Share Building a startup is challenging…consumer facing, enterprise or some other product type, you need customers/users to turn your startup into a business. Most new internet based business models aren’t even relevant until the product reaches some type of critical mass. If that is the case, you better start building fast…because since you can’t depend on [...]
On 11.13.10, In Collection of Thoughts, by Brenton
Share The feeling of being lost within your own mind is one of the most helpless and common feelings people encounter. Some people accept it as commonplace, others struggle to find a way out. The best you can do is find some type of clarity within a system that promotes segmentation… existential enough for you? What I [...]
Share We’ve all been conditioned to think complex. The more advanced something is, the smarter or more professional the creator looks. Complexity has become synonymous “good” in our culture. I’m guessing this is because the desire to be seen as smart is more important then the need to truly be understood. This is a problem [...]
Share There is a reason why I haven’t posted on my blog in over a month… It’s not because I wanted to finish my blogging career covering the Old Spice guy. It’s not because I haven’t had anything to say. It’s because my team and I have been work hard to reach a sustainable point of business [...]
On 07.15.10, In Social Media, by Brenton
Share I’m guessing the camaraderie of rugged sophistication that Chuck Norris and The Most interesting Man in the World share got a bit stale. They need to add a third counterpart to firm up a mantastic trio….thus…we have the Old Spice Man. The “Old Spice Man”…the wildly tallented and a bit obscure Isaiah Mustafa hit [...]
ShareAs an “aspiring” entrepreneur I constantly asked myself, “How do I know that I am an entrepreneur?”. Being conditioned to “know” something is something through tangible and transitional reasoning I had no way of identifying myself as an entrepreneur. Today I can confidently say that I am an entrepreneur. I am one, because I say [...]
ShareFor the past couple weeks I have been traveling, building business, ideating…all requiring alot of mental and physical energy. Realizing that coffee is a short term fix for eye droopiness…I found a high powered recharge over the weekend. At GenJuice San Francisco I was able to connect and collaborate with an incredible group of passionate [...]
ShareTo many, personal branding is a buzz word that has been over extended throughout the social space. You can categorize it as a “buzz term” or “fad trend” but you will most likely be neglecting the power that shaping your online persona can have on the rest of your life. The video below dives into [...]
On 05.11.10, In Innovation and Ideas, by Brenton
Share Walking through the mall over the weekend I ran into a conspicuous print advertisement of a soon to be brand new Show coming to TV this summer. The print ad naturally snatched my eyes from the walk way ahead as it showcased shinny skinned, 25 year old girls, in short catholic school mini skirts, [...]
On 04.27.10, In Social Media, by Brenton
Share Social media seems to be in a consolidation phase. Although social media is built on the principle of open collaboration between many parts creating a stronger whole, I can’t help but to feel that social media is beginning to resemble any other fast growing industry; with some of the tech heavy weights racing to [...]
