Tag Archives: Steve Jobs

Is Zuckerberg smart or stupid for keeping quiet after IPO issues?

June 11, 2012

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TweetShare  Mark Zuckerberg is not following the rules. At least, he’s not following the PR rules when it comes to how a CEO should handle a company issue that makes as much news — as much negative news — as Facebook’s recent IPO. The rules say speak up, address the public, stand as a sign [...]

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The ‘one thing’ City Slickers can teach us about our jobs

October 30, 2011

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TweetShare  Remember the movie City Slickers? Billy Crystal and his friends head out on a guy’s trip to drive cattle and find themselves. Crystal befriends an old cowboy named Curly, played by Jack Palance. Curly tells him the secret to life is “one thing,” and he holds up his index finger. Crystal seems to get [...]

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Sustainability

October 24, 2011

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TweetShare  This is not a post about being green. I’ve got nothing against the environment. We recycle. I turn the house lights off before I go to work and my office lights off when I head home. The Earth is cool. I enjoy living here. I’d like to keep this party going for a while. [...]

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Steve Jobs was the king of usability

October 5, 2011

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TweetShare    A lot of people have been posting Steve Jobs quotes on Twitter and Facebook tonight. This is my favorite: “We do no market research. We don’t hire consultants. The only consultants I’ve ever hired in my 10 years is one firm to analyze Gateway’s retail strategy so I would not make some of [...]

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