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Surprised by START

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I'd been following @JonAcuff's content for a short while. I had heard of his first blog but really didn't follow him on social media until the last couple of months. That following on social led to me spending my last week of time on MART reading a new book on my Kindle. Acuff's latest book is … [Read more...]

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This GPS App Beats Google Maps

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I rejoiced when Google Maps came out to iOS, redeeming me from the craptastic default Apple Maps. It was a good day. Then an even better day arrived. The day when I discovered Scout. What is Scout? Scout is a GPS app that is simple, easy to use but does way more. It's like if Yelp or Foursquare … [Read more...]

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Velocity: One of the best marketing books I’ve read

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For Christmas, Megan gave me the book Velocity by Ajaz Ahmed and Stefan Olander. I went into it thinking I could learn a thing or two from it but was blown away by the insights on innovation that I found. Ahmed is the founder of AKQA and Olander is one of the lead innovation guys at Nike's HQ - … [Read more...]

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Why I Haven’t Given Up On Google Plus

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No, this isn't a joke. No sarcasm here. I honestly still have hopes for Google+. This isn't a space to say that "2013 is the year of Google+" or anything like that. I do think it will see some growth. If it doesn't see much more growth that's fine. Looking at the glass half full in that regard, … [Read more...]

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Switch: An Authoritative View on the Topic of “Change”

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I don't typically take notes reading books. This time I did. I've probably had Switch by Dan and Chip Heath sitting on my bookshelf for quite some time. Typically I can polish off a book fairly quickly given enough time. This is one of those books I really took my time reading. To list out … [Read more...]