The Downside Of “Demo Day”
Make you say hmmm.
SF or bust
Maybe you heard (read) me say on twitter that we rented a house in San Francisco this summer. Well it’s true, we did. Sally and I (Page.ly) along with a good friend of ours Chase (Authoritylabs.com) have rented a sweet 4bd/2ba house in the Delores Heights neighborhood for about 4 weeks this summer (late june -late …
Howard Bloom
I’ve been searching Gods all my life, now I know them. There is a meaning to life. There are things worth believing in. There are things worth being passionate about. All of this plays a part in trying to give a positive sense of something to believe in. A positive crusade of thought, of meditation, …
RC Drift
Such a great video. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzTZKKrI1kQ[/youtube]
How to plan a great conference: mimic #snowcial
I have been to my share of conferences. And the #snowcial event I just returned from was the highlight of them all. The concerts, the snowboarding, the people, the good times, the content.. all top notch. But the planning and execution also got my attention. When we arrived at the hotel, conference check in took …
America: you are smarter than this
The american people get played like a fiddle, fear is the musician. History has shown that people threatened by losses of jobs, wages, homes, and savings are easy prey for demagogues who turn those fears into anger directed at major institutions of a society, as well as individuals and minorities who become easy scapegoats – …
Community
There is so much hulla balloo espoused about “community” online. Build a community. Participate in a community. I myself am a huge advocate of community. I blog about it, I speak at conferences regarding collaboration within them. I even sit on the boards of local organizations that are communities of marketing professionals (AZIMA) and entrepreneurs/hackers (gangplank). But what does …
Prove the model and others will follow #wordpress
Last April when we announced we were rebranding and relaunching the Managed WordPress hosting system we developed in 2006 as Page.ly we did a survey of the market and found that while there were traditional hosting companies offering plans for WordPress users, no one else was offering the unique set of tools and security benefits we had …
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I admit defeat: for now
It was matter of principle for me, pride almost. Page.ly was so simple and different I felt we did not need it. Those other guys, those hacks.. they used it, but not me. But alas.. I have done what I swore I would not do. The users and new customers were asking the same questions …
You are not that important.
I’ve led a short life.. but in all my 32 years I have learned something I wish to pass on to all of you. A simple technique to enjoy everyday; Don’t take yourself so seriously. For that matter don’t take others too seriously either. Sunny said once I was the youngest old guy he knows. …