Comments for elieseidman.com - Elie Seidman's blog http://www.elieseidman.com CEO of Oyster.com - a blog about startups, entrepreneurship, photography, and business building Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:43:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on 4 life lesson from Dutch (my dog) by Lisa Anne Kiraly (Lovely Lisa) http://www.elieseidman.com/4-life-lesson-from-dutch-my-dog-492/comment-page-1#comment-223 Lisa Anne Kiraly (Lovely Lisa) Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:43:03 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=492#comment-223 "We Need Real Friends And Partners" What a profound statement. I am just coming out of 27-years of saying yes yes yes to everyone while having very few ever say it back to me. I realized that, those friends who always need your help, but never seem to be available when you need help, like say... to watch your cat for 1 day, are not friends at all. Americans throw the word friend around like it's a hockey puck at a Rangers game. We use it so much that we now need to define what KIND of friend we are talking about. There is the "GOOD" friend, "REAL" friend, "BAD" friend, or my favorite "EX" friend... if they are your EX FRIEND they aren't your FRIEND anymore lolol. As far as having true companionship in the office, boy o BOY is that something I long for. I have been a nanny for 2 years now for 3 year old twins and their 4 year old speech delayed sister and was recently let go because the family was changing jobs and money is tight. This all happened the SAME DAY I was let go from my weekend job, working with a 7 year old blind-autistic-non verbal boy with pica. Him and his twin brother were my world on Saturdays. I know I need to work for myself. I can't be in retail, or an office building filing paper work. I need to be creative, cunning, witty, I want to go to NYU for journalism and photography, eventhough I already have a Psychology and Marketing and Advertising degree. I know I'll be a super threat with all that... but wow I got off topic. Just saying it's nice to know you CAN have a job that you love, because baby, I will not settle for anything less! Thanks for this post, I hope I see some more! “We Need Real Friends And Partners”

What a profound statement.

I am just coming out of 27-years of saying yes yes yes to everyone while having very few ever say it back to me. I realized that, those friends who always need your help, but never seem to be available when you need help, like say… to watch your cat for 1 day, are not friends at all.

Americans throw the word friend around like it’s a hockey puck at a Rangers game. We use it so much that we now need to define what KIND of friend we are talking about.

There is the “GOOD” friend, “REAL” friend, “BAD” friend, or my favorite “EX” friend… if they are your EX FRIEND they aren’t your FRIEND anymore lolol.

As far as having true companionship in the office, boy o BOY is that something I long for. I have been a nanny for 2 years now for 3 year old twins and their 4 year old speech delayed sister and was recently let go because the family was changing jobs and money is tight. This all happened the SAME DAY I was let go from my weekend job, working with a 7 year old blind-autistic-non verbal boy with pica. Him and his twin brother were my world on Saturdays.

I know I need to work for myself. I can’t be in retail, or an office building filing paper work. I need to be creative, cunning, witty, I want to go to NYU for journalism and photography, eventhough I already have a Psychology and Marketing and Advertising degree. I know I’ll be a super threat with all that… but wow I got off topic. Just saying it’s nice to know you CAN have a job that you love, because baby, I will not settle for anything less!

Thanks for this post, I hope I see some more!

]]> Comment on It’s not closed until the check clears the bank by Elie Seidman http://www.elieseidman.com/its-not-closed-until-the-check-clears-the-bank-456/comment-page-1#comment-186 Elie Seidman Sat, 16 Apr 2011 21:25:39 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=456#comment-186 My approach is to be straightforward with everyone - yes, some VCs will feel spurned and walk away but in my experience, if they wanted to invest to begin with, many will want to invest more when you tell them that they can't. But yes, short of having been deceived during the pre-term sheet process, walking away from a term sheet should absolutely nuke a VC firms reputation. I imagine it's not going to have a positive effect on Spark's... I'm a sample set of one but if my experience with Spark is remotely representative, they are best avoided. My approach is to be straightforward with everyone – yes, some VCs will feel spurned and walk away but in my experience, if they wanted to invest to begin with, many will want to invest more when you tell them that they can’t.

But yes, short of having been deceived during the pre-term sheet process, walking away from a term sheet should absolutely nuke a VC firms reputation. I imagine it’s not going to have a positive effect on Spark’s… I’m a sample set of one but if my experience with Spark is remotely representative, they are best avoided.

]]> Comment on It’s not closed until the check clears the bank by chris dixon http://www.elieseidman.com/its-not-closed-until-the-check-clears-the-bank-456/comment-page-1#comment-184 chris dixon Sat, 16 Apr 2011 17:38:00 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=456#comment-184 how do you keep other funding leads warm after you've signed a term sheet? presumably you don't lie to them and not tell them you've signed with someone else? if you do tell them you've signed with someone else, they will feel spurned and will likely not come back. it is precisely for this reason that while VC term sheets aren't legally binding, it a VERY well established norm that you only back out when you find material misreprentation, a criminal background etc. Over the last 10 years I've been privy to more than a thousand financing stories and only seen this happen twice. (Both on the East Coast - I think in CA, VCs are more aware of how small the world is and that doing so will nuke their career. In fact recently in CA a VC wanted to back out instead paid a significant break up fee (hundreds of thousands, enough so that the entrepreneur was ok with it)). how do you keep other funding leads warm after you’ve signed a term sheet? presumably you don’t lie to them and not tell them you’ve signed with someone else? if you do tell them you’ve signed with someone else, they will feel spurned and will likely not come back. it is precisely for this reason that while VC term sheets aren’t legally binding, it a VERY well established norm that you only back out when you find material misreprentation, a criminal background etc. Over the last 10 years I’ve been privy to more than a thousand financing stories and only seen this happen twice. (Both on the East Coast – I think in CA, VCs are more aware of how small the world is and that doing so will nuke their career. In fact recently in CA a VC wanted to back out instead paid a significant break up fee (hundreds of thousands, enough so that the entrepreneur was ok with it)).

]]> Comment on Oyster on ABC’s Nightline by Roosteri http://www.elieseidman.com/oyster-on-abcs-nightline-445/comment-page-1#comment-106 Roosteri Tue, 19 Oct 2010 04:36:11 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=445#comment-106 i enjoyed reading your post I am headed to read about oyster locals.<br>thanks i enjoyed reading your post I am headed to read about oyster locals.
thanks

]]> Comment on Oyster.com in French – Oyster.com en Francais by Elie Seidman http://www.elieseidman.com/oyster-com-in-french-oyster-com-en-francais-441/comment-page-1#comment-104 Elie Seidman Sat, 09 Oct 2010 16:30:00 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=441#comment-104 This is a fine place to comment on Oyster. I think that there is a range of examples of hotels deceiving. But also note that the vast vast majority of Oyster is not about showing the differences between what we saw and what the other online travel agencies show. Rather, our focus is on finding the nuance of each hotel and what it's great for. There are 100s of thousands of photos on Oyster that show every nook and cranny of the hotels we cover and help people find the best option for them among many good options. This is a fine place to comment on Oyster. I think that there is a range of examples of hotels deceiving. But also note that the vast vast majority of Oyster is not about showing the differences between what we saw and what the other online travel agencies show. Rather, our focus is on finding the nuance of each hotel and what it's great for. There are 100s of thousands of photos on Oyster that show every nook and cranny of the hotels we cover and help people find the best option for them among many good options.

]]> Comment on Oyster.com in French – Oyster.com en Francais by Avid traveler http://www.elieseidman.com/oyster-com-in-french-oyster-com-en-francais-441/comment-page-1#comment-103 Avid traveler Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:16:05 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=441#comment-103 My apologies if this is not the right venu to comment on <a href="http://oyster.com" rel="nofollow">oyster.com</a>... I looked everywhere for a place to comment and couldn't find one.<br><br>I just saw the piece about <a href="http://Oyster.com" rel="nofollow">Oyster.com</a> on the news in USA. FANTASTIC concept. Though I have a slight beef with some of the "their photos" versus "our photos". Some of the "our photos" are taken at a completely different vantage point and the comments that point out the differences all but calls the venue a liar. There are some very good catches i.e. Jamaica Photo Fakeout: Breezes Montego Bay. But others like "L.A. Photo Fakeout: When flora goes missing" is borderline nit-picking. If the spacious fish eye lense shot that the oyster photographer had taken was used by the Hotel website itself, my guess is <a href="http://oyster.com" rel="nofollow">oyster.com</a> would say they were trying to make the balcony look bigger than it is and label them as a business trying to deceive their potential customers.<br><br>Again, the concept is fantastic and points out some VERY valid lies, but pointing out ever so slight photo-staging differences (not photoshoping) makes me loose interest in the site entirely. It paints <a href="http://Oyster.com" rel="nofollow">Oyster.com</a> as having an agenda when the agenda-less photos is what attracted me to the site in the first place. <br><br>signed, an avid traveler who works with a software company My apologies if this is not the right venu to comment on oyster.com… I looked everywhere for a place to comment and couldn't find one.

I just saw the piece about Oyster.com on the news in USA. FANTASTIC concept. Though I have a slight beef with some of the “their photos” versus “our photos”. Some of the “our photos” are taken at a completely different vantage point and the comments that point out the differences all but calls the venue a liar. There are some very good catches i.e. Jamaica Photo Fakeout: Breezes Montego Bay. But others like “L.A. Photo Fakeout: When flora goes missing” is borderline nit-picking. If the spacious fish eye lense shot that the oyster photographer had taken was used by the Hotel website itself, my guess is oyster.com would say they were trying to make the balcony look bigger than it is and label them as a business trying to deceive their potential customers.

Again, the concept is fantastic and points out some VERY valid lies, but pointing out ever so slight photo-staging differences (not photoshoping) makes me loose interest in the site entirely. It paints Oyster.com as having an agenda when the agenda-less photos is what attracted me to the site in the first place.

signed, an avid traveler who works with a software company

]]> Comment on About Elie Seidman by Carlos Segura http://www.elieseidman.com/about/comment-page-1#comment-102 Carlos Segura Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:27:00 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?page_id=2#comment-102 Hi Elie,<br>My name is Carlos Segura. <br>I am Spanish and since 1997 I run a small Spanish consultancy specialized in developing new produccts and evaluating quality standards for Hotel chains. <br>We evaluate Hotels for our customers (mainly large Spanish hotel chains) worldwide and our evaluations are produced under Mystery Guest technic with a group of specialist hotel evaluators.<br>We worked together in the past with large mystery shopping American companies like Bare International but the joint venture did not worked out as they evaluate any kind of products and use any kind of evaluators while we only deal with hotels (well we also started with airlines and travel agencys as their bussines is travell related) and we only use professional hotel evaluators.<br>I found your idea extremelly atractive and innovative and wonder if we could somehow cooperate with your company .<br>Should you find it interesting to contact me my email is <a href="mailto:carlos@yesconsultores.net" rel="nofollow">carlos@yesconsultores.net</a> <br>Looking forward to talk to you in the near future. Kind regards,<br>Carlos Segura. Hi Elie,
My name is Carlos Segura.
I am Spanish and since 1997 I run a small Spanish consultancy specialized in developing new produccts and evaluating quality standards for Hotel chains.
We evaluate Hotels for our customers (mainly large Spanish hotel chains) worldwide and our evaluations are produced under Mystery Guest technic with a group of specialist hotel evaluators.
We worked together in the past with large mystery shopping American companies like Bare International but the joint venture did not worked out as they evaluate any kind of products and use any kind of evaluators while we only deal with hotels (well we also started with airlines and travel agencys as their bussines is travell related) and we only use professional hotel evaluators.
I found your idea extremelly atractive and innovative and wonder if we could somehow cooperate with your company .
Should you find it interesting to contact me my email is carlos@yesconsultores.net
Looking forward to talk to you in the near future. Kind regards,
Carlos Segura.

]]> Comment on The harder side of entrepreneurship and the most important part by Elie Seidman http://www.elieseidman.com/the-harder-side-of-entrepreneurship-and-the-most-important-part-416/comment-page-1#comment-70 Elie Seidman Sun, 16 May 2010 05:38:33 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=416#comment-70 thanks, Giff thanks, Giff

]]> Comment on The harder side of entrepreneurship and the most important part by giffc http://www.elieseidman.com/the-harder-side-of-entrepreneurship-and-the-most-important-part-416/comment-page-1#comment-68 giffc Thu, 13 May 2010 16:04:55 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=416#comment-68 saw this on Fred's blog yesterday Elie and it was great. saw this on Fred's blog yesterday Elie and it was great.

]]> Comment on The harder side of entrepreneurship and the most important part by Joe http://www.elieseidman.com/the-harder-side-of-entrepreneurship-and-the-most-important-part-416/comment-page-1#comment-67 Joe Wed, 12 May 2010 21:43:08 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=416#comment-67 A very insightful and though provoking post. The line "were built on the shoulders of countless unnamed others" is most golden, this especially reminds of the 3rd individual involved in some portion with the paper outlining page rank. A very insightful and though provoking post. The line “were built on the shoulders of countless unnamed others” is most golden, this especially reminds of the 3rd individual involved in some portion with the paper outlining page rank.

]]> Comment on The harder side of entrepreneurship and the most important part by Elie Seidman http://www.elieseidman.com/the-harder-side-of-entrepreneurship-and-the-most-important-part-416/comment-page-1#comment-66 Elie Seidman Wed, 12 May 2010 18:57:23 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=416#comment-66 heading over there now to read it. heading over there now to read it.

]]> Comment on The harder side of entrepreneurship and the most important part by sethkravitz http://www.elieseidman.com/the-harder-side-of-entrepreneurship-and-the-most-important-part-416/comment-page-1#comment-63 sethkravitz Wed, 12 May 2010 16:47:17 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=416#comment-63 Wow, that was a really good post. I can so easily relate to everything you said there, including the "go to the light" moment you had in 2002. Scared the crap out of me and I do look back on fondly now and pat myself on the back. However, I hope to never experience anything like that again.<br><br>Thank you for writing about the other side of entrepreneurship. So few blogs touch on that. I wrote a piece that was picked up by the Harvard Business Review along the same lines you touch on <a href="http://secondcityceo.com/2010/02/25/part-6-is-this-worth-it/" rel="nofollow">http://secondcityceo.com/2010/02/25/part-6-is-t...</a> Wow, that was a really good post. I can so easily relate to everything you said there, including the “go to the light” moment you had in 2002. Scared the crap out of me and I do look back on fondly now and pat myself on the back. However, I hope to never experience anything like that again.

Thank you for writing about the other side of entrepreneurship. So few blogs touch on that. I wrote a piece that was picked up by the Harvard Business Review along the same lines you touch on http://secondcityceo.com/2010/02/25/part-6-is-t…

]]> Comment on The harder side of entrepreneurship and the most important part by Ariel http://www.elieseidman.com/the-harder-side-of-entrepreneurship-and-the-most-important-part-416/comment-page-1#comment-65 Ariel Wed, 12 May 2010 16:40:54 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=416#comment-65 Great Post! Completely agree!! Great Post! Completely agree!!

]]> Comment on The harder side of entrepreneurship and the most important part by The harder side of entrepreneurship and the most important part » Vidya 2 http://www.elieseidman.com/the-harder-side-of-entrepreneurship-and-the-most-important-part-416/comment-page-1#comment-64 The harder side of entrepreneurship and the most important part » Vidya 2 Wed, 12 May 2010 16:27:31 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=416#comment-64 [...] more: The harder side of entrepreneurship and the most important part May 12, 2010 | admin | Tags: Entrepreneurship, experience, lens, lived-the-ups, the-trenches, [...] [...] more: The harder side of entrepreneurship and the most important part May 12, 2010 | admin | Tags: Entrepreneurship, experience, lens, lived-the-ups, the-trenches, [...]

]]> Comment on The iPad is NOT for you if… by Elie Seidman http://www.elieseidman.com/the-ipad-is-not-for-you-if-401/comment-page-1#comment-61 Elie Seidman Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:12:38 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=401#comment-61 thanks Zach. thanks Zach.

]]> Comment on The iPad is NOT for you if… by Tweets that mention The iPad is NOT for you if… -- Topsy.com http://www.elieseidman.com/the-ipad-is-not-for-you-if-401/comment-page-1#comment-60 Tweets that mention The iPad is NOT for you if… -- Topsy.com Wed, 07 Apr 2010 06:17:56 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=401#comment-60 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by elie seidman. elie seidman said: [post] the iPad is NOT for you if... http://bit.ly/dnkNC5 [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by elie seidman. elie seidman said: [post] the iPad is NOT for you if… http://bit.ly/dnkNC5 [...]

]]> Comment on The iPad is NOT for you if… by Zachary Shrier http://www.elieseidman.com/the-ipad-is-not-for-you-if-401/comment-page-1#comment-59 Zachary Shrier Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:20:54 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=401#comment-59 Great post, E. Thanks. Great post, E. Thanks.

]]> Comment on The iPad is NOT for you if… by Elie Seidman http://www.elieseidman.com/the-ipad-is-not-for-you-if-401/comment-page-1#comment-58 Elie Seidman Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:29:00 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=401#comment-58 It's very awkward. It's very awkward.

]]> Comment on The iPad is NOT for you if… by Morag http://www.elieseidman.com/the-ipad-is-not-for-you-if-401/comment-page-1#comment-57 Morag Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:37:11 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=401#comment-57 Regardless of whether it's primarily for creation or consumption, my main question is that it seems really awkward and uncomfortable to hold. Regardless of whether it's primarily for creation or consumption, my main question is that it seems really awkward and uncomfortable to hold.

]]> Comment on Are there startups in New York City? by new york state of mind « ginsudo http://www.elieseidman.com/nycstartups-3/comment-page-1#comment-56 new york state of mind « ginsudo Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:32:28 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=3#comment-56 [...] one of the great startup locales in the world.  For those interested, Elie Seidman is another good new voice in the thread, and of course Joel Spolsky is a longtime stalwart for software engineering in NYC (or [...] [...] one of the great startup locales in the world.  For those interested, Elie Seidman is another good new voice in the thread, and of course Joel Spolsky is a longtime stalwart for software engineering in NYC (or [...]

]]> Comment on Free time – the advantage of the entrepreneur by Elie Seidman http://www.elieseidman.com/free-time-the-advantage-of-the-entrepreneur-319/comment-page-1#comment-119 Elie Seidman Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:01:25 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=319#comment-119 definition of a coward = unwilling to level critique with your real name. <br><br>Here is a poem you should read: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If%E2%80%94" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I...</a> definition of a coward = unwilling to level critique with your real name.

Here is a poem you should read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I…

]]> Comment on Free time – the advantage of the entrepreneur by Media Beat http://www.elieseidman.com/free-time-the-advantage-of-the-entrepreneur-319/comment-page-1#comment-118 Media Beat Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:16:11 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=319#comment-118 I dearly hope this personal intellectual property you speak of and missed opportunity is being exerted towards the widely reported failing venture at <a href="http://Oyster.com" rel="nofollow">Oyster.com</a>. As a member of the active Skype community, may I personally thank you for not attempting to start this groundbreaking service used by millions. Your "expertise" and how-to would have surely sunk the ship before leaving port.<br><br><a href="http://thefastertimes.com/travelnews/2009/12/01/the-shelling-of-oystercom" rel="nofollow">http://thefastertimes.com/trav...</a>/<br><a href="http://gawker.com/5416337/print-refugees-laid-off-by-web-site-that-was-supposed-to-save-them" rel="nofollow">http://gawker.com/5416337/prin...</a><br><br>5% of entrepreneurial projects succeed 5 years or more. In your case, serial entrepreneurship is not a skill but a disease. I dearly hope this personal intellectual property you speak of and missed opportunity is being exerted towards the widely reported failing venture at Oyster.com. As a member of the active Skype community, may I personally thank you for not attempting to start this groundbreaking service used by millions. Your “expertise” and how-to would have surely sunk the ship before leaving port.

http://thefastertimes.com/trav…/
http://gawker.com/5416337/prin…

5% of entrepreneurial projects succeed 5 years or more. In your case, serial entrepreneurship is not a skill but a disease.

]]> Comment on An entrepreneurs guide to venture capital (1 of 3) by Tweets that mention An entrepreneurs guide to venture capital (1 of 3) -- Topsy.com http://www.elieseidman.com/an-entrepreneurs-guide-to-venture-capital-1-of-3-380/comment-page-1#comment-50 Tweets that mention An entrepreneurs guide to venture capital (1 of 3) -- Topsy.com Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:42:54 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=380#comment-50 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by elie seidman, elie seidman and Andrew, Douglas Bachelor. Douglas Bachelor said: An entrepreneurs guide to venture capital http://ow.ly/124ub #startup#entrepreneur [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by elie seidman, elie seidman and Andrew, Douglas Bachelor. Douglas Bachelor said: An entrepreneurs guide to venture capital http://ow.ly/124ub #startup#entrepreneur [...]

]]> Comment on An entrepreneurs guide to venture capital (1 of 3) by Congress and Law: The Global Financial Crisis: G-20 Meetings | Markets Finance Wisdom http://www.elieseidman.com/an-entrepreneurs-guide-to-venture-capital-1-of-3-380/comment-page-1#comment-48 Congress and Law: The Global Financial Crisis: G-20 Meetings | Markets Finance Wisdom Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:56:14 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=380#comment-48 [...] An entrepreneurs guide to venture capital (1 of 3) [...] [...] An entrepreneurs guide to venture capital (1 of 3) [...]

]]> Comment on Lessons I’ve learned about entrepreneurship by Greg4 http://www.elieseidman.com/lessons-ive-learned-about-entrepreneurship-345/comment-page-1#comment-47 Greg4 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:07:35 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=345#comment-47 Great points. The last one was especially intriguing - glad to not have met the people you're talking about yet! Great points. The last one was especially intriguing – glad to not have met the people you're talking about yet!

]]> Comment on Some predictions for the 10′s by Some Predictions For the 10’s http://www.elieseidman.com/some-predictions-for-the-10s-335/comment-page-1#comment-42 Some Predictions For the 10’s Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:50:09 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=335#comment-42 [...] For our infrastructure, we were early adopters of Sonus softswitches – telecom switches using VoIP instead of traditional time division multiplexing technology (TDM). Once revolutionary, VoIP is today the standard and TDM continues to …Read More [...] [...] For our infrastructure, we were early adopters of Sonus softswitches – telecom switches using VoIP instead of traditional time division multiplexing technology (TDM). Once revolutionary, VoIP is today the standard and TDM continues to …Read More [...]

]]> Comment on Free time – the advantage of the entrepreneur by Usher http://www.elieseidman.com/free-time-the-advantage-of-the-entrepreneur-319/comment-page-1#comment-33 Usher Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:10:26 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=319#comment-33 Some upsides of being an entrepreneur are a more flexible lifestyle and more opportunity for creativity. ''The YES Movie'' produced by Louis Lautman<br><a href="http://www.theyesmovie.com" rel="nofollow">www.TheYesmovie.com</a> Some upsides of being an entrepreneur are a more flexible lifestyle and more opportunity for creativity. ''The YES Movie'' produced by Louis Lautman
http://www.TheYesmovie.com

]]> Comment on Free time – the advantage of the entrepreneur by Tweets that mention Free time – the advantage of the entrepreneur -- Topsy.com http://www.elieseidman.com/free-time-the-advantage-of-the-entrepreneur-319/comment-page-1#comment-32 Tweets that mention Free time – the advantage of the entrepreneur -- Topsy.com Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:43:40 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=319#comment-32 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by elie seidman and Scott, Kingsley Mills. Kingsley Mills said: Free time – the advantage of the entrepreneur: Skype is pervasive today but in 2002 and 2003, making phone call.. http://bit.ly/5217n9 [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by elie seidman and Scott, Kingsley Mills. Kingsley Mills said: Free time – the advantage of the entrepreneur: Skype is pervasive today but in 2002 and 2003, making phone call.. http://bit.ly/5217n9 [...]

]]> Comment on Sulzberger borrows a quote from us by Elie Seidman http://www.elieseidman.com/sulberger-borrows-a-quote-from-us-295/comment-page-1#comment-31 Elie Seidman Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:24:49 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=295#comment-31 Wanamaker's rule is very very hard to get around when you go into the world of offline advertising. I do think that TV in particular will continue to be done and that print in magazines will be done - albeit in a vastly smaller number of magazines. What the makers of the 1984 ad did not have to deal with was a proliferation of other more measurable channels. Take the Apple of 84 and put it into the world of 2009 and I don't think that even Jobs would have had the courage to do that ad. Wanamaker's rule is very very hard to get around when you go into the world of offline advertising. I do think that TV in particular will continue to be done and that print in magazines will be done – albeit in a vastly smaller number of magazines. What the makers of the 1984 ad did not have to deal with was a proliferation of other more measurable channels. Take the Apple of 84 and put it into the world of 2009 and I don't think that even Jobs would have had the courage to do that ad.

]]> Comment on Sulzberger borrows a quote from us by Greg4 http://www.elieseidman.com/sulberger-borrows-a-quote-from-us-295/comment-page-1#comment-30 Greg4 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:49:38 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=295#comment-30 Totally with you on for-profit journalism, although I do find it a bit sad. I'm hoping the non-profit model works out. Not everything works well as a blog post (although there are definitely examples like <a href="http://fivethirtyeight.com" rel="nofollow">fivethirtyeight.com</a> that blow traditional journalists out of the water).<br><br>As for the measurability, I have a hard time wrapping my head around it. Could you ever measure the impact of something like Apple's 1984 ad? It goes beyond impressions or even a spike in sales. Maybe you could track tweets, etc., as a proxy for brand engagement? I'd like to think there will still be a place for real branding. Having said that, I do think brand advertising needs to shrink massively or get much better. The vast majority of TV ads are still mind-numbingly bad and fall into Wanamaker's wasted 50%. Totally with you on for-profit journalism, although I do find it a bit sad. I'm hoping the non-profit model works out. Not everything works well as a blog post (although there are definitely examples like fivethirtyeight.com that blow traditional journalists out of the water).

As for the measurability, I have a hard time wrapping my head around it. Could you ever measure the impact of something like Apple's 1984 ad? It goes beyond impressions or even a spike in sales. Maybe you could track tweets, etc., as a proxy for brand engagement? I'd like to think there will still be a place for real branding. Having said that, I do think brand advertising needs to shrink massively or get much better. The vast majority of TV ads are still mind-numbingly bad and fall into Wanamaker's wasted 50%.

]]> Comment on Sulzberger borrows a quote from us by Elie Seidman http://www.elieseidman.com/sulberger-borrows-a-quote-from-us-295/comment-page-1#comment-29 Elie Seidman Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:19:25 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=295#comment-29 Great point - I very much agree. Boats did not disappear (nor did trains). Paper has a place as does professional journalism but I'd bet strongly that the size of the for profit journalism world shrinks dramatically. <br><br>The thing that I can't get away from is measurability. If you can't measure it - it effectively does not exist and the problem with print - supported by ads - is that the advertiser can't measure the impact. Since marketers are, more and more, spreadsheet toting MBAs instead of the "artists" of Mad Men, any medium that wants to be ad supported but does not allow for deep tracking and measurement is doomed. Great point – I very much agree. Boats did not disappear (nor did trains). Paper has a place as does professional journalism but I'd bet strongly that the size of the for profit journalism world shrinks dramatically.

The thing that I can't get away from is measurability. If you can't measure it – it effectively does not exist and the problem with print – supported by ads – is that the advertiser can't measure the impact. Since marketers are, more and more, spreadsheet toting MBAs instead of the “artists” of Mad Men, any medium that wants to be ad supported but does not allow for deep tracking and measurement is doomed.

]]> Comment on Sulzberger borrows a quote from us by Greg4 http://www.elieseidman.com/sulberger-borrows-a-quote-from-us-295/comment-page-1#comment-28 Greg4 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:57:00 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=295#comment-28 I liked your Titanic-themed post. The problem is that your Sulzberger quote omits his main point. The cruise industry is still around, with something like $16 B in US revenue in 2005 and perhaps more profit than the airline industry! The key was that the industry realized it was in the business of entertainment rather than transportation. Even the Titanic was probably on the right track - it was more about the status of being on the boat than about getting somewhere. Trying to compete with a plane in getting from point A to point B would have been foolish.<br><br>Sulzberger's making the same point about print (<a href="http://bit.ly/2KKgjG" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/2KKgjG</a>). It can't beat digital media at their own game - freshness, low cost, UGC, etc. - but there will be a place for it as an experience. The hard part is figuring out whether that'll just be first edition hardcovers and coffee table books or whether there will be more to it than that. Reminds me of something Fred Wilson wrote a while back about his family fighting over magazines now more than ever, despite the Internet being their main source of entertainment. I liked your Titanic-themed post. The problem is that your Sulzberger quote omits his main point. The cruise industry is still around, with something like $16 B in US revenue in 2005 and perhaps more profit than the airline industry! The key was that the industry realized it was in the business of entertainment rather than transportation. Even the Titanic was probably on the right track – it was more about the status of being on the boat than about getting somewhere. Trying to compete with a plane in getting from point A to point B would have been foolish.

Sulzberger's making the same point about print (http://bit.ly/2KKgjG). It can't beat digital media at their own game – freshness, low cost, UGC, etc. – but there will be a place for it as an experience. The hard part is figuring out whether that'll just be first edition hardcovers and coffee table books or whether there will be more to it than that. Reminds me of something Fred Wilson wrote a while back about his family fighting over magazines now more than ever, despite the Internet being their main source of entertainment.

]]> Comment on About Elie Seidman by new york state of mind « ginsudo http://www.elieseidman.com/about/comment-page-1#comment-27 new york state of mind « ginsudo Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:09:45 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?page_id=2#comment-27 [...] about making New York into one of the great startup locales in the world.  For those interested, Elie Seidman is another good new voice in the thread, and of course Joel Spolsky is a longtime stalwart for [...] [...] about making New York into one of the great startup locales in the world.  For those interested, Elie Seidman is another good new voice in the thread, and of course Joel Spolsky is a longtime stalwart for [...]

]]> Comment on The meltdown fee by fredwilson http://www.elieseidman.com/the-meltdown-fee-285/comment-page-1#comment-26 fredwilson Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:34:34 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=285#comment-26 no good deed goes unpunished, including starting a company and creating jobs no good deed goes unpunished, including starting a company and creating jobs

]]> Comment on The meltdown fee by Elie Seidman http://www.elieseidman.com/the-meltdown-fee-285/comment-page-1#comment-25 Elie Seidman Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:29:36 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=285#comment-25 completely agree. completely agree.

]]> Comment on The meltdown fee by brandonwatson http://www.elieseidman.com/the-meltdown-fee-285/comment-page-1#comment-24 brandonwatson Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:22:41 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=285#comment-24 I must have missed the part where the government was our friend on the way up and down. Make a ton of money in the market? Pay full taxes. Loss a ton? Can only deduct losses up to $3K. Oh well, what are you going to do? If people want a change, they need to vote for new leaders. By the way, in case you missed it, Congress (not the people who elected them) just voted themselves a raise. Wonder how long before that shows up on your bill. I must have missed the part where the government was our friend on the way up and down. Make a ton of money in the market? Pay full taxes. Loss a ton? Can only deduct losses up to $3K. Oh well, what are you going to do? If people want a change, they need to vote for new leaders. By the way, in case you missed it, Congress (not the people who elected them) just voted themselves a raise. Wonder how long before that shows up on your bill.

]]> Comment on Your first customers are the hardest to acquire by lockedavid http://www.elieseidman.com/your-first-customers-are-the-hardest-to-acquire-112/comment-page-1#comment-22 lockedavid Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:28:58 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=112#comment-22 Thank you for the insightful article. As a business partner of a new web site (<a href="http://www.jobulous.com" rel="nofollow">www.jobulous.com</a>) my partners and I are currently struggling with this issue. The site is up and running and ready but when do we do the big Push? How many tweaks is too many before we push it out of the nest and see if it can fly? Of course you can launch and fail but you can also fail by not launching at all because you were paralyzed by the "what ifs". We're prepping to Push soon; let's just hope this baby is ready to fly! Thank you for the insightful article. As a business partner of a new web site (http://www.jobulous.com) my partners and I are currently struggling with this issue. The site is up and running and ready but when do we do the big Push? How many tweaks is too many before we push it out of the nest and see if it can fly? Of course you can launch and fail but you can also fail by not launching at all because you were paralyzed by the “what ifs”. We're prepping to Push soon; let's just hope this baby is ready to fly!

]]> Comment on Your first customers are the hardest to acquire by goodwin http://www.elieseidman.com/your-first-customers-are-the-hardest-to-acquire-112/comment-page-1#comment-21 goodwin Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:58:33 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=112#comment-21 Thart chef is awful person, i saw his traveling televison act. I can say the dude needs to be sent back to the jungle of ignorrance. criticism is part of this business. he better learn fast, or arvi you will be out of business..... Thart chef is awful person, i saw his traveling televison act. I can say the dude needs to be sent back to the jungle of ignorrance. criticism is part of this business. he better learn fast, or arvi you will be out of business…..

]]> Comment on Entrepreneurial training – start young by Elie Seidman http://www.elieseidman.com/entrepreneurial-training-start-young-252/comment-page-1#comment-20 Elie Seidman Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:25:51 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=252#comment-20 I completely agree with Catrina's comment. The biggest thing I learned while working on my previous business was that you have to choose the business you are in very very carefully. Working on the right thing is absolutely critical. I completely agree with Catrina's comment. The biggest thing I learned while working on my previous business was that you have to choose the business you are in very very carefully. Working on the right thing is absolutely critical.

]]> Comment on Entrepreneurial training – start young by Richard D http://www.elieseidman.com/entrepreneurial-training-start-young-252/comment-page-1#comment-19 Richard D Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:27:17 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=252#comment-19 Elie, this has me thinking of Catrina Fake's recent post on working smart versus working hard - <a href="http://www.caterina.net/archive/001196.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.caterina.net/archive/001196.html</a> - I enjoyed her blurb from a recent book about Watson and Crick Elie, this has me thinking of Catrina Fake's recent post on working smart versus working hard – http://www.caterina.net/archive/001196.html – I enjoyed her blurb from a recent book about Watson and Crick

]]> Comment on Business is a marathon, not a sprint by Elie Seidman http://www.elieseidman.com/business-is-a-marathon-not-a-sprint-123/comment-page-1#comment-18 Elie Seidman Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:45:18 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=123#comment-18 Hi Matt - <br><br>I'd be happy to talk. Want to email me at elie at oyster dot com ?<br><br>Elie Hi Matt –

I'd be happy to talk. Want to email me at elie at oyster dot com ?

Elie

]]> Comment on Business is a marathon, not a sprint by davidclarke http://www.elieseidman.com/business-is-a-marathon-not-a-sprint-123/comment-page-1#comment-17 davidclarke Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:38:27 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=123#comment-17 Hi Elie - came by your post above by a very circuitous route – love the way you think – quite refreshing to read that others see is the way Marsha do!<br><br>Marsha and I embarked on this mission about 5 years ago to do for The Seychelles Islands what you guys at Oyster have seemingly done over your way – only we monetised it in a slightly differently - but I do like your style.<br><br>We find that we are now experts .. no … we now have intimate knowledge of the islands of Seychelles and the accommodations there.<br><br>Our expertise is the knowledge that we have gained and are able to pass on to prospective visitors - our expertise is NOT programming websites!<br><br>As you reflect in your post about the guy who has shifted his direction and remained a player, it is possible that we are in a similar situation now …. maybe …. just maybe, we are a little off the mark with <a href="http://myMAPofSeychelles.com" rel="nofollow">myMAPofSeychelles.com</a>, maybe it ought to be based more on the Oyster model – not sure.<br><br>What do you think? Do you see any way our Seychelles knowledge and expertise could be worked into the Oyster framework?<br>Love to hear from you<br>Kind Regards<br>David Hi Elie – came by your post above by a very circuitous route – love the way you think – quite refreshing to read that others see is the way Marsha do!

Marsha and I embarked on this mission about 5 years ago to do for The Seychelles Islands what you guys at Oyster have seemingly done over your way – only we monetised it in a slightly differently – but I do like your style.

We find that we are now experts .. no … we now have intimate knowledge of the islands of Seychelles and the accommodations there.

Our expertise is the knowledge that we have gained and are able to pass on to prospective visitors – our expertise is NOT programming websites!

As you reflect in your post about the guy who has shifted his direction and remained a player, it is possible that we are in a similar situation now …. maybe …. just maybe, we are a little off the mark with myMAPofSeychelles.com, maybe it ought to be based more on the Oyster model – not sure.

What do you think? Do you see any way our Seychelles knowledge and expertise could be worked into the Oyster framework?
Love to hear from you
Kind Regards
David

]]> Comment on Email is not dead – be careful the Silicon Valley koolaid that you drink by Jutta http://www.elieseidman.com/email-is-not-dead-be-careful-the-silicon-valley-koolaid-that-you-drink-194/comment-page-1#comment-16 Jutta Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:30:12 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=194#comment-16 check out the article in today's Wall Street Journal "Why Email No Longer Rules...................." check out the article in today's Wall Street Journal “Why Email No Longer Rules………………..”

]]> Comment on Email is not dead – be careful the Silicon Valley koolaid that you drink by Matt http://www.elieseidman.com/email-is-not-dead-be-careful-the-silicon-valley-koolaid-that-you-drink-194/comment-page-1#comment-14 Matt Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:08:04 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=194#comment-14 This is a fantastic post Elie -- you articulated perfectly exactly what a lot of people (me included) were thinking while reading that article this morning. I would like to post this on my blog, if that is ok with you.... This is a fantastic post Elie — you articulated perfectly exactly what a lot of people (me included) were thinking while reading that article this morning. I would like to post this on my blog, if that is ok with you….

]]> Comment on Email is not dead – be careful the Silicon Valley koolaid that you drink by Elie Seidman http://www.elieseidman.com/email-is-not-dead-be-careful-the-silicon-valley-koolaid-that-you-drink-194/comment-page-1#comment-15 Elie Seidman Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:38:34 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=194#comment-15 Of course - go for it. Of course – go for it.

]]> Comment on Computer science – not just for geeks by Kelly Ford http://www.elieseidman.com/computer-science-not-just-for-geeks-119/comment-page-1#comment-13 Kelly Ford Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:31:26 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=119#comment-13 Thanks for the shout-out, Elie. My original post was inspired by the conversation that you and I had about this very topic when we last saw each other. <br>Good point that the principal value of a CS course (for anyone not destined to be a professional coder) is not about learning the syntax of a particular language, but rather overall programming concepts. I'm reminded of what an initial paradigm shift it was to grasp recursion, and then how elegant it seemed as a tool to solve classic factorial problems or the famous Towers of Hanoi puzzle in just a few elegant lines of code. Elements of this are taught as mathematical induction in high school, but I'm still left with the feeling that our secondary educational system doesn't yet appreciate similar concepts taught via computer programming. Thanks for the shout-out, Elie. My original post was inspired by the conversation that you and I had about this very topic when we last saw each other.
Good point that the principal value of a CS course (for anyone not destined to be a professional coder) is not about learning the syntax of a particular language, but rather overall programming concepts. I'm reminded of what an initial paradigm shift it was to grasp recursion, and then how elegant it seemed as a tool to solve classic factorial problems or the famous Towers of Hanoi puzzle in just a few elegant lines of code. Elements of this are taught as mathematical induction in high school, but I'm still left with the feeling that our secondary educational system doesn't yet appreciate similar concepts taught via computer programming.

]]> Comment on Computer science – not just for geeks by Kelly Ford http://www.elieseidman.com/computer-science-not-just-for-geeks-119/comment-page-1#comment-12 Kelly Ford Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:30:33 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=119#comment-12 Thanks for the shout-out, Elie. My original post was inspired by the conversation that you and I had about this very topic when we last saw each other. <br>Good point that the principal value of a CS course (for anyone not destined to be a professional coder) is not about learning the syntax of a particular language, but rather overall programming concepts. I'm reminded of what an initial paradigm shift it was to grasp recursion, and then how elegant it seemed as a tool solve classic factorial problems or the famous Towers of Hanoi puzzle in just a few lines of code. Elements of this are taught as mathematical induction in high school, but I'm still left with the feeling that our secondary educational system doesn't yet appreciate similar concepts taught via computer programming. Thanks for the shout-out, Elie. My original post was inspired by the conversation that you and I had about this very topic when we last saw each other.
Good point that the principal value of a CS course (for anyone not destined to be a professional coder) is not about learning the syntax of a particular language, but rather overall programming concepts. I'm reminded of what an initial paradigm shift it was to grasp recursion, and then how elegant it seemed as a tool solve classic factorial problems or the famous Towers of Hanoi puzzle in just a few lines of code. Elements of this are taught as mathematical induction in high school, but I'm still left with the feeling that our secondary educational system doesn't yet appreciate similar concepts taught via computer programming.

]]> Comment on Restrain yourself by benjaminsiegelii http://www.elieseidman.com/restrain-yourself-108/comment-page-1#comment-11 benjaminsiegelii Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:16:47 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=108#comment-11 Its so hard to pass on good ideas though. And down the road its painful to see someone else coming out with an idea you had. Lets face it, you may have the most unique/creative/lucrative idea out there but its only a matter of time (and money) before that same idea pops into another persons head. I agree that spreading yourself too this is not the way to go but sometimes a good idea inspires a great one... Its so hard to pass on good ideas though. And down the road its painful to see someone else coming out with an idea you had. Lets face it, you may have the most unique/creative/lucrative idea out there but its only a matter of time (and money) before that same idea pops into another persons head. I agree that spreading yourself too this is not the way to go but sometimes a good idea inspires a great one…

]]> Comment on Restrain yourself by Elie Seidman http://www.elieseidman.com/restrain-yourself-108/comment-page-1#comment-10 Elie Seidman Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:42:44 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=108#comment-10 One of the things I think a lot about is sequencing. Over time you CAN do many things well but you can't do them all at the same time and still do them well. So if one of your core areas of business is really running smoothly and perfectly already and it will kind of "maintain itself", there is now more room to think about the next thing. One of the things I think a lot about is sequencing. Over time you CAN do many things well but you can’t do them all at the same time and still do them well. So if one of your core areas of business is really running smoothly and perfectly already and it will kind of “maintain itself”, there is now more room to think about the next thing.

]]> Comment on First, do no harm by Kim Orlando http://www.elieseidman.com/first-do-no-harm-82/comment-page-1#comment-9 Kim Orlando Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:52:43 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=82#comment-9 Good advice for bloggers too. Good advice for bloggers too.

]]> Comment on Restrain yourself by kimorlando http://www.elieseidman.com/restrain-yourself-108/comment-page-1#comment-8 kimorlando Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:50:06 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=108#comment-8 True true and point well taken. It can be hard to focus on the existing winner when there is so much more that could be done. HOWEVER, newness requires (practically demands) throwing darts. There is opportunity everywhere b/c nothing (revenue, consumer preferences) is really proven just yet. I have learned, by following some of the "new things" how to adapt to what my readers are telling me they want more of. True true and point well taken. It can be hard to focus on the existing winner when there is so much more that could be done. HOWEVER, newness requires (practically demands) throwing darts. There is opportunity everywhere b/c nothing (revenue, consumer preferences) is really proven just yet. I have learned, by following some of the “new things” how to adapt to what my readers are telling me they want more of.

]]> Comment on Are there startups in New York City? by Tweets that mention Are there startups in New York City? -- Topsy.com http://www.elieseidman.com/nycstartups-3/comment-page-1#comment-7 Tweets that mention Are there startups in New York City? -- Topsy.com Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:04:36 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=3#comment-7 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Sara Wajnberg and Oyster Hotel Reviews. Oyster Hotel Reviews said: Why startups are a terrible place to work? (for some) http://bit.ly/3JZrae via Oyster.com CEO Elie Seidman @elieseid [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Sara Wajnberg and Oyster Hotel Reviews. Oyster Hotel Reviews said: Why startups are a terrible place to work? (for some) http://bit.ly/3JZrae via Oyster.com CEO Elie Seidman @elieseid [...]

]]> Comment on Why I’m not rich enough to be cool enough to own a Mac by Anon http://www.elieseidman.com/why-im-not-rich-enough-to-be-cool-enough-to-own-a-mac-40/comment-page-1#comment-5 Anon Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:33:14 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=40#comment-5 What about the cost of time spend finding those commodity parts, assembling them, and then dealing with them as they break or malfunction-- not to mention the myriad drivers, patches, bios fixes and other assorted wonders of the PC world? Did I mention viruses? One virus or malware and the impact it will have on your cobbled together PC-- and you'll understand the value of a Mac !<br><br>I've owned an iMac for 3 years, and I've never had to reboot it, never had a virus, and when I took it out of the box it found my network and printer and basically it just worked. I've also owned an original iPhone and Ipod Nano for about the same length of time...never an issue-- there's a reason people buy them! What about the cost of time spend finding those commodity parts, assembling them, and then dealing with them as they break or malfunction– not to mention the myriad drivers, patches, bios fixes and other assorted wonders of the PC world? Did I mention viruses? One virus or malware and the impact it will have on your cobbled together PC– and you'll understand the value of a Mac !

I've owned an iMac for 3 years, and I've never had to reboot it, never had a virus, and when I took it out of the box it found my network and printer and basically it just worked. I've also owned an original iPhone and Ipod Nano for about the same length of time…never an issue– there's a reason people buy them!

]]> Comment on Why I’m not rich enough to be cool enough to own a Mac by Elie Seidman http://www.elieseidman.com/why-im-not-rich-enough-to-be-cool-enough-to-own-a-mac-40/comment-page-1#comment-6 Elie Seidman Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:19:06 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=40#comment-6 All great reasons to get a Mac, no doubt. But those things will cost you. We have nearly forty people running either Windows Vista or Windows 7 (more than 20 Lenovo X200 laptops) and Norton Anti-virus and have for around 18 months. So far so good - less than a technical issue a week and those that we do have can almost always be fixed by phone. We have not yet had a virus (thankfully). I'm incredibly impressed with Windows 7 - the install is truly Mac easy (I've installed the Mac OS as well). The only thing the Mac has going for it over Windows 7 is much cooler hardware. If Apple made most of its profit off of its computer business (vs its iPhone and iPod business), I'd put my money where my mouth is and short Apple. And you are absolutely right that assembling commodity parts is not for the unsophisticated. Just buy a Lenovo laptop with SSD if you have Mac level money to burn and want a great machine. All great reasons to get a Mac, no doubt. But those things will cost you. We have nearly forty people running either Windows Vista or Windows 7 (more than 20 Lenovo X200 laptops) and Norton Anti-virus and have for around 18 months. So far so good – less than a technical issue a week and those that we do have can almost always be fixed by phone. We have not yet had a virus (thankfully). I’m incredibly impressed with Windows 7 – the install is truly Mac easy (I’ve installed the Mac OS as well). The only thing the Mac has going for it over Windows 7 is much cooler hardware. If Apple made most of its profit off of its computer business (vs its iPhone and iPod business), I’d put my money where my mouth is and short Apple.

And you are absolutely right that assembling commodity parts is not for the unsophisticated. Just buy a Lenovo laptop with SSD if you have Mac level money to burn and want a great machine.

]]> Comment on Why I’m not rich enough to be cool enough to own a Mac by Elise http://www.elieseidman.com/why-im-not-rich-enough-to-be-cool-enough-to-own-a-mac-40/comment-page-1#comment-4 Elise Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:43:01 +0000 http://www.elieseidman.com/?p=40#comment-4 This just completely killed my desire for a Macbook. I think i'm good with the lenovo I have now.=) This just completely killed my desire for a Macbook. I think i'm good with the lenovo I have now.=)

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