Category: Blog
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HubSpot’s Next Move
I’m sitting in the keynote speech by Brian Halligan, Founder of HubSpot at the South Coast Social event. This is the first time I’ve heard Brian speak and damn I’m scared. He’s my direct competitor and markets to my audience. He’s super intelligent and has the vision it takes to succeed. I’m going to take…
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The Desktop Is Dead. Long Live The Desktop.
Has anyone else noticed the retro trend we’re experiencing? Remember when you would go to OfficeMax or CompUSA to buy your boxed (gasp) software? Racing home to pop in CD’s 1 – 4 to do a complete install? Maybe you remember as far back as Windows 95? 20 – 30 3.5″ floppy disks. Them were…
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A 37signal moment of remorse (and slap in the face?)
Preface: I think 37signals is one of the most well run, interesting, and innovative companies of our time. Not only am I a customer of their products, I’m also a fan. I follow founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier on twitter, their company blog and their popular interviews. I also acclaimed Jason as one of…
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I Paid 100% Of The Money For 100% Of The Sandwich
I haven’t written a rant post in a long time…so here goes. Recently I became a fan of the very funny Bill Burr. Check him out if you’re into in-your-face hardline comedy. He’s also from the Boston area so I can relate to a lot of the way he views things. “Bill Burr is the…
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Celebrating A Birthday With Social Media
Today I turn 30. Today’s the day life really falls into perspective for most. We’re all getting old and there’s nothing we can do about it. This next decade I’m really focused in on achieving the goals I’ve set for myself in life and in my new business. Celebrating Your Birthday With Social Media I think…
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3 Ideas For Planning Better Call To Action
I’m working on a new project that has a ton of potential call-to-action areas. We want to get visitors to contact for a free consultation, sign up for their newsletters to stay informed, register for live events to meet and greet and lastly connect via social media to stay in touch. Normally, I have to…
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Success: One Person At A Time
If you’ve read a little about me, you will know how I perceive my success: “Success is when just one person benefits from what I have to say.” That’s my tag line I like to promote. And I really mean it. In a world of “everyone is a professional” – I’m not trying to gather…
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Weekly Recap: MattReport Launches, Careers in Social Media, and Confidence.
I went at this really fast. Didn’t prepare much, didn’t adjust for lighting, quality or substance. Round 1. Fight. (hope you enjoy!)
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A Note About Confidence, Passion, And Motivation
There I was, waiting at a stop light in traffic today. A woman in the passenger seat of a fairly new Nissan Altima exits the car and runs to pickup a beer can in the nearby median. She scores 5-cents. We watched. What’s the first thing that comes to your mind? She must be poor.…