My most recent start-up, a mobile planning application known as Nextt, is shutting down. “Starting a company is like throwing yourself off a cliff and assembling an airplane on the way down.” Reid Hoffman, LinkedIN co-founder I’ve jumped off 4 cliffs in my career. On two occasions, I helped build teams that put together airplanes … Continue reading Nextt is no more—A postmortem
Nextt Adds Self Destruct Timing to “Make Plans Happen” for Friends Using Its Social Planning App
Ephemerality and Private Messaging Create Catalyst for Friends to Get Together Offline MADISON, WI -- (Feb 19, 2014) -- Nextt (www.getnextt.com), a private network for close friends to connect so they can do more together, today announced a new "self-destruct" feature that adds some often-needed urgency to social plans that can't quite seem to get … Continue reading Nextt Adds Self Destruct Timing to “Make Plans Happen” for Friends Using Its Social Planning App
Don’t Start a Company—Start a Movement
"The best founders aren’t starting companies, they are starting movements." -Tony Conrad, Big Omaha Presentation I doubt that I’ll ever meet Tony Conrad to thank him personally for this quote. He oozes Silicon Valley cool in way that makes me suspect he wouldn’t give an entrepreneur in Madison, Wisconsin fly-over country the time of day. But … Continue reading Don’t Start a Company—Start a Movement
You can’t quit social networks. Get used to it
This post was first published on PandoDaily. It seems like every week there’s a new study or article published bemoaning our hyper-networked existence. Social media, and Facebook in particular, makes us lonely, fuels FOMO (fear of missing out), and turns our lives into continuous digital highlight reels. In many ways, the pendulum of digital connection … Continue reading You can’t quit social networks. Get used to it
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