On many, many occasions I’ve heard horror stories from fellow entrepreneurs about their experiences with the press. Most journalists are decent enough folks that just need a good story. For example, since moving to RTP, I’ve worked with Allan Maurer…
Author: Nick
Aibo’s got nuthin’ on BigTrak…
Another one for the Dead Technology file… The heady days of group cooperation that facilitated the purchase of a ZX-81 had their seed somewhere in the late ’70’s. And that seed’s name was BigTrak. Pristine white (UK version) and chock…
More on Hiring and Interviewing…
When I’m interviewing, I don’t tend to stick to a rigorous format — I like to get to know the person and assess them within the scope of the three key points I mentioned in a previous post: A) Can…
Sneaky Marketing and the concept of Worldspace…
In one of my pre-Monkey roles, Hasbro Toys was a major client. One of their Senior VP ‘s, and a personal friend, left to start his own business building properties for children’s entertainment (TV shows, toys etc). Over a period…
Assumption is the mother of all “screwups”…
I am particularly fond of this quote (although it is here in it’s sanitized-for-public-viewing version), although I’d really rather pretend I heard it here first and not here. In a startup, focus is critical, and therefore generally a good thing. …