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Are You Standing Out Today?

One of my favorite bloggers, Nilofer Merchant, is on to something here… People buy two categories of things. The distinct. And the generic. The distinct items are the things that have a limited commodity, that are artisan in nature, that are worth paying a premium for. They stand out for some reason. The generic items [...]

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#hottoppix for July 5, 2011

Things we’ve been tracking in the past 24 hours… Pursue Happiness July 4, 2011   WordPress 3.2 now available July 4, 2011     Related articles Before and after; Nilofer Merchant ‘total beauty makeover’… (e1evation.com) nothing says love like beer! (e1evation.com)

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Before and after; Nilofer Merchant ‘total beauty makeover’…

The good Lord has put some amazing people in my path. For a guy ‘straight outta Wisconsin’, I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to collaborate with some pretty high octane people. One of them is Nilofer Merchant. Now Nilofer herself is not in need of a ‘total beauty makeover’ but her web presence was another [...]

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Let’s roll, Nilofer!

Nilofer Merchant is a kick-a$$ woman from Silicon Valley about whom I have posted several times before [search box!]. Here she is at TED speaking about innovation… I think you can why I’ve been blown away by her for years — she’s a deep thinker and engaging communicator, Nilofer totally rocks! Well, today Nilofer just [...]

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Why. I. Am. Doing. This.

A long time ago during Apple days, I was privileged to work with Nilofer Merchant. She writes here… I believe in the power of stories. Stories are like Maps. They point to directions and paths that we might not have seen if not well marked. I share my stories, and my goal is to enable [...]

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