.  However, if you are trying to find someone with very specific [...]

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No Such Thing as a Perfect Plan

July 21, 2009 – 4:05 pm

Raising money is just part of life for an Internet entrepreneur—and an opportunity for a lot of interesting questions from potential investors. The one that baffles me most is when they pore over our business plan and then ask a detailed question about the financials out in year five.  Year five? It’s not that what’s [...]

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Personal Filters for Creative Media

July 16, 2009 – 4:16 pm

As I suggested in the last post, publishers have played the role of gatekeeper in the book industry. They filter millions of potential books (in the form of manuscripts) down to ones that they stake their reputations (brands) on. There are other filters in the book publishing eco-system: agents, brick-and-mortar bookstores (they can’t stock all [...]

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