passion + inspiration = innvovation 2.0

Posted on Feb 24, 2009 by Eric Marden

One part entrepreneurial rally cry, two parts iterative dissection of internet trends, and one part philosophical meta-rant; this talk adds up to be one hell of a thought provoker.

Building on the basic theme of the version 1 of this talk, the “incomplete history of the internet” portion has been completely reworked to better reflect current trends, and comes to a completely different set of conclusions.

Download the passion + inspiration = innovation 2.0 slides or watch the embedded version below.

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Andrew Keen, Full of Fail

Posted on Jul 1, 2008 by Eric Marden

Inspired by Lawrence Salberg’s review of Andrew Keen’s Cult of the Amateur, I downloaded the book with this month’s credit on my Audible account. I got an hour into the audio book today, and so far it’s like listening to Rush Limbaugh talk about the “Liberal Agenda”. Which is to say, his diatribes are made up of lots of false assumptions, punctuated with moments of accuracy, smeared in generalizations and couched in a rhetorical argument that only make sense if you believe the aforementioned assumptions.

With that out of the way, I agree with some of the points Andrew Keen makes, just not the conclusions he makes about them. Here are a handful of my initial impressions, stated conversationally as a response to his ideas: Continue reading →

I’m in UR internetz, stealin all UR cultures

Posted on Jun 26, 2008 by Eric Marden

In Andrew Keen‘s book, The Cult of the Amateur… “makes the case that the internet, particularly Web 2.0 with all of it’s socialization and democratization, is making us all idiots.” Read a passionate review of it here. Audible has it and I will surely be spending this month’s credit on it.

What are we building?

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Eric Marden

Tim O’Reilly, in referring to the “Web 2.0″ Internet operating system:

The key question is what kind of platform we’re collectively building. There is strong evidence that the platform that’s emerging is more like Linux than it is like Windows. That is, no one player is going to own all the pieces.

More on Why search competition isn’t the point.

How many sites are you supporting?

Posted on Oct 18, 2007 by Eric Marden

And by supporting I mean, how many non-business sites have you upgraded to a paying account with?

I am proud to support:

How many of you own a site that has a premium account that you charge money for? Do you find that you are more apt to support another site that you find useful because of this? What is your criteria for making the leap to a paid account?

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Paul Graham on The Future of Web Startups

Posted on Oct 10, 2007 by Eric Marden

There’s something interesting happening right now. Startups are undergoing the same transformation that technology does when it becomes cheaper.

A really interesting take when you apply Moore’s Law to the act of starting a Web 2.0 company. Read the entire essay, which was adapted from a Future of Web Apps keynote speech.

Google Maps – Public Transit features

Posted on Oct 4, 2007 by Eric Marden

Google Maps is starting to integrate Public Transit features. You can pick to ‘Drive There’or ‘Take Public Transit’when getting directions. Works for your city if you have decent public transportation.

passion + inspiration = innovation

Posted on Sep 25, 2007 by Eric Marden

Before I arrived at BarCamp, I wasn’t expecting there to be such a large group of high-caliber developers there. Wow, was I ever mistaken. I was also surprised by the large number of freelancers, tele-commuters and other work-from-home consultants. My anecdotal count was about 50%. This made me glad I picked the topic I did: passion + inspiration = innovation.
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who is xentek?

Posted on Sep 23, 2007 by Eric Marden

I am a problem solver. I’m the person you bring on board to simplify your work, automate your business, and generally use technology to make your business run smoother so that you can make more money. I focus on using open source technologies and innovative approaches to solving your business issues, fixing your work flow bugs, and transforming your business processes. However, I won’t shy away from Windows or Mac projects.

I have the social charisma to communicate the big picture to your customers, clients, and employees in order to lead, motivate, and inspire them to say and be a YES! in Life and in Business; all without losing the attention to detail that keeps my clients and partners coming back for more.

I’m energetic and passionate, and with enough real world experience to get the job done right. I am also young enough to guide the old guard into the new millennium, leveraging bleeding-edge technologies and trends to their full advantage, whilst being wise enough to know when to hold them, and when to fold them.

I am animated, spirited, and feisty. I bring power and momentum to any organization, project, or team. If you work with me, you won’t be disappointed.

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