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Port iTunes from a PC to a Mac
After two years of hardcore use I replaced my Dell. When I say hardcore I mean it’ the screen was replaced three times, the keyboard twice, the motherboard once, the fans three times. I destroy...
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Hack: Move from Outlook to Mac Address Book
One of the roughest transitions for me on my new Mac has been going from Outlook to Address Book. For anyone who is serious about networking, Outlook though ugly, is extremely effective. Address Book...
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Plugin to discover Unencrypted Wifi Networks on a Mac
So another small annoyance I found with my new Mac/OSx is that by default you don’t know if wireless networks are unencrypted, or not. Thus for someone like me who travels a lot (and relies on...
View ArticleThat frigtard thinks Windows is a superior operating system to Mac OS X
The Urban Dictionary is a great site: See here ‘Frigtard’ is a great new word:  Frig (derivative of fuck) + tard (retard) = frigtard (fucking retard) Urban Dictionary’s example of frigtard used in a...
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Apples Latest New York Times Ad is Killer
Apple has a new ad placement spot that is tough to miss – the front page of the New York Times. What’s particularly cool about this ad is that ‘PC guy’ actually appears to use the architecture of...
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Trend: Psychographics Finding Brands, Not Vice Versa
[Click for full image] After seeing Vampire Weekend debut their album at the Virgin Mega Store last night, two friends and I ended up having a long conversation lasting into the wee hours. We were...
View ArticleHow Consulting Paid for 50% of my MBA
Recently someone wrote me asking for advice on how to break into the world of consulting. I thought the best way to address this was through a post on my personal experience… When I was 24 I lost my...
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Richard Feynman on Observing The World
One of my former consulting clients turned me onto Richard Feynman several months ago. This series of short interviews with him is one of my favorites. The post Richard Feynman on Observing The World...
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Reflecting on a Life Lesson: Changing People
I recently listened to a friend give a post-mortem on ending a business relationship he’d worked on developing for quite some time. As we were talking, we got into observing some life lessons and out...
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Drivers of Technology Valuation Multiples
Interesting graphic from a write up by Blackstone on what is driving high p/e ratios for public technology companies The post Drivers of Technology Valuation Multiples appeared first on Leveraging...
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Amazing TNT Belgium Launch
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Uncle Drew Pepsi AdverContent
I love these examples of content and advertising blending together. This is awesome. The post Uncle Drew Pepsi AdverContent appeared first on Leveraging Ideas.
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Google Search-As-You-Type Advertising Could Be Huge
I think this is a major opportunity for Google and I’m surprised it hasn’t gotten more press/chatter. If done correctly it could be a real premium offering for Google and a great experience for...
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Ad:Tech NY Conference to Highlight Expanded Startup Contest
Some exciting news for media and advertising startups! – The ad:tech conference has expanded its Startup Spotlight Series and will be running a much larger contest at this year’s New York City...
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Lululemon Founders Launch Whil
Chip and Shannon Wilson, founders of Lululemon are launching a new “company” around meditation called Whil [Our approach is] pretty minimalist compared to how people usually think of meditating. You...
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Tough Workouts Revitalize Mindset of Top Football Coach
From a Wall Street Journal article this weekend on Sean Payton’s (New Orleans Saint’s head coach) love for the anonymity and intensity of CrossFit workouts: Payton became immersed in CrossFit last...
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What It Feels Like to be CEO of a Startup
What does it feel like to be CEO of a startup? Paul DeJoe answered this question on Quora. His response quickly became one of the most popular answers of all time. I wanted to resurface Paul’s answer,...
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Startups as a Career
I’ve been reading a lot of opinions that there are “too many” startups right now. To many investors. I tend to agree. That said, I was thinking the other night about a contrarian view point. Facts:...
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Are We Better Informed Than Ever Before?
I watched a recent Stocks and Scotch video featuring Howard Lindzon, Felix Salmon, Henry Blodget and two others discussing the future of media. One of Henry’s comments stuck out to me: “we are...
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Buying Talent
In an interview with Semil Shah, Keith Rabois remarks that he (Rabois) worries startup talent has become too fragmented. Rabois’ conjecture is that to have a true break-away company (a la Facebook,...
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