Category Archives: Media

My Morning As A Product

Posted on Tuesday, 6 May 2014 9:18 am by markpilip

I’ve been tracked over 700 times in just 5 minutes. That’s not including what the NSA is tracking about me. It’s just the count of the number of times Facebook has “called home” to various tracking services in the few … Continue reading →

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What happens when everyone is a part-timer?

Posted on Tuesday, 14 January 2014 10:50 am by markpilip

I’ve tried to live my business life following the adage “If my neighbor doesn’t have a job, sooner or later I won’t either.” I believe that strong communities exist when there is mutual respect, free exchange of ideas (good and … Continue reading →

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Don’t Get a Job. Work Instead.

Posted on Wednesday, 14 August 2013 7:55 am by markpilip

You find wisdom in the most unexpected places if you’re seeking it. I stumbled on this interview with Adam Ant this morning. He says something very important about twenty minutes into it. “I’ve never really had a job. This isn’t … Continue reading →

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Producers Don’t Work For Public Companies?

Posted on Wednesday, 2 January 2013 8:29 am by markpilip

Irving Azoff is a “producer” in the true sense of the word–an individual that can create a vision, rally talented people behind it, and execute. And now he’s left Live Nation to go back out again on his own. Why leave … Continue reading →

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If You’re Going Out of Business Anyway…

Posted on Tuesday, 6 March 2012 10:07 am by markpilip

Why wouldn’t you try to stop it? The answer in the newspaper industry, at least according to Mathew Ingram in GigaOM yesterday is culture. The newspaper industry has been circling the drain as the shift to free/cheap classified advertising has … Continue reading →

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