TROTTORIA

"If you are not paying for it, you’re not the customer; you’re the product being sold."

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:54:45 -0400

“If you are not paying for it, you’re not the customer; you’re the product being sold.”

- blue_beetle on metafilter

I frequently think about the part before the semicolon but the part after is more important. (via @bryce)

(via mattlehrer)

fred-wilson: No Woman No Cry (Bob Marley cover) - Tupac happy...

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:15:53 -0400

fred-wilson:

No Woman No Cry (Bob Marley cover) - Tupac

happy friday cover day

This hits the spot…

startupquote: Make your product easier to buy than your...

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:39:26 -0400

startupquote:

Make your product easier to buy than your competition, or you will find your customers buying from them, not you.

- Mark Cuban

The above is based on my foursquare check-in habits over the...

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:04:10 -0400

The above is based on my foursquare check-in habits over the past year outside of the Tri-State area (starting 8/09)

Apparently, I am not as well traveled as I thought…..

http://weeplaces.com/matt-trotta/

http://whatthefuckismysocialmediastrategy.com/

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:33:19 -0400

http://whatthefuckismysocialmediastrategy.com/:

davidcho:

ryanbrown:

I love this shit.

(gordonc:faketv)

Ryan and I get angry about the same dumb people* on the internet.

*It should be noted that the actual concepts of the strategies on this site aren’t dumb, but there’s a certain ilk of person who likes talking about the concepts on a high level but are not so keen on execution and not so keen on not using terms like “brand ambassadors”. These people also, often, tend to be “rockstars”.

David, until you have said that you are going to ‘activate audience by giving them compelling social experiences, encouraging advocacy’ in a meeting, you haven’t lived…

Don Draper in the eye’s of the Wall Street Journal.

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:39:38 -0400

Don Draper in the eye’s of the Wall Street Journal.

‘We’ll crucify the insincere, tonight’ mokoyfman: Passion Pit,...

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:42:41 -0400

‘We’ll crucify the insincere, tonight’

mokoyfman:

Passion Pit, Tonight, Tonight (Smashing Pumpkins cover)

More great stuff from the Levi’s Pioneer Sessions. This time Passion Pit covers one of my all time favorite bands — The Smashing Pumpkins

I no longer need to watch The Social Network Trailer on repeat...

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:28:57 -0400

I no longer need to watch The Social Network Trailer on repeat to here this song.

thanks @Cee_raig

(via http://hypem.com/#/search/creep/1/)

startupquote: Making a product better often requires removing...

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:19:37 -0400

startupquote:

Making a product better often requires removing features.

- Marco Arment

rafer: mikehudack: diablocodyisnotevenherrealname: wreckandsal...

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:31:05 -0400

rafer:

mikehudack:

diablocodyisnotevenherrealname:

wreckandsalvage:

Vuvuzelas for BP — Kickstarter

BP is not feeling the pain they are causing in the Gulf. In order to put a bit of public pressure on them, we plan to buy 100 vuvuzelas and hire 100 vuvuzela players off Craigslist to play in front of BP’s International Headquarters in London for an entire work day.

Please reblog, especially those with UK friends!

Vaguely brilliant.

"‘Before I get shot by every professor or MBA graduate let me set the record straight. I am a..."

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:33:27 -0400

“

‘Before I get shot by every professor or MBA graduate let me set the record straight. I am a very big believer in education and especially higher education. I think that the knowledge gained on an MBA is useful. I do wish that more professors were forced to work in companies to gain real world experience that they could pass on to their students. I do find it strange that the most valuable skill for any employee in any company isn’t emphasized AT ALL in my experience: sales.

Sales is the lifeblood of every organization. It’s how we move products. It pays for all of our great engineers. It fuels our bonus payments, our quarterly earnings, our growth rate, our value at acquisition time. ‘

”

- Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC? | Both Sides of the Table

The early days of the FM NY office - 7/23/08

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:30:27 -0400

The early days of the FM NY office - 7/23/08

Watch Hill, RI

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 11:15:33 -0400

Watch Hill, RI

‘Human elements are more divorced from the trading process then...

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:12:52 -0400

‘Human elements are more divorced from the trading process then ever before. Humans are responsible for writing the program but are not inter stepping between the trade itself.

We saw this a year ago with United Airlines, their was a false bankruptcy rumor. Some wire service, inadvertently transmitted an old story about a UAL bankruptcy filing. The problem was, all the news reading algorithms saw that and started to sell sell sell…..within a matter of minutes they cut the UA stock price in half. ‘

From the new Jay-Z story in Rolling Stone

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:25:54 -0400

RS: [What was your most frustrating meeting at Def Jam?]
Jay-Z: Honestly? All of them

Memories. photo...

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:51:10 -0400

Memories.

photo via http://theworldsbestever.com/2010/06/02/graphic-inspiration/

laughingsquid: Be The Mayor, A Website That Helps You Win...

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:57:56 -0400

laughingsquid:

Be The Mayor, A Website That Helps You Win Foursquare Mayorship Battles

Nice work from the Barbarian Group.

The end of another day at the office…. -Union Square @ 7P

Thu, 27 May 2010 20:12:12 -0400

The end of another day at the office….

-Union Square @ 7P

In another life I would have liked to have been a tailor on...

Tue, 25 May 2010 13:16:46 -0400

In another life I would have liked to have been a tailor on Saville Row.

Hi.: Work and Life. Why We Do What We Do.

Sat, 15 May 2010 12:30:00 -0400

Hi.: Work and Life. Why We Do What We Do. :

‘Owning and retaining your company while architecting it for when you are gone. Answering to no one but your own passion. Ideally, plenty of Venture but no huge Capital needed. ‘

Just Awesome.