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Writing should take that long

Writing desk and tools

I recently learned the hard way that, yes, writing really should take that long. At least writing that is worth doing. There are very few shortcuts.

Published 2016-06-16
Categorised as Business and work, Writing Tagged expectations, perceptions, skill, storytelling, talent, writing

Facebook should not have won but MySpace "blew it"

I just came across this video of Sean Parker speaking last year at Fast Company’s Innovation Uncensored event in New York City. Interesting and forthright take on Friendster’s and MySpace’s blunders which paved the way for Facebook’s success:

Published 2011-12-12
Categorised as People, Social Web Tagged facebook, friendster, management, myspace, sean parker, skill, success

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