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How to profit from creative passion (the Tom Selby way)
Tom Selby is a photographer. He has been commisioned to shoot by the likes of Vogue Paris and the almuni of his subjects includes such household names as Helena Christensen, Tom Wolfe and Björn Borg. What is unusual and inspiring is that he has managed to profit enormously from his website without the use of any any advertising or sponsorship. In this video he explains how he did it.
Is it just me or is the Australian Government rubbish at supporting entrepreneurs? Check...
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Dr V. Sivapalan, a Malaysian serial entrepreneur with a deep interest in what factors...
Robot built to fetch inventors beer
The selection process for our weekly Beer O'Clock newsletter (The Best and Worst of Anthill TV) involves a surprisingly complex number of considerations, such as balance, educational content, local relevance, chuckle-factor and good taste. That's why it was pleasing to stumble across this short clip at 4:22 this afternoon (yes, only minutes ago). It's now that special time of day. So... enjoy.
Why You’ve Never Heard of the Great Depression of 1920
If you have 49 minutes to spare and would like to brush up on your economic theory, this presentation by Thomas E. Woods, Jr., hosted by the Ludwig von Mises Institute, not only summarises the events leading up the the Great Depression of the 1920s but offers salient points that are equally applicable to our current economic climes.
The world's favourite… pro bono workplace
The next time you feel the urge to complain about your economy class seat, spare a thought for British Airways staff who may have...
What’s the one thing you can do to ensure your success? [VIDEO]
It's Tuesday. So far, I've been awake for 17 hours.
Why? Good question. I'm so glad you asked.
I'm not a natural morning person yet,...
If you want to know what the web will look like in 2011, watch...
If you're wondering about the future of the internet but want more than the glib, usually poorly researched (albeit visually spectacular) YouTube memes that surface every six months, prepare to be impressed. In 20 minutes, Morgan Stanley's Mary Meeker outlines the 10 most influential internet trends likely to influence the way we create, consume and exploit digital media in 2011.
What is social proof? What can this dancing lunatic teach you about online marketing?
Two or three times a year, I run an online marketing masterclass.
Imagine 10 to 15 business builders jammed in a small room learning what...
Did you hear the one about the tortoise and the guinea pig? [VIDEO]
No, not the tortoise and the hare. That's all about being slow and steady to win the race.
This one is about the tortoise and...
You can market research anything, including song lyrics [VIDEO]
When the organisers of Red Nose Day in New Zealand realised they didn't have a charity song for 2012, who did they call? Eventually,...
The best three minute video about managing employees and customers that you will ever...
Social media has heralded several changes. But one of the biggest ones is how we can broadcast our discontent (or otherwise) with our treatment...
Entrepreneurial Americans with razor blades prepare to invade Australia. For real. [VIDEO]
If you were to ask me, “do you own the man in the bathroom?” I’d probably say, “no, but I’ve asked him to leave...
Primary school advertising prodigy wins Labor’s endorsement [VIDEO]
Yesterday, the Australian Labor Party endorsed a "special election message" from Harrie, aged 11 years old. According to the Labor Party's description on YouTube: "Harrie sent this through to us and we thought it was worth sharing with everyone. Thanks Harrie." Real? Fake? Ingenious? Or cringe-worthy? That's for you to decide.
Jack Dorsey brings Square to Australia and shares the start-up story behind it [VIDEO]
Square, the payments technology company founded by Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey, recently launched Square Reader, in Australia in March
Here’s how to parody Apple, not get sued and sell lots of apple cider...
This ad is full of terrible apple and Apple puns. But they work. And, so far, Apple seems to have few complaints.
Scientist? Entrepreneur? This teenager is doing amazing things to change the world [VIDEO]
"The more you know, the more you wonder." - Brittany Wenger
Doesn't that sound like the driving spirit behind every entrepreneur, ever?
Most 17 year olds...
Risk & Reward: Base jumpers leap from world’s new tallest building (oh, again)
The only way humans can top building a structure like the Burj Khalif is to jump off it. And that's exactly what seasoned base jumpers Omar Al Hegelan and Nasser Al Neyadi did this week, leaping from a height of 672 metres and free-falling for over 10 seconds then parachuting a further 30-40 seconds. The tower stands 828 metres high.
Words of wisdom from Zuckerberg: what made the time right for Facebook? [VIDEO]
In this video, Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook has an open discussion about the early days of Facebook.
The first question is most interesting....
Could this be the dumbest online strategy of them all? [VIDEO]
Two weeks ago, I ran a short survey.
I polled over 200 people interested in my upcoming online marketing masterclass and asked, 'What is your...
