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Re: Brand Ambassadors in The Digital Workplace

Shola — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:43:04 -0000

cool,well done

Re: Startups: Silicon Valley, Race, Michael Arrington, and Detroit

Chowhamilton — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:16:11 -0000

My bro Dean Hamilton is an African American entrepreneur and quintessential Silicon Valley product, who took the company he founded, CoSine Communications public in 2000 in a 7 billion dollar IPO. Dean has got to be one of a number of such African American technology success stories. Has the world simply gone mad?

Re: Here’s How Brand Camp Has Positively Impacted My Life

P.O.W.E.R. ORG — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:59:37 -0000

Actually Mike.... sometimes attending Brand Camp is about all of the above.

Re: Here’s How Brand Camp Has Positively Impacted My Life

Mitch Joel — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:31:01 -0000

Thanks, Mike... I really appreciate the kind words :)

Re: Startups: Silicon Valley, Race, Michael Arrington, and Detroit

Eric Hamilton — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 07:55:18 -0000

It is impossible to tell if Arrington is or isn't a racist from a small video clip. However, did your notice his tone and the disgust on his face when stating that he did not know any Black entrepreneurs? It wasn't what he said but how he said it.

Re: 6-Steps on How to Interrupt @DwyaneWade & Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) Dinner w/ Style!

Jamie Favreau — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:27:06 -0000

Good stuff!!!

Re: 53 Point – Personal Branding Checklist for Entrepreneurs + College Grads

Куплю зерно — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:56:01 -0000

53 Point

Re: Age of Conversation 3 – Social Thinkers, Marketers, and Creatives Announced

Куплю зерно — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:53:29 -0000

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Re: ‘Founder of Apple’ – The One-Line Bio of Steve Jobs

Jamie Favreau — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:01:13 -0000

I am not even an Apple person but you are correct he didn't ask for permission to do what he was doing. He did it and then knew there would be value later which he was correct on.

Re: ‘Founder of Apple’ – The One-Line Bio of Steve Jobs

HajjFlemings — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:09:01 -0000

Less is better. Typically we are more consumed with style versus substance. I truly believe that simplicity is the hardest thing to achieve it is easy to add steps but can you reduce steps or things and maintain the same meaning, relevance or value?

Re: ‘Founder of Apple’ – The One-Line Bio of Steve Jobs

Gsideman — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:00:27 -0000

You are so right, Hajj. Fewer words speaks volumes, and Jobs taught us that minimal everything is good. You remind us that the more you have to push "impressive" facts and stats, the less impressive we really are.

Re: Announcing Brand Camp Boston’s 9-Powerpacked Workshop Sessions

Peter Shankman — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 07:20:59 -0000

There is! Come on down!

Re: Announcing Brand Camp Boston’s 9-Powerpacked Workshop Sessions

Lorraine1dennis — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 15:33:08 -0000

Is there still space available?

Re: Will Black Entrepreneurs Be Apart of the Detroit Startup Renaissance?

Freaky J — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:45:09 -0000

Very true.. good points. Like any issue, there are always multiple sides and multiple solutions.
One other point I have to add is that no other generation has consumed technology the way the hiphop generation does.
Hopefully that will help to make it 'cooler'.

Even still we may be excluded from the revolution & opportunities that are going on.

Re: Will Black Entrepreneurs Be Apart of the Detroit Startup Renaissance?

Georgianna — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:00:45 -0000

I'm not sure about that assumption Freaky J, but I do know that the culture around startups and computer science in general is probably one of the biggest barriers to encouraging and creating more black founders. Of course, not all Black people are the same but in a lot of ways, Black culture and specifically hip-hop is all about 'cool' whereas computer science is intrinsically nerdy. I think this is pretty obvious.

Until we change the stigma that it is cool to be smart, you won't see more Blacks in school period let alone an engineering classroom. As for those who do study computer-related occupations, our communities face a severe brain drain as our brightest minds are lured and sedated into high-paying IT positions. What incentives are there for our computer cognoscenti to assume the risk of entrepreneurship when they've been striving for that "good job" prolly making more than their parents? 80K straight out of school is enough to make any mildly-ambitious negro just sit back DOWN when it comes to risking it all to go on your own.

Lastly, I've been a web developer for over 7 years and I still haven't studied every language and development platform out there. The technical skill to build a high-growth web application is an intensive learning experience that requires some kind of road map or glimmer of light down the rabbit hole from those who have gone before. We need to do more to open up that black box and show the gears, show the way for those who might be interested, but "don't know what they don't know"...

Georgianna
www.ourblackbox.com

Re: Will Black Entrepreneurs Be Apart of the Detroit Startup Renaissance?

Freaky J — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:34:01 -0000

Black culture (so to speak) dominates so much of America that I believe there is a genuine 'organized effort to exclude us from startup opportunities. The biggest sports stars in the most popular sports are not white. Generation X is really generation Hiphop. So paychecks from sports are gone, paychecks from music are gone, more black CEOs and executives. They are fiercely protecting the startup market. Its the last frontier where the average white boy can get rich.

Backlash that is similar to the Tea party movement that blames blacks
for the erosion of their 'white privilege' when in fact its THEIR
leaders that send the jobs overseas. The competition for jobs and money
has gone global.

Re: Announcing Brand Camp Boston’s 9-Powerpacked Workshop Sessions

ErinScandalous — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:48:04 -0000

Ugh! Why did I not see this sooner? Would have loved to fly out to Boston for the day for this. Have a great time and good luck with your workshop!

Re: 6-Steps on How to Interrupt @DwyaneWade & Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) Dinner w/ Style!

Dedric McAdory — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:23:00 -0000

Hajj, you are much 2 much! LOL....

You got the shot!

Re: 6-Steps on How to Interrupt @DwyaneWade & Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) Dinner w/ Style!

LaShawnda D. Wrice — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:58:15 -0000

I love this! Congrats and thanks for sharing! I just may use your tips sir!

Re: The Power of Social Media: The Ted Williams Story

Houston Home Security — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 01:21:12 -0000

many resources here

Re: Dell Commercial At SXSW Starring @Baratunde + Detroiter @HajjFlemings

mickalawam — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 07:19:29 -0000

The very first Crane Stand was crafted of powder-coated steel with the help of aeronautical engineer and designer Brandon Wilke. The mobile laptop stand was first released at Decibel Festival (An International Electronic Music Festival) in 2008 in Seattle and received an overwhelmingly positive response from the music community. Soon thereafter, hands were shook securing a deal with a large-scale distributor, and it wasn’t long until the Crane Stand was in full scale production.

Re: Dell Commercial At SXSW Starring @Baratunde + Detroiter @HajjFlemings

kelvinscott — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:03:25 -0000

Nice to here that

Re: Inspiring @Pantene Commercial: Deaf & Mute Girl Learns to play the Violin

Dave — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:22:23 -0000

Totally awesome . . . I'm a Pantene user anyway, but this is a great clip by a very good product line . . . amazing!!!

Re: Top iPad App for Business: Sign My Pad (FREE Download Contest) #SignMyPad

Bndsites — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:03:49 -0000

very usefully....

Re: The 92,000 Hour (30-Day) Personal Branding Challenge #92khrs

Megan Atkinson — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:51:19 -0000

I am so in! This is really exciting! @madamenergy