January 2012
18 posts
“We build too many walls and not enough bridges.”
“Innovation doesn’t support your existing business model; it disrupts it.”
– #SoCom12
“She stomps all over this marvelous city in 5-inch heels and would probably be...”
– @lilmissjenn
“The best business building ideas are borne when knowledge and inspiration work...”
– PG
“Even when we rehearse, we are still not ready for life’s grandest moments.”
– Grey’s Anatomy
Confidence in Numbers
Take Vegas, where the casinos have built a hugely profitable business model on seemingly tiny odds. The house advantage in blackjack is a mere 0.17% on a single-deck game But that 0.17% edge is all the house needs to make heaps of money over the long term. For women, a seemingly small delta could be equally powerful.
via HBR
speaktomysoul:
We’re all just looking for that one person who we don’t have to be always-on for. That one person who you’ll let your guard down for because you trust they’ll never give you a reason to put it back up. Or as in the words of Erik Magnuson, “I just want that one person who I can be a goof around with no judgement, only laughter.”
“It’s more interesting to have just a picture of a small detail - then you...”
– Dries Van Noten
“When you have the least time, it’s the best time to stop and think”
“It’s never too late, it’s never too bad, and you’re never too...”
– Bikram Choudhury
“My new years resolution: Never be afraid to be kicked in the teeth. Let the...”
– Lady Gaga 2012
“Just like other CEOs, I worry about innovation, and whether we are doing it fast...”
– Social Media for the Enterprise
“We tell ourselves stories in order to live” and in many ways brands that are...”
– Joan Didion
“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language and next...”
– @sarah
“Dwell comfortably in the midst of profound uncertainty.”
– John Keats 