I’ve had a fair amount of travel in the last 2 months, but really only one public speaking event of note. Starting now, things get crazy. First up, IndyHall Town Hall. From the IndyHall website: We’ve come a really long way in just a year and a half. We’ve connected with so many new people...

Last night I was at National Mechanics for the PANMA spring social, and fashionably late as usual. That didn’t keep me from staying late and having some great discussions. One of them was with Aaron “Shaggy” Hoffer-Perkins. Shaggy (best nickname ever. jinkies.) is a partner in a ne...

This post is part of a 95 post series discussing the 95 theses of the Cluetrain Manifesto as they relate to business in 2009. Read more about the series in the introduction post. And check out the rest of the series! Thesis #29: Elvis said it best: “We can’t go on together with suspiciou...

This post is part of a 95 post series discussing the 95 theses of the Cluetrain Manifesto as they relate to business in 2009. Read more about the series in the introduction post. And check out the rest of the series! Thesis #27: By speaking in language that is distant, uninviting, arrogant, they bui...

I did not forget about this series, I swear. Going offline for 9 days has taken a bit harder toll on my workflow than expected, so I’m a few days behind. My promise to you is to be back on track before the end of this week, hell or high water....

This post is part of a 95 post series discussing the 95 theses of the Cluetrain Manifesto as they relate to business in 2009. Read more about the series in the introduction post. And check out the rest of the series! Thesis #24: Bombastic boasts—”We are positioned to become the preeminent pr...

This post is part of a 95 post series discussing the 95 theses of the Cluetrain Manifesto as they relate to business in 2009. Read more about the series in the introduction post. And check out the rest of the series! Thesis #23: Companies attempting to “position” themselves need to take ...

This post is part of a 95 post series discussing the 95 theses of the Cluetrain Manifesto as they relate to business in 2009. Read more about the series in the introduction post. And check out the rest of the series! Thesis #22: Getting a sense of humor does not mean putting some jokes on the corpor...

This post is part of a 95 post series discussing the 95 theses of the Cluetrain Manifesto as they relate to business in 2009. Read more about the series in the introduction post. And check out the rest of the series! Thesis #21: Companies need to lighten up and take themselves less seriously. They n...

This post is part of a 95 post series discussing the 95 theses of the Cluetrain Manifesto as they relate to business in 2009. Read more about the series in the introduction post. And check out the rest of the series! Note: This is a guest post from Stephen Smith, editor of Business Development in Co...