Just A Note
Great companies find, grow and keep their employees.
Art of war.
Every crack is an opportunity for growth.
CHART OF THE DAY: Mobile App Engagement Continues To Dominate The Mobile Web
Full Story: Business Insider
Now THERE is a good idea for telcos! Customer delight?
Another word of warning for app designers/developers. You don’t have many chances to get it right.
“Build a great product for people who will grab it out of your hand.”
Steve Blank during his SXSW talk, as relayed by J.J. Colao of Forbes.
Also great, with regard to doing press:
Even talented, hardworking CEOs and founders can get caught up in the hype. Why? Blank lists seven reasons:
1. Ego
2. Ego
3. Ego
4. Vanity metrics
5. Attract talent
6. Get funding
7. Drive customer demand
If CEOs get caught up in doing press for reasons other than the last three, he says, their companies are doomed.
That’s exactly right.
(via parislemon)“Understand the social network not as your new water cooler, but as your new production line.”
A link to a series of keynote presentations given during the Interactive part of the SXSW festival.
Billed as “an incubator of cutting-edge technologies and digital creativity, the event features five days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders and an unbeatable line-up of special programs showcasing the best new websites, video games and startup ideas the community has to offer.” It’s pretty good then.
China becomes world’s top oil importer
US net oil imports dropped to 5.98m barrels a day in December, the lowest since February 1992, according to provisional figures from the US Energy Information Administration. In the same month, China’s net oil imports surged to 6.12m b/d, according to Chinese customs.
Full Story: Financial Times
