Lyndit MarketingNext weekend, Oct 8th through the 10th in the beautiful city of Vancouver entrepreneurs from around the northwest will gather for the first Vancouver Startup Weekend. The event is the fun part; it is 54 hours of brainstorming of ideas and bringing them into reality. The goal is by Sunday evening each team will have their idea hammered and forged into some kind of prototype[...]
I should be working, however I wanted to take a moment and introduce you to the concept of co-working. For those of you who work from home or at a coffee shop this post is for you. The idea of co-working is catching on as a bit of a buzz topic. Think of entrepreneurial genius meets digital web worker gypsy. The space is open, bright[...]
Sitting down to a conversation yesterday I was asked with all seriousness – “Okay, I have to know… do you really have dangerous levels of enthusiasm and friendless?” I promptly respond. “Well, yea… that is what it says on my blog.” When someone prompts me for an idea I have a tendency as my husband says to “firehose” them with ideas. Pouring big ideas on[...]
The northwest is a magnet for amazing non-profits utilizing social media. A treat to share an excellent example of a non-profit using social media to support current marketing efforts as well as strengthen their community. Since 1967 PAWS, a northwest non-profit has been the human voice for cats, dogs, bunnies, birds and even bears. Entering into social media looks to has been a natural transition[...]
Over the last year I have found myself focused, and dedicated on a goal that will ultimately lead to a new way of life. The goal is to surround myself with people on and offline that have action taking attitude, an appreciation and humor about life and a desire to grow their positive connections and build strong communities. The goal was to connect, build relationships[...]
Twitter has 105,779,710 registered users. With over 55 million tweets a day finding great tweeters might seem a bit overwhelming. There are people Tweeting left and right from just about every corner of the globe. Here are some ways to find great people on Twitter, blogs to read and event to go to. Recommendations First off I read – a lot. Novels seem to catch[...]
I truly believe that: Good people + Good people = Great communities. I am always delighted to introduce people and see their relationships bloom. There are a lot of great ways to meet great people. However I also think there are a lot of great ways to introduce great people to other great people you already know. Isn’t that the point of social media? Personally[...]
It is a tragedy really, a sad and too common tale of people with dreams, passion and a great idea that have been complacent just sit floating down a river of excuses, accepting the direction their attitude is taking them. Their past experience of trying to ignite their idea into a real business feels a bit like trying to make a campfire with waterlogged wood.[...]
