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Archive for March, 2006
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Cell Phone Statistics
Great article in Fast Company April 2006 edition on Cell Phone Statistics. The survey was based on 3000 users ages 15-35. Here are some take-aways: 81% of cell phone users sleep with their cell phone on. 31% of Americans who said a cell phone relfects as much about a person as a car does. 26% [...] -
Cheap TV Advertising
Great article in Fast Company in the April 2006 edition on Cheap TV Advertising. The article focuses on two guru’s Nick Grouf and David Waxman who are overhauling the TV ad business using the Internet. Here are some take-aways: 1. David and Nick started Firefly and PeoplePC before starting their latest venture Spot Runner – [...] -
Medical Digital Records
There is a good article in the April 2006 edition of Fast Company on Medical Digital Records. These statistics are interesting: 1. Number of physicians in the U.S. = 700,300. 2. % of physicians who completely use digital records = 14%. 3. Number of physicians using Cerner Systems = 35,000. 4. Number of hospitals in [...] -
Become a Top Recruit
Some great tips in Business Week Jan 30, 2006 edition on how to Become a Top Recruit. Here are some take-aways: 1. Consider trade-offs: Family time, hobbies and workless vacations suffer when you try to become a top executive 2. Build a reputation: 2 or 3 years is not long enough to stay at an [...] -
Cheap TV Advertising
Great article in Fast Company in the April 2006 edition on Cheap TV Advertising. The article focuses on two guru’s Nick Grouf and David Waxman who are overhauling the TV ad business using the Internet. Here are some take-aways: 1. David and Nick started Firefly and PeoplePC before starting their latest venture Spot Runner – [...] -
Future Podcast Revolution
Great article spot in BusinessWeek Feb 6, 2006 edition on the Future Podcast Revolution. The article notes Steve Jobs taking a seat on Disney’s board, and how that will effect the future of internet and digital delivery. The article noted that we should expect to see internet only shows in the future like the 1970s [...] -
Silicon Shortage
Very interesting article in BusinessWeek Feb 6, 2006 edition on a Silicon Shortage. The demand for Silicon is skyrocketing for solar photovoltaics and is expected to continue. The demand for silicon has also been high among semiconductors and has had steady growth. The solar industry has been growing at 30% per year for the last [...] -
CEO of the Future Steve Jobs?
Is the CEO of the Future Steve Jobs? Maybe, according to BusinessWeek Feb 6, 2006 edition. Here are some takeways: 1. Strategy – Jobs insists on controlling all apects of the product from hardware to software to service. 2. Leadership – Jobs is very hands-on in his areas of expertise. 3. Culture – Jobs supports [...] -
Naver.com
Interesting article in the Jan 30, 2006 edition of BusinessWeek on Naver.com, a Korean search engine. Here are some takeaways: 1. Naver.com is owned by NHN, a Korean company with a stock performance that is outpacing Google. 2. Naver.com ranks users who comment into one of 5 categories. Each of these categories has a weight [...] -
Utah Valley Technology
I had a great meeting about Utah Valley Technology on Friday, March 17th with some fantastic people. Some of the people there included Scott Jensen of Novell’s Incubator OSTC, and Shaunna Theobald of UVSC’s SBDC. As we talked about the technology that is in Utah Valley, there are some really cool things going on. From [...]