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• Business, Innovation

  What is a fair valuation for Facebook?

  05.21.12 | Permalink | 7 Comments

  All you have to do is read the S-1 to see that Facebook is a viable and valuable company. The negative sentiment that surrounded the public offering of shares in the past few days is not because the company lacks value, but rather because the value at which the company is being offered does not […]

• Business, Coastal Stuff, Oddyssea

  Mother Nature does build them Pretty

  05.19.12 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  I’ve been attempting diligently not to share too much about the actual product we’ll have in Oddyssea, but sometimes I just can’t help myself. This morning we got a shipment in that I’ve been waiting impatiently to arrive and the contents pushed me over the edge. While it was difficult to select just one to […]

• Business, Coastal Stuff, Oddyssea

  Messing About with Products

  05.15.12 | Permalink | Comments Off on Messing About with Products

  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, Oddyssea

  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 | Comments Off on Building Awesome Products Interview

  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 […]

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