Author: Stephen Meade

Are Conferences a Good Use of Capital? Yes. Collapse Timeframes:Make Conferences Worthwhile. SiliconBeachClearly.com http://ow.ly/xR00w

Mobile ads are growing, but changing. Where will the next big inventory solutions come from? I might have the idea. http://ow.ly/xL0qb

When did a Min. Wage become the goal to live off of? I’m baffled by the concept of “living wage” for entry employees http://ow.ly/xKXLC

Has the tipping point been reached? Web now bigger than TV? Ronaldo World Cup Ad Goes Global. Web Starts to Trump TV http://ow.ly/xCYR3

Are conferences and Events worthwhile? Are they a good use of resources? Collapse Timeframes and make them work. http://ow.ly/xAdLX

Celebrity is still the key driver for Social. http://ow.ly/xjOQE

Slash plays national Anthem at the Kings game? Only in LA I thought. Nope, seems to be a common occurance. Good job http://ow.ly/xeaLS

Are wearable devices a fad? Or, does Celebrity Endorsement cure all ills? Nike FuelBand Has Branding Issues | Adweek http://ow.ly/x6xLS

Need a programming team? What do you look for? Me? It’s all about the “Itys” – Silicon Beach Clearly http://ow.ly/x4bWK

People Die-Obama Lies-and NO one goes to Jail. This guy criticizes President & gets 16 months?Our Country is screwed http://ow.ly/x3SMX

It seems Celebrities/Entertainment still drive Social Media.This will change the way Celebrities control thier brand. http://ow.ly/x20N5

What is an Incubator? It seems they are everywhere. Here’s an attempt to describe them. – Silicon Beach Clearly http://ow.ly/wQuo8

Big difference between a mobile app (consumer focused) and an Enterprise App (business focused) Billion Dollar Apps http://ow.ly/wIkWM

Hypocrisy? Can’t drive to get a photo id and Vote? BUT, everyone is expected to be able to sign up for Obama Care? http://ow.ly/wDUUz

When Does Done Really Mean Done? If you’ve worked on a project, you know what I mean. Silicon Beach Clearly http://ow.ly/wyzQU

Big Problems. Big Opportunities. Solve Big Problems In Tech. Mike a Big Difference – Business Insider http://ow.ly/wvMkJ

f you travel a lot like I do, these are great tricks and scams to watch out for. Don’t fall victim. http://ow.ly/wsXp6

How do you answer a question, without answering? Why would you want to? Learn the art of- Deflect, Defer, & Disclose http://ow.ly/wogaD

How do you master the art of the Non-Answer? Learn the following; Deflect, Defer, and Disclose. Silicon Beach Clearly http://ow.ly/wigzd

Wouldn’t we ALL like to work here? 69% of employees get a bonus. Don’t pay your taxes? Get a Bonus. Nice work IRS. http://ow.ly/w3ls7

Is there ever too much of a good thing? WIth money it seems the answer is no. Rich Start-Ups Go Back for More http://ow.ly/vS6TZ

Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Look at the reckless destruction caused. Protests from PETA? http://ow.ly/vRJiP

Are there Aliens? If water is the precursor to life; Saturn has ice rings & underground water. And no one flinches? http://ow.ly/vRI0B

I invested in Oculus Rift, and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt. My latest article on Silicon Beach Clearly. http://ow.ly/vP3FZ

It’s tight times out there. Should your company cut back? Or Expand? Here’s some insight on correlated stock value. http://ow.ly/vMGzC

Hypocrisy reigns in Washington. Feast for the masses. Soviet Art in background. Photo shopped Library. Nice. http://ow.ly/vMjEE

Frog in boiling water syndrome? Read the last line of the article. Flowing water on Mars. No one even flinched? http://ow.ly/vBHKv

Pitcures are the future of Social. It’s all about story telling. http://ow.ly/vBGgX

Great article by Mark Cuban. I especially like how he shares the hard times. It always looks easy at the top. http://ow.ly/vBFRC

Chicago is a microcosm of the problem with Gov’t. Let’s create a big tax for pension, and then “modest”budget cuts http://ow.ly/voSdh

This is indeed hilarious. When Hitler finds out he can’t keep his doctor under Obamacare – Cancellations keep coming http://ow.ly/v6tYd

Great article & mention of my friend Navin & his exit of Qwiki to Yahoo. Epic Exit: Why mobile startups are acquired http://ow.ly/uXT3V

Big Brands are looking for new engagement platforms. It’s all about Story Telling. There’s a big one coming soon. http://ow.ly/uUAng

Big Brands are looking for new engagement platforms. It’s all about Story Telling. There’s a big one coming soon. http://ow.ly/uUA59n-

My latest article in Silicon Beach Clearly; If someone asks you the time; don’t tell them how to build a clock. http://ow.ly/uuAIy

Do you want Fame or Fortune? Sometimes, they aren’t mutually exclusive. Which would you pick? Glamarous acting? http://ow.ly/ufvNn

When did Facebook become a news source? There have been many changes over the decade that has become Facebook. What started as something for connections on college has turned into connecting over 1 Billion people on the planet...

This is what our Gov’t has come to? Force a company to pay for birth control & put the entire Co. out of business. http://ow.ly/tL6ea

Did you know people are like car batteries? Either positive and supporting or negative and draining. Which are you? http://ow.ly/tKTRm

Here’s what happens when you elect a Community Organizer to run the largest organization in the world.Political Chaos http://ow.ly/tujzx

What is your greatest strength? Have you ever thought about it? Realize it is also your greatest weakness? http://ow.ly/tu0Gj

Check out my latest article; “Your Greatest Strength is Your Greatest Weakness” featured on Silicon Beach Clearly http://ow.ly/tfpLG

Fox news/conservatives sticking up for Women. Interesting. Pointing out the disparity in pay for the Female GM CEO. http://ow.ly/teT2S

Looking for funding? How do you find an Angel Investor? Friends and Family? No, find a way to think strategic. http://bit.ly/ArcOfEntrepreneurshipNewsletterHome

Is this a little or a lot? Want to guess how many Billion Dollar Start Ups there are? Think there were more, or less? http://ow.ly/sZFkZ

Kids make you popular; Moms make you money; Grandmothers kill you. When a kid has to show a grandma how to make a smily face, it’s over.

I’ve been calling this for Five years! Facebook on teh decline. Facebook could lose 80 percent of users by 2017. http://ow.ly/sTd7S

Will this be the biggest lie of all time?Obama says dismantle. Iran says not true.Sorry, but Obama looks like a fool http://ow.ly/sQX17

Here’s my latest article in @clearlySBC. Be a Turncoat- Name Names! Talking about how to isolate faces for networking http://ow.ly/sCMlO

Great shot of Ryan Paul Simmons and his custom made Tuxedo from Turkey. Big Congrats. http://ow.ly/syhou

What is the value of relationships? How long did it take you to build them? What is the Golden Hammer Story? http://ow.ly/sy1Ut

What do you stand for? What are your beliefs? No matter what it is, someone will always have an opposite view. http://ow.ly/smwxr

Looking to start 2014 of right? Want to know why “Isolation is a Good Thing?” Join us Friday in Pasadena if you can. http://ow.ly/smwjI

Ever tried to convice someone of your idea? Remember- The Mind is Like Water; Path of Least Resistance. SBC article http://ow.ly/skoaI

Contradiction thoughts for 2014; The Early Bird Catches the Worm. But the Second Mouse gets the Cheese? Hmmm.

Will 2014 bring the 1st Billion dollar company to Silicon Beach? Check out my latest article at Silicon Beach Clearly.http://ow.ly/sdCRR

Great insights for 2013. How many of these items do you do? Seems most are free, so it’a an effort issue not money. http://ow.ly/s8kcu

This isn’t the Star Trek Hologram deck, but certainly a bit hard to wrap your head around. The Universe is a Hologram.http://ow.ly/rLFjh

Wow. Is the tide turning on Obama? Now, WSJ is starting to report on his antics. Interesting to see where this goes.http://ow.ly/rKZin

The price of an ACA plan keeps going up and up. Do you think there will be a revolt against it? Or the President? http://ow.ly/rl0ti

Easy to understand arcicle on items to cover for a start up. 8 Ingredients Every App and Software Business Plan Needs http://ow.ly/r7BfU

I wrote this a few weeks back. Jury is still out. Very curious what will happen. Will SnapChat be Billion or Bust? The current darling of the social tech world is SnapChat.  If you’re not familiar, SnapChat was started in...

Connected Car. It’s a new term for me, but seems like a really BIG opportunity. Thoughts on all kinds of ideas. http://ow.ly/r68oK

Gotta love Obama. Tax payers on the hook for his screw up. Health care death spiral payed out of Treasury?Brilliant. http://ow.ly/qSDCR

The Insurance death spiral has started. More old and unhealthy than young, drives up premiums, which keeps out young.http://ow.ly/qSDcz

Recent Seattle transplant and friend of mine,Derek Broes was quoted in this IRS mistake article. IRS and Health info? http://ow.ly/qS7jy

Seems Congress just killed Crowdfunding. If you like your funding, you can keep it; It’ll just cost you a $28K audtit http://ow.ly/qRqs7

Wow! Talk about a game of Chicken. If the Catholic Hospitals pull out (pun intended)- chaos and there goes that vote http://ow.ly/qPW6i

@AsheeshAdvani does a great job of articulating crowd funding and crowd gifting tips. How the top 100 raised money. http://ow.ly/qFDhh

Amazing that a spot in the size of a grain of sand- could produce this. Hard to imagine and wrap your head around. http://ow.ly/qB5xh

Why the Tech is Failing Women by @RyanHolmes CEO of @Hootsuite. Timely as I’m attending Astia.org today http://ow.ly/qAGU7

Great summary on why VC”s like investing in Technology. @GeorgeDeeb for Forbes. http://ow.ly/qz5i4

These remind me of the Stephen Covey Principal- Sharpen the Saw. 8 Things Really Efficient People Do. Inc Magazine http://ow.ly/quiN3

When will the day come when we realize we aren’t alone? Earth is like one grain of sand from all the beaches on earth http://ow.ly/qubDT

Looking for Unicorns? Great data breakdown on those outliers of technology companies. Any secret to spotting them? http://ow.ly/qt8YZ

When do Political Promises become Professional Perjury? Obama admin. knew millions could not keep health insurance. http://ow.ly/qgxXL

Wow. Has Obama gone from Campaingner in Chief, to Liar in Chief? His answers seem to always be- It wasn’t me. http://ow.ly/qdsGv

Interesting political quiz. I am most curious, of the 19MM who have taken it, what the scatter gram would look like. http://ow.ly/pYYcP

Question of fairness? Laid off 2 weeks. Get unemployment AND back pay? I’d love a job like that in the real world. http://ow.ly/pYMu4

See; and there were those of you who thought Fox News only did negative stories. Ellen gives $10K to NH waitress. http://ow.ly/pYEjv

Ad Tech making a comeback? WIth new tools/platforms, easier than ever to get direct to Brands. A new wave is coming. http://ow.ly/pXCaz

Is this infringement? Article title is the SAME as the Book by Nolan (Atari) Bushnell. Finding the next Steve Jobs. http://ow.ly/pUK1T

Why Isolation is a Good Thing. The latest article in “Arc of Entrepreneurship- from Startup to Success”. Be Specific http://ow.ly/pUDCB

Obama is up espousing about how much people “missed” the Gov’t when it was shut down. I didn’t notice a thing? I’m wondering how many people were really affected and how over those two...

The art of writing, being succinct, and telling a story is paramount in todays society. Here are some good tips. http://ow.ly/pTfjU

The art of writing, telling stories and being succinct is paramount in today’s world. Here are some good tips. http://ow.ly/pTft8

Interesting. One of those “What if” moments. I wonder how different the country would be if this had happened? http://ow.ly/pGIOD

More from the “Let them eat Cake!” Congress. http://ow.ly/pCADQ They continue to get paid during the shutdown, but not the families of those who died for our country.

How many photos are on your phone & computer? If you had a tool to give them new life & show your stories-would you? http://ow.ly/pzTd9

President Obama taking another page from the playbook- Make it hurt? Seems he continues to pick & choose winners? . http://ow.ly/pzC55

The gov’t has 200,000 more employees than in 2008. Necessary? Or need to cut and slim down. Crux of the argument? http://ow.ly/pwHKi

Instagram is being FacebookADfied! Ads will now appear in YOUR feed. How do you feel about that? Mess the experience? http://ow.ly/pviCD

People make decisions Emotionally and defend them Logically. Politics is all about playing to emotion. Interesting. http://ow.ly/pt9EB

The democratization of retail was caused by the Internet. Complete disruption. Next up. Venture Capital. http://ow.ly/prXGP

Where does social media fit in an organization? http://ow.ly/pr0zN We are dealing with some huge brands right now, and have trouble finding the right department.

Wonder why Congress has no sense of urgency? They get paid no matter what. Reminds me of a quote- Let them eat cake! http://ow.ly/pqYtJ

More good news from Cenoplex. Published White Papers Exploring Cost Savings & Revenue Generation for Mobile Operators http://ow.ly/ppgOK

More great news/progress from Cenoplex! Fun creating a technology & being the 1st One in the world to do something! http://ow.ly/pomuX

Spread the Wealth! @HowardMarks is building a sytem to help rank schools on engineering talent. Investor access info. http://ow.ly/podqB