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Two Degrees Blog http://blog.colwin.com Technology :: Innovation :: Social Media Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:29:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Launching LegalMindsTV! http://blog.colwin.com/index.php/2010/01/21/launching-legalmindstv/ http://blog.colwin.com/index.php/2010/01/21/launching-legalmindstv/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:21:40 +0000 admin http://blog.colwin.com/?p=943

The reason I haven’t been updating this blog in a few months is that I’ve been working on launching a new online venture called LegalMindsTV.

LegalMindsTV features exclusive video interviews with attorneys focused on a variety of corporate law topics, such as securities regulation, intellectual property, litigation, labor and employment, corporate finance, private equity, environmental law, etc. The goal is to provide timely content to senior corporate executives, their board of directors and their counsel, while offering the lawyers a platform for showcasing their practice area expertise and providing a marketing/business development platform to reach new clients.

Here’s a list of featured interviews currently on the site …

“New Developments and Legal issues in Outsourcing”
Richard Raysman, Holland & Knight LLP

“New Laws of Social Media”
Brian Cuban, Dallas Mavericks and Mark Cuban Companies

“Trends in Energy Company Finance, Post-Financial Crisis”
Jeffrey Delaney, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

“Music and Film Licensing in the Current Digital Environment”
Marc Jacobson, Greenberg Traurig LLP

“Challenges & Opportunities Accessing Capital Markets”
Steven Khadavi, Dorsey & Whitney LLP

“Venture Investment in the Cleantech Sector”
Chip Korn, Sonnenschein Nath & Ronsenthal LLP

“Advising Entrepreneurs on Business Formation, Growth & Funding”
Peter Rothberg, Duane Morris LLP

“Protecting Brands from Trademark Infringement”
Gregory Gulia, Duane Morris LLP

CMO Corner: “Why Litigators can be Great Business Developers”
Alice O’Rourke, CMO, Day Pitney

I hope that you’ll take a moment to visit the site and share your thoughts.

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Did You Know 4.0: Updated “Shift Happens” Video http://blog.colwin.com/index.php/2009/09/17/did-you-know-4-0-updated-shift-happens-video/ http://blog.colwin.com/index.php/2009/09/17/did-you-know-4-0-updated-shift-happens-video/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:46:42 +0000 admin http://blog.colwin.com/?p=936 Here’s an interesting update from XPLANE to the original “Shift Happens” video. This completely new Fall 2009 version includes facts and stats focusing on the changing media landscape, including convergence and technology, and was developed in partnership with The Economist.


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VC’s “Pitch Book” for Entrepreneurs Seeking Venture and Angel Investors http://blog.colwin.com/index.php/2009/07/21/vc-pitch-book-for-entrepreneurs-seeking-venture-and-angel-investors/ http://blog.colwin.com/index.php/2009/07/21/vc-pitch-book-for-entrepreneurs-seeking-venture-and-angel-investors/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:42:37 +0000 admin http://blog.colwin.com/?p=922 This workbook-style presentation created for the PopTech! Fellow Program by  VC firm Canaan Partners gives entrepreneurs tips on how to give a successful pitch to venture and angel investors.

According to Canaan, this Pitch Book was created to provide entrepreneurs with the “actionable, tactical guidance you need to clearly communicate your business idea as well as well as to encourage entrepreneurs to “think through the aspects of your business the same way VC’s will be assessing it.”

They break the presentation down into seven sections:

    1. Intro
    2. Team
    3. Opportunity
    4. Solution
    5. Competition
    6. Business Model and, most important …
    7. “The Ask”

      For each section, there are bullet-points on what to “Tell Us,” the “Key Objective” of this section of the pitch, and is followed by “Notes” which gives you advice, suggestions and guidance related to that area of the presentation.

      In addition to being a helpful tool for entrepreneurs seeking funding, it’s also a great exercise to help you to clarify your business model, goals and objectives.

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      Kodak’s Transformation in the Digital Age http://blog.colwin.com/index.php/2009/07/20/kodak-cmo-hayzlett-transformation-in-the-digital-age/ http://blog.colwin.com/index.php/2009/07/20/kodak-cmo-hayzlett-transformation-in-the-digital-age/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:58:50 +0000 admin http://blog.colwin.com/?p=910 I had the pleasure of attending ProductCamp in New York City this past weekend and was blown away by the opening keynote by Kodak’s Chief Marketing Officer Jeffrey Hayzlett, who you may have seen featured on Celebrity Apprentice.

      A cross between Bill Clinton and Larry the Cable Guy, Hayzlett’s entertaining and informative presentation challenged the audience’s perception of Kodak as a corporate remnant of the analog age.

      You thought they were just hiding out waiting for this digital thing to blow over

      Setting the tone was this corporate video, “Winds of Change,” which starts with a self-deprecating look at Kodak and reveals some fascinating insights into the transformation Kodak has undertaken – where half of the 19 top products, which account for 80% of their current revenue, didn’t exist just two years ago!

      If you’re interesting in learning more about ProductCampNYC, you can visit their wiki to find out about upcoming events and to see videos from this past weekend’s sessions as soon as they’re posted.

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      Don’t Miss ProductCamp in New York City Tomorrow! – FREE Registration! http://blog.colwin.com/index.php/2009/07/17/dont-miss-productcamp-in-new-york-city-tomorrow-free-registration/ http://blog.colwin.com/index.php/2009/07/17/dont-miss-productcamp-in-new-york-city-tomorrow-free-registration/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:17:48 +0000 admin http://blog.colwin.com/?p=899 Don’t miss your last chance to register for ProductCampNYC tomorrow (Saturday) – a full-day event hosted by the New York Product Management Association at the historic Downtown Association in New York City.

      Product Camp LogoIn the spirit of BarCamp, ProductCamp is a collaborative, user organized professional conference focused on Product Management and Marketing topics.  At ProductCamp everyone participates in some manner: presenting, leading a discussion, showcasing a best practice, or sharing their experiences.

      ProductCamp is a great opportunity for participants to learn from, teach to, and network with professionals involved in the Product Management, Marketing, and  Development process from the New York City Metro area – and around the world!

      Tweet me if you plan on attending!  And if you’re tweeting from the event, be sure to use the hashtag #pcampnyc

      Session information
      Registration Page

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      Check Out Apture Plug-In for Contextual Rich Media http://blog.colwin.com/index.php/2009/07/03/checking-out-apture-plug-in-for-contextual-rich-media/ http://blog.colwin.com/index.php/2009/07/03/checking-out-apture-plug-in-for-contextual-rich-media/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:52:37 +0000 admin http://blog.colwin.com/?p=852 I just installed Apture on my blog, a plug-in which lets bloggers and publishers enhance blog posts and articles with interactive pop-up videos, images, Wikipedia, maps and more from 50+ sources without making readers leave the page.

      The San Mateo-based startup launched last year and recently closed a $4.1 million Series A round from Clearstone Venture Partners and a number of angel investors.

      Mouseover the film icon in this Apture Video link, as well as the book icon in the link for CVP above, to check it out.  (Hopefully, you didn’t need that explanation how to use it!)

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      Branding 101 Video: Apple v. Microsoft http://blog.colwin.com/index.php/2009/06/18/branding-101-video-apple-v-microsoft/ http://blog.colwin.com/index.php/2009/06/18/branding-101-video-apple-v-microsoft/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:50:30 +0000 admin http://blog.colwin.com/?p=763 As lines begin to form for the release of the Apple iPhone 3G S tomorrow, it’s a good time to reflect on the dos and don’ts of successful branding and product marketing.  I know this video has been around a while, but it’s one of my favorites. 

      Enjoy!

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      Shift Happens: Globalization and the Information Age http://blog.colwin.com/index.php/2009/04/27/did-you-know/ http://blog.colwin.com/index.php/2009/04/27/did-you-know/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:42:41 +0000 admin http://blog.colwin.com/?p=803 This fascinating video, “Did You Know?,” created by educators Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod, illustrates the dramatic progression of information technology in our global society.

      According to their Shift Happens wiki page, the video originally started out as a PowerPoint presentation for a faculty meeting in August 2006 at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado, United States. The presentation “went viral” on the Web in February 2007 and, as of June 2007, had been seen by at least 5 million online viewers.

      Today the old and new versions of the online presentation have been seen by at least 20 million people, not including the countless others who have seen it at conferences, workshops, training institutes, and other venues.


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      What we REALLY want the CIA to Uncover? http://blog.colwin.com/index.php/2009/04/04/what-we-really-want-the-cia-to-uncover/ http://blog.colwin.com/index.php/2009/04/04/what-we-really-want-the-cia-to-uncover/#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:30:59 +0000 admin http://blog.colwin.com/?p=766 In April 1995, President Clinton signed an executive order mandating that all secret government documents 25 years old or older, and deemed to be of “historical value,” be released to the public unless federal agencies sought exemptions for specific files that remained sensitive. The order called for the creation of a “government wide database of information that has been declassified” and stated that its contents “shall be available to the public.”

      Included in that database are a treasure trove of declassified documents from the CIA.

      Now that that database is easily accessible to the public via the Agency’s FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) Electronic Reading Room, we can search a vast archive of historically signficant documents that would have made a cold-war era KGB agent drool.

      And what is the number one search term? …

      Is it “Bay of Pigs.” Nope.

      What about “Kennedy” or “assassination?” Not even close.

      How about “nuclear weapons.” Getting even colder.

      The top search term in five of the last six months, by a significant margin, is …

      … UFO.

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      Buzzword Buzzkill http://blog.colwin.com/index.php/2009/03/30/buzzword-buzzkill/ http://blog.colwin.com/index.php/2009/03/30/buzzword-buzzkill/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:45:05 +0000 admin http://blog.colwin.com/?p=731 everytime you say Web 3.0 a startup dies :( shirt

      I found this shirt on Zazzle.  Click on image to order.

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