Tony Adam is Founder and CEO of Visible Factors (a Prime Rank Media, Inc. company), has been in technology since 2000 and online marketing since 2003. Tony is an entrepreneur, startup advisor, and regular speaker at many technology and marketing conferences, including SMX, PubCon and SXSWI.
There is so much buzzing in the search industry from @arrington writing about why he thinks search still sucks and JCPenney being busted for paid linking. And, just weeks ago Google busted Bing for copying search results...or did they? Whew, I felt like that was one big run on sentence without no end in sight. And, to be honest, the story of search does not have an end in sight. This is a positive for innovation.
Being a good decision maker is one of the toughest things to be. It isn't just about being smart, but, also has a huge dependency on being able to make quick decisions and think on your feet. Some of the best decisions that I've seen people make were on the spot and a decision had to be made right there. It is extremely important to startups to think this way, which is why I thought it was important to start a conversation about the topic.
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One of the most interesting things I've been studying over the last year has been the power social design and network effects. Even though many of us have used Social Media for quite sometime, it has typically been what I would call a disconnected and fragmented system of communication. Now, of course, I have to make a statement like that to catch your attention, but, really, is it that far off?
One of my favorite quotes I try to remember every day is by Nas. In the song "Favor for a Favor" he recites "Favor, for a favor, that's how we do business." This is pretty much how people should operate. Now, I am not saying we should be literally counting the favors, but, at the end of the day, if someone helps you out, you shouldn't let it go unnoticed. Most people might see this post as tangential at best, if so, feel free to move on. But, I've been thinking about this for a long time, so I figured, why not make it a 2011 resolution.
Thanks to Erik Deutsch, I had the opportunity to speak to a great class at UCLA tonight about SEO and Social Media for Communications Professionals.
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If you know anything at all about me, it's likely that it's this- I’m ALL about the relationships that I create. I'll never blatantly walk up to someone and tell them they should be buying a product or service. It’s just not my style. Granted I’ll shamelessly self-promote something, but that's typically just for the sake of shits and giggles.
For me, it’s never been and never will be about trying to win a client for the sake of numbers. It’s about creating an everlasting relationship that's going to benefit everyone. Now that doesn’t mean I can’t close deals or win clients over, I'm just not direct and blatant about it. Again, I’m ALL about relationships.
I'll start by saying this, I agree with Mark Suster's points to never hire job hoppers, but, sometimes there is more to a story than a resume holds. And, according to Jason Calacanis, I might be a Gen Y Trophy Kid, but, in my opinion, there is more to it than meets the eye in some cases. My thoughts and opinions are those of my own and I will always stand behind them, but I do apologize in advance if this post offends anyone or is in fact unhappy with the stance.
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Tony Adam
I've been in tech since 2000. I've founded multiple businesses, worked at Myspace, Yahoo!, and PayPal, and have successfully grown many businesses. These are my stories and how I've done it.
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