All problems are opportunities. The bigger the problem, the bigger the opportunity. That is the headline from a recent presentation by Tina Seelig at the Stanford Entrepreneurial Leadership Lecture Series. It comes from Vinod Khosla, one of the co-founders of Sun Microsystems who became a general partner of the famous VC firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield […]
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May 28th, 2009
A news entrepreneur discovers her raison d’être
(NOTE: Following is a guest post from Julia Scott, who makes a living writing the savvy-spending blog, BargainBabe.com.) Four months ago I gave up my job as a reporter, blogger and columnist at a mid-size newspaper to launch my own personal finance blog. I knew in my gut that this career path, though uncertain, held […]
May 26th, 2009
GonzoCamp report: An emerging role for journalism when mixed with technology
A key role for journalism in the digital age is to provide intelligence to data. That emerged as a common theme running through each of the projects developed Friday at GonzoCamp in Seattle. Now that we are swimming in more data than ever, journalists need to develop technology to help them provide intelligence for that […]
May 21st, 2009
GonzoCamp goals: discover, play, learn
In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past year, you’ve encountered this persistent conversation about the future of news and journalism in a digital world. A Senate sub-committee spent three hours on it recently and most cities in the U.S. have had their share of panel discussions and one-day workshops focused on […]
May 12th, 2009
Coming soon: new ideas for the business of online journalism
I don’t know when or where I first heard the term entrepreneurial journalism, but I know it wasn’t that long ago. The business model for journalism had gone pretty much unchanged for decades in printed newspapers and magazines, with some new slices of the pie carved out for radio, then television and then cable. But […]
May 7th, 2009
Unique internship opportunity at Serra Media
Just posted on the Serra Media site: There’s never been a better time for innovation in journalism, digital content and community. If that’s your thing and you need a gig this summer, we want to hear from you. Serra Media is looking for some fresh perspectives and top-notch talent to boost our mission. You will […]
April 30th, 2009
Entrepreneurs conference in SoCal next week
If you’re in Southern California next week, I encourage you to take a look at the 2009 Entrepreneurs Conference hosted by the UCLA MBA program. I’m honored to be moderating a session at the conference, but am equally excited to attend the other sessions, including the contest where entrepreneurs will be judged on their 90-second […]
March 31st, 2009
We’re all just ‘vulnerable little specks’ now that the storm has hit
The April issue of Inc. magazine contains a fascinating interview with Jim Collins, author of Good to Great and Built to Last, two of the most famous and well-respected business books ever written. The title is “In times like these, you get a chance to show your strength.” As you might assume, the focus is […]
March 26th, 2009
Charging for news, but not for the money
My colleague at Serra Media, Scott Falconer, recently returned from the South by Southwest Interactive Conference with an interesting idea about paying for news, based on the Guy Kawasaki/Chris Anderson keynote. Using Photoshop as an example, Anderson said that a free web version of Photoshop would not seem as high of quality to users because […]
March 19th, 2009
Live chat on entrepreneurial journalism today
Quick reminder that I’ll be doing a live chat for Poynter today titled: “Entrepreneurial Journalism: How Journalism Can Survive Beyond Legacy Institutions.” As a starter thought, consider two qualities essential to an entrepreneurial approach: risk and optimism. Turns out most journalists aren’t wired for either, and that’s been a huge problem during this painful transition […]
