Comments for Tony Wright dot com http://www.tonywright.com Pathologically Entrepreneurial Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:59:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on Your Online Persona - Owning your Name in Google Search Results by Ankit Gupta http://www.tonywright.com/2007/your-online-persona-owning-your-name-in-google-search-results/#comment-1371 Ankit Gupta Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:34:06 +0000 http://www.tonywright.com/2007/your-online-persona-owning-your-name-in-google-search-results/#comment-1371 I want to write my name instead of google in google wesite? can u please provide the solution to me. thx in advance. either mail me the solution or post the solution here. ankitgupta871@gmail.com I want to write my name instead of google in google wesite?
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]]> Comment on It’s not what you say… It’s what they hear by Gene http://www.tonywright.com/2008/its-not-what-you-say-its-what-they-hear/#comment-1370 Gene Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:29:41 +0000 http://www.tonywright.com/2008/its-not-what-you-say-its-what-they-hear/#comment-1370 Another validation of the rule, "90% of all online feedback is complaining". The pipe picture either showed a guy who isn't afraid to poke fun at himself, or a dashing captain of the northern seas. Take your pick. But I can't *believe* you murdered and ate an innocent moose. Barbaric. Another validation of the rule, “90% of all online feedback is complaining”. The pipe picture either showed a guy who isn’t afraid to poke fun at himself, or a dashing captain of the northern seas. Take your pick.

But I can’t *believe* you murdered and ate an innocent moose. Barbaric.

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]]> Comment on Does a Business Guy have a Place in Software Startups? by Washington http://www.tonywright.com/2008/does-a-business-guy-have-a-place-in-software-startup/#comment-1367 Washington Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:29:16 +0000 http://www.tonywright.com/2008/does-a-business-guy-have-a-place-in-software-startup/#comment-1367 I'd like the article and from my point of view, you need both. You the developers to execute the technology aspects of trying to accomplish the product launch. And you need the business guy, to make sure there is a sustainable business model that can produce revenue. I've been involved in a startup where my task where restricted to the "accountant", and it seems the tech guys did alot of wheel spinning. One of the 1st questions that needs to be asked is "How is the biz going to make money?"...Whats the product? How's the audience ? As a business guy, it amazes me of the increasing number of tech startups that obtain millions of VC funds, only to answer the "How am I going to make money" question later. Although I'm a not a MBA, (i'm an accountant) and I can see how they seem overrated, due to the fact that of whats taken place in the "internet space" is changing at pace faster than the textbooks they learn from can be updated. What evolved into Microsoft won't happen today, w/the acceptance of open source, etc... I hopefully has studied the internet space, enough to be able to define a business model for my upcoming launch. So I think the biz guy and tech guy, are both important. and should be valued equally.. Last thought- With the improvements in finding freelance tech guys,and outsourcing, open source, etc.. ....Will the value shift more towards having a Biz Guy first, followed by finding a component outsourced tech solution. I’d like the article and from my point of view, you need both. You the developers to execute the technology aspects of trying to accomplish the product launch. And you need the business guy, to make sure there is a sustainable business model that can produce revenue.

I’ve been involved in a startup where my task where restricted to the “accountant”, and it seems the tech guys did alot of wheel spinning. One of the 1st questions that needs to be asked is “How is the biz going to make money?”…Whats the product? How’s the audience ?

As a business guy, it amazes me of the increasing number of tech startups that obtain millions of VC funds, only to answer the “How am I going to make money” question later.

Although I’m a not a MBA, (i’m an accountant) and I can see how they seem overrated, due to the fact that of whats taken place in the “internet space” is changing at pace faster than the textbooks they learn from can be updated.

What evolved into Microsoft won’t happen today, w/the acceptance of open source, etc…

I hopefully has studied the internet space, enough to be able to define a business model for my upcoming launch.

So I think the biz guy and tech guy, are both important. and should be valued equally..

Last thought- With the improvements in finding freelance tech guys,and outsourcing, open source, etc.. ….Will the value shift more towards having a Biz Guy first, followed by finding a component outsourced tech solution.

]]> Comment on Communication and “Infoporn” Are Killers by Aaron Dragushan http://www.tonywright.com/2008/communication-and-infoporn-are-killers/#comment-1358 Aaron Dragushan Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:40:56 +0000 http://www.tonywright.com/2008/communication-and-infoporn-are-killers/#comment-1358 The best thing I did for my own productivity was to block sites I like to /etc/hosts Worked great, and the small sting of "doh, can't go there!" is less painful than the "where did my day go?!" of olde. Great post. The best thing I did for my own productivity was to block sites I like to /etc/hosts Worked great, and the small sting of “doh, can’t go there!” is less painful than the “where did my day go?!” of olde. Great post.

]]> Comment on Communication and “Infoporn” Are Killers by Daniel Heise http://www.tonywright.com/2008/communication-and-infoporn-are-killers/#comment-1353 Daniel Heise Sun, 15 Jun 2008 21:01:35 +0000 http://www.tonywright.com/2008/communication-and-infoporn-are-killers/#comment-1353 Great Post. I see things quite like you describe here and feel somewhat sucked in too. More and more I feel the need of filtering intelligence to help get through the noise, but it isn't happening. It just gets noisier each day. Great Post. I see things quite like you describe here and feel somewhat sucked in too. More and more I feel the need of filtering intelligence to help get through the noise, but it isn’t happening. It just gets noisier each day.

]]> Comment on Communication and “Infoporn” Are Killers by michael pulsford http://www.tonywright.com/2008/communication-and-infoporn-are-killers/#comment-1350 michael pulsford Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:09:08 +0000 http://www.tonywright.com/2008/communication-and-infoporn-are-killers/#comment-1350 it's an interesting distinction you draw between those who get to swim in the sea of information and those who drown in it. something like a class distinction based on the relationship to the means of distraction. or, rather, between those for whom the sea of information is no distraction at all, and all the rest of us. nice post! it’s an interesting distinction you draw between those who get to swim in the sea of information and those who drown in it. something like a class distinction based on the relationship to the means of distraction. or, rather, between those for whom the sea of information is no distraction at all, and all the rest of us.

nice post!

]]> Comment on The Future of Cold Calling and Spam is Bleak (Yay!) by Tony Wright http://www.tonywright.com/2007/the-future-of-cold-calling-and-spam-is-bleak-yay/#comment-1345 Tony Wright Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:53:55 +0000 http://www.tonywright.com/2007/the-future-of-cold-calling-and-spam-is-bleak-yay/#comment-1345 @Marina I totally agree! That's why I said the future of cold-calling is pretty bleak, not the present. And as you point out, it depends on the audience in a big way (good point!). In the short term, cold callers will do just fine. Marketing is getting scientific. With better profiling, more targeted lists of targets, and kickass CRM systems I would say that cold-callers will continue to be a worthwhile investment for a lot of businesses. But it's spam-- pure and simple... And I think we can start to see the leading edge of how it might become obsolete. (I'm hopeful!) @Marina I totally agree! That’s why I said the future of cold-calling is pretty bleak, not the present. And as you point out, it depends on the audience in a big way (good point!).

In the short term, cold callers will do just fine. Marketing is getting scientific. With better profiling, more targeted lists of targets, and kickass CRM systems I would say that cold-callers will continue to be a worthwhile investment for a lot of businesses.

But it’s spam– pure and simple… And I think we can start to see the leading edge of how it might become obsolete.

(I’m hopeful!)

]]> Comment on The Future of Cold Calling and Spam is Bleak (Yay!) by Marina Martin http://www.tonywright.com/2007/the-future-of-cold-calling-and-spam-is-bleak-yay/#comment-1344 Marina Martin Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:33:54 +0000 http://www.tonywright.com/2007/the-future-of-cold-calling-and-spam-is-bleak-yay/#comment-1344 Great post, and I totally agree, BUT... There are lots of sectors of the market out there where people have never Googled something in their lives. I can't even imagine calling a tech person with a cold tech pitch, but I can't imagine *not* calling or snail-mailing for a tech pitch in a non-tech-field where decision-makers in many cases do not even have an email account. So I don't think the world of cold calling is going to go away quite so easily. Spam continues to flabbergast me because enough people out there must be clicking and making purchases to make even the lowest-cost spamming worthwhile. Great post, and I totally agree, BUT…

There are lots of sectors of the market out there where people have never Googled something in their lives. I can’t even imagine calling a tech person with a cold tech pitch, but I can’t imagine *not* calling or snail-mailing for a tech pitch in a non-tech-field where decision-makers in many cases do not even have an email account. So I don’t think the world of cold calling is going to go away quite so easily.

Spam continues to flabbergast me because enough people out there must be clicking and making purchases to make even the lowest-cost spamming worthwhile.

]]> Comment on It’s not what you say… It’s what they hear by christian anderson http://www.tonywright.com/2008/its-not-what-you-say-its-what-they-hear/#comment-1335 christian anderson Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:19:54 +0000 http://www.tonywright.com/2008/its-not-what-you-say-its-what-they-hear/#comment-1335 The pipe pic rocked. I'm all for speaking to your audience, but come on. taking offense to a pipe in a picture?!? it's not like you were taking aim at a caribou. I'm with Ben and Geoffrey. Resist the bland. I'm pretty sure you've given me that advice once or twice. The pipe pic rocked. I’m all for speaking to your audience, but come on. taking offense to a pipe in a picture?!? it’s not like you were taking aim at a caribou. I’m with Ben and Geoffrey. Resist the bland. I’m pretty sure you’ve given me that advice once or twice.

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