Simple Thai Originally uploaded by gregmeyer Have you ever noticed the restaurants in your area that stand out because of their simplicity? One local restaurant in the International District (Simply Thai, on 5th and Jackson) caught my eye recently with…
Golden Beets Originally uploaded by gregmeyer Farmer’s markets are … awesome! You can see many varieties of vegetables and other products, harvested at the peak of the season, and bursting with color and flavor (just like these beets.) With the…
Where do you get your ideas? If you’re like me, you get ideas from what you read, who you meet, and from the experiences that make up your day. And sometimes, that idea box is hard to find. Or just…
I’ve been trying to decide which network-killing box to use when I want to watch non-movie TV (for movies, I have Netflix) and I’ve mostly been thinking about buying either a Google TV box, a Mac Mini, or a Roku…
After having spent several days in the past six weeks on airplanes, I’ve got a few suggestions (perhaps counterintuitive, perhaps not) how air travel can be made better. Most of the suggestions have to do with service rather than fundamental…
Joseph Pine, in this 2004 Ted Talk on what customers want, discusses the progression of economic value from commodity > service > customized service. He talks about how man-made services are both “authentic” (real, experienced experiences) and “manufactured” (created with…
I’ve been meeting a lot of people lately who are relatively unfamiliar with social media (except maybe using it for personal use of Facebook or LinkedIn.) It does feel a little bit strange when you’re getting started to speak to…
Closing Session, BuzzRE Originally uploaded by gregmeyer I gave a presentation today to a group – not the group pictured here, but a similar industry group, and as I was thinking about the talk and how I will prepare for…
It’s easy to say “I don’t want to do it today, I’ll do it tomorrow.” It’s also easy say “that thing you asked me to do — I’ll take care of it.” It’s a lot harder to wiggle out of…
Dear Comcast (and other providers): it’s time to change your model. Creative destruction is the way Cable companies can become more than a mere pipe to the Internet. Wikipedia defines this term, first coined by philosopher Joseph Schumpeter, by stating:…
