So the other day I came across a video of Guy Kawasaki, Guy was at Apple computers in the early days and help build the company into one of the prominent industry leaders of the day.
But these days Guy heads up a venture capital company called Garage Technology Ventures.
The video focused on his book "The Art of the Start". One of the many great points in this video was this rule for successful entrepreneurs.
Make Meaning
Focus on making meaning, not money. If your vision for your company is to grow it just to flip it to a large company or to take it public and cash out, "you're doomed". Kawasaki says that great companies are built around one of three kinds of meaning:
1. Increase the quality of life. Make people more productive or their lives easier or more enjoyable.
2. Right a wrong. A variant on the above. Be a part of the solution, not a part of the problem.
3. Prevent the end of something good. Preserve something classic or historical. Save the whales.
I believe that Navsports follows this rule and it was great to know that what I am trying to do with Navsports is all about the three points above.
The rest of his video was equally insightful and I pick up some great pointers.
The status of Navsports, is that we are moving ahead swimmingly. Great progress and features are being developed every day.
We are heavily using Ajax throughout the site to maximise the users experience and I must say that this technology is really cool.
Well back to work for me.
Stewart
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Top Contributors
The members of navsports are the ones that make the site great. Without their contributions every day the site would not be growing and have the wonderful content it has.
So with that said we have just launched a new feature recognizing the top contributors to navsports.
On the homepage you will find a new section which shows you the top members by "comments" (last seven days), "submissions" (last seven days) and the all time "navpoints" leaders.
More great stuff is coming, our aim is to offer a unique product which is painfully easy to use.
We are constantly talking with national sporting bodies, local clubs and the people that play sport. We are implementing their feedback into what promises to be an excellent resource tool for community sports clubs, participants and fans.
Listening and learning is what I have come to realise as one of the most important things to success, so that is the reason after seventeen years I have finally made it to university, Sydney Uni to be exact.
I am studying web design and programming and gee coming from a sports management background this has been a huge eye opener. I have realised that I can create even better products to help grassroots clubs and anyone interested in sports to truly find out transparent info relating to all things sport.
Back to study for me, bye for now.
So with that said we have just launched a new feature recognizing the top contributors to navsports.
On the homepage you will find a new section which shows you the top members by "comments" (last seven days), "submissions" (last seven days) and the all time "navpoints" leaders.
More great stuff is coming, our aim is to offer a unique product which is painfully easy to use.
We are constantly talking with national sporting bodies, local clubs and the people that play sport. We are implementing their feedback into what promises to be an excellent resource tool for community sports clubs, participants and fans.
Listening and learning is what I have come to realise as one of the most important things to success, so that is the reason after seventeen years I have finally made it to university, Sydney Uni to be exact.
I am studying web design and programming and gee coming from a sports management background this has been a huge eye opener. I have realised that I can create even better products to help grassroots clubs and anyone interested in sports to truly find out transparent info relating to all things sport.
Back to study for me, bye for now.
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