This week there has been a lot of talk about FourSquare.com as a new up and comer. There have been a bunch of articles on Mashable.com calling it the next Twitter, and why it might be better. Well here in the Cave of the Head of Lettuce, I have been exploring this up and comer and I have to say while the concept seems good, there is still work … [Read more...]
Idea Camp and beyond
Well last week I was treated to Idea Camp by Star Tec Florida where The Head of Lettuce was one of 16 new businesses / ideas that were explored and furthered in their development. I made some good friends and great contacts that I am sure you will be hearing more about as the Head of Lettuce grows. It's funny, just a few weeks ago my obsession with … [Read more...]
Total immersion this week
While getting my thoughts together for idea camp I have been trying to totally immerse my mind with many aspects of the new media that I want my company to be able to help others with. I saw a great video of David Meerman Scott's keynote at BMA 2009 national conference which I found to re-affirm my driving thoughts behind The Head of Lettuce. … [Read more...]
Google Wave
Happy to report after begging and pleading on Twitter, I got my Google Wave invite just now and will be spending some time on here to see what potential this tool has. If you are looking for an invite, you will see there are a lot of businesses forming just off the possibility of profiting from their invites. Several wanted you to sign up for … [Read more...]
We teach what we need the most
When I worked for Floyd Wickman, a national real estate trainer, we had a saying that you teach what you need the most, and I feel guilty of that today. When blogging it is important to keep in contact and communication with those following your blog, otherwise you will be forgotten well that is one lesson that I know I need to work on, so I guess … [Read more...]
Idea Camp
One of the presentations I attended at Bar Camp discussed an upcoming event called idea camp which is designed to assist entrepreneurs and inventors in the early stages of technology development. They say participants will refine their value proposition and identify target markets. I have to say I found this as a sign from above that I am on the … [Read more...]
Reflection on BarCamp Tampa Bay
Prior to a few weeks ago, I never heard of the term BarCamp and would have had several visuals running through my head involving either a camp out in a bar, or a cartoon of a bunch of steel bars camping, I know both are just plain bad. In a nut shell, a Bar Camp is an "un-conference", which means there is no set agenda or speakers. Everyone shows … [Read more...]
Barcamptampabay
This weekend I am hanging out at Bar Camp Tampa Bay www.barcamptampabay.com and I'll share some of the goodies that I am developing while listening to all the different speakers. This past week I decided to go forward with development of my first product, a training program geared towards small business owners in which I plan to educate them on … [Read more...]