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• Business, Coastal Stuff

  Messing About with Products

  05.15.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  The stocking at Oddyssea is continuing apace. We’ve got stuff from all over the place coming arriving at the store daily. One of the challenges we face is that we’re attempting to find things that are a) interesting b) rare or unique c) fit our themes and d) we can profit from. Achieving an optimal [...]

• Business, Coastal Stuff

  Why Did We Choose the Name Oddyssea?

  05.14.12 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  So, why did we choose the name Oddyssea (and don’t we know that we misspelled it? ) A little back story is required before we get into the core reasons for the name and spelling. As we contemplated (soberly) if/how/when to enter the retail business, we realized that it was stupid to enter without some [...]

• Business, Innovation

  Building Awesome Products Interview

  05.13.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  A couple of weeks ago I had the distinct pleasure to chat with Kathy Klotz-Guest, a “marketing story teller” who leads the practice Keeping it Human. Kathy and I were both speakers at Product Management Bootcamp earlier this year and were able to keep connected after the event. I’ve really enjoyed the interactions with Kathy [...]

• Business, Coastal Stuff

  The Sink Has Landed

  05.08.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  Not only did we get the required back flow prevention valve installed at Oddyssea today, we also got the sink hooked up. (I can do many things, but plumbing is not one of them. Everything I touch leaks in a DIY context.) We are excited to have the sink so that the create activities have [...]

• Business, Innovation, Media

  Twitter Usage and Growth

  05.07.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  It was just about a year ago I decided to “try” Twitter again. It was my third attempt and I wasn’t optimistic about it (in fact, in previous content I called Twitter a fad and dismissed users as narcissistic broadcasters of trivia.) Well, a year in and I can say I’ve found a way to [...]

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