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. 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 team made the iPhone
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 feel like either party
Intent Overlooking The Obvious: It's All About Intent There's a great BusinessInsider article 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 intend to do, you can influence their behavior through advertising. Facebook
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 making great things. The amazing part
