appmakr Focusing on Focus: Why We Sold AppMakr Back in January of 2010, my co-founders Sean, Isaac and I created one of the first mobile app creation platforms, AppMakr [http://www.appmakr.com/]. At the time, we had a thriving mobile app consulting business called PointAbout, and we were building high-end (and expensive) apps for large brands. Our
Politics My Politics Wish List I try not to get too political on this blog. But politics is something I'm deeply conflicted about. As a business owner, I want the government to stay out of my way. But as the son of an immigrant, I value inclusive domestic policies. I don't
Intent Overlooking The Obvious: It's All About Intent There's a great BusinessInsider article [http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-fbx-2012-9] about how Facebook has recently begun focusing heavily on retargeted ads. The crux of the story is this: The holy grail in advertising is knowing a user's "intent," because if you know what they
Competitor Be 15 minutes ahead of your competitor Here's an absolutely amazing piece by Beth Kanter titled, "Find the 15-Minute Competitive Advantage." In this post, Beth has concisely summarized the things that the PointAbout co-founders strongly believe. It's a sentiment echoed by Paul Graham in his essay on the six rules for
