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Archive for October 19th, 2009

TOH!

Monday, October 19th, 2009
Do you read Thompson on Hollywood? It is well done and a real insider’s POV. We are proud to be associated with Anne Thompson via our partnership with indieWIRE. Check out these stories.
 
I saw Law Abiding Citizen this weekend too. I didn’t know who to root for?      
 
Bad is good and good is bad. Revenge is sweet or not? I guess Gerard Butler is a pretty cool guy but this film made me incredulous. Let us tunnel into the jail in many places. That is plausible, isn’t it?
 
Big stars, big budgets, lots of things get blown up but not much makes sense. Writing is weak but the acting is pretty strong. I give the film two out of five stars.

I am Co-Hosting CNBC’s Squawk Box

Monday, October 19th, 2009

I will be co-hosting CNBC’s Squawk Box on Tuesday morning from 7:00 am to 9:00 am EST. Tune in to hear me with the hosts and special guests Steve Case and Jim Robinson. It is live TV so anything can happen. I am honored to have been asked to be on the show. I will be up bright and early tomorrow that is for sure.

Sometimes the First Best Answer isn’t the Right Best Answer

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Keep trying; keep perfecting. Sometimes the first plan isn’t the best plan. This is an article with a premise that I really believe in.

Viagra was discovered by trying to create a hair growth product. I kid you not. :-)

Be open to possibilities. Know what you don’t know.

I am on the board of a super-fast growth company called Groupon.com. It is booming. It started out life being a consumer advocacy service. It didn’t work. It morphed into a hyper local best prices and group shopping service. It is a home run company now.

The original business plan for SnagFilms looked NOTHING like our business is today.

Be open minded. Listen to the markets and consumers. The best answer may not be the first right answer!