07 Jan
Posted by: Christopher S. Penn in: Books, Jedi mind tricks
Why You Keep Buying Seth Godin’s Books, Even Though You Already Know The Material
Marketer and author Seth Godin is renowned for his short, punchy, effective books about thinking about your business. He’s a bestseller, and his books are widely lauded. Yet inside his books, there’s nothing supremely groundbreaking. You can summarize his last few books [...]
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Jared Spool over at UIE posted this incredible job ad. I love it because it’s innovative in its approach, clearly sets expectations, and conveys accurately not only a sense of what’s expected of the candidate, but also where the company is going or could be going with the right person.
Kudos to Jared and the UIE [...]
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07 Jan
Posted by: Christopher S. Penn in: New media, Ninjutsu, On ko chi shin, Social networks
Manessa, Ninjutsu, and MySpace
In December 2007, I had the privilege and honor of being invited to participate in a search effort for Manessa Donovan, a 15 year old niece of Christopher Wilson, the host of Answers for Freelancers. Manessa went missing just before Thanksgiving, and regular search efforts were not generating results. Chris reached out [...]
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