Like a lot of other people, I read Derek Siver’s blog and Twitter feed (@sivers). I find him to be a highly interesting guy and the best living example of following one’s passions. As you can tell from the notes below, this is the LessConf presentation that I got the most from. Here are some notes of his [...]
Next up here at LessConf, David Hauser (@dh), CTO of Grasshopper.com on Branding.
David founded Grasshopper.com, described as a quality product with “really ball-sy advertising”. Grasshopper is beyond the startup stage, about 50 people. First, David showed this great video.
How? The “core values” most companies have are BS. Of course you want people with honesty, respect, [...]
Second up at LessConf, Colin Devroe of Viddler on “How to measure success”. Colin kicked off his talk with a demonstration of Eating Lighting (you’ll have to ask him).
Common Pitfalls and Solutions
Pitfall #1: Don’t make unfair comparisons. Comparing yourself to others leads only to following. You end up becoming just another choice. You become [...]
How to be Awesome!
Up first at Lessconf, Eoghan McGabe and Des Traynor of Contrast.ie on “How to be awesome!”. Starting off with a few words of introduction about the Irish slang, culture, and myths as lead-in to conventions.
Conventions
Are agreement of ways of doing things. Formed from personal experience. Formed via survival of the fittest (evolution). [...]
