Send References on LinkedIn

I get asked for my references a lot.  You probably do too.  It’s happens in the interview process and when you’re selling services, and even when you trying to get capital to get your start up off the ground.  It happens all the time.  The traditional delivery method is usually  an email  containing the names, [...]

Chasing Change – Entreprenuers and The New Web

Right now, I have about 30 subscribers and I’m grateful for every one of you. In the grand scheme of things, Chasing Change is not a widely read blog just yet – and that’s OK. Truth be told, it’s taken me some time to figure out what my niche really is. So here’s my niche. [...]

Wake Up Jessi Hempel! Web 2.0 Isn’t About a Revenue Model Just Yet

Dear Jessi Hempel of Fortune Magazine: With all due respect to your achievements and ability to write thought provoking content for one of the largest and most respected business publications today, I feel that you’ve completely missed the point with your recent article, Web 2.0 is so over. Welcome to Web 3.0. To me, your [...]

Will There Be a Dot Com Bust 2.0?

The question of a potential dot com bust 2.0 has been on my mind for some time. Today you can’t throw a stone without hitting some type of new niche social network or start up SaaS. An example would be Artie Isaac’s SpeakerSite. This network recently launched and already almost 700 members who have bought [...]

Niche Networks Encourage Long Tail User Engagment

First – a sincere apology to all my readers for the silence in the past month. Some changes in my personal life and really fortunate times for my company have kept me pretty busy and away from delivering new content to ChasingChange. I’ll be working to keep updates as regular as possible. Thanks for your [...]

What Social Networks Accomplish

In a recent email, my uncle stated that he was unsure exactly what social networks accomplished. While this is a much larger debate, here are a few ideas on why I believe these networks are valuable. Feel free to agree, disagree or share your own ideas: Data Portability Have you ever changed mobiles or computers, [...]