It's an overnight's work so it's not as slick and polished as it might be, but we finally have some content and passable design for our ChargeVentures website in preparation for our LeWeb presentation next month. http://www.chargeventures.com If you have comments, do let us know, and if you're interested subscribe for news and updates from …
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Seth Godin writes about this today. If this stuff interests you, read about VRM.
Woke up this morning and wasn't sure whether being selected for LeWeb, Europe's largest tech conference, was something I dreamt about. But if TechCrunch says so, it must be true! As I write, we're planning out the next 28 days to make sure we deliver a brilliant presentation in our 7 minutes and we'll appreciate …
We're company #6 on this list! That's right! We've been chosen as a finalist for the upcoming LeWeb start-up competition. Personally, I'm still in shock. I have no idea how many companies applied but if it's anything like Seedcamp it was probably quite a few so we're deeply honored to have made it even this …
...of social media. Mark Zuckerberg said something to this effect yesterday: “I would expect that next year, people will share twice as much information as they share this year, and next year, they will be sharing twice as much as they did the year before” Les Bloggers have put forth any number of reasons for …
Very early in the cold Aberdeen morning, some industrious gal or chap was busy scouring the Rosemount area and posting clumps of flyers promoting a new "Organic Deli" into people's postboxes. The picture shows what I found. Is this helping their chances of me taking the time to figure out where they are (no map) …
Following Monday's London event I've been refining my thoughts about the whole VRM concept. It interests me because it is very closely related to a subject I have a strong interest in: Ethical Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is one of those topics that polarizes people: some evangelize and others vilify it. Whichever side of the fence you're …
I just got back from a VRM event in London: Unlocking the See-Saw. It was a serious pleasure to meet so many people dedicated to building a more ethical consumer-enterprise relationship. The panels and the conversations (and the wine!) were highly stimulating. For the uninitiated, VRM stands for "Vendor Relationship Management" which, in a nutshell, …
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In trying to figure out how to bail-out the financial institutions and avoid a global economic meltdown, finger-pointing and blame-laying has been a standard dish these last few weeks. However, blame is seldom one-sided. Governments may have allowed it to happen and banks may have been greedy and irresponsible, but consumers have been foolish too. …
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I love the way that this image manages to: Provide a lot of information in a very small space, Has almost no useful practical purpose, Ironically brightens up your day if you can see the funny side of it (won't happen if you were planning a hike and were looking for some specific forecasting!)
