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Re: Podtech failure: Scoble’s lessons

Jasonp107 — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:15:41 -0000

Surprisingly good amount of (vague but) helpful points in there. Robert is a smart guy, especially when you realize that all of his insights and thoughts go from gestation to broadcast in about .043 seconds.

Re: Podtech failure: Scoble’s lessons

DC Crowley — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:50:22 -0000

Scoble is passionate and honest... even if he may or may not be right. He wanted it to work. I did a compare a while ago comparing his shows on fastcompany with Podtech. The growth was very impressive :)

Re: Podtech failure: Scoble’s lessons

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Re: Podtech failure: Scoble’s lessons

leigh — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:05:16 -0000

Re: "Fire idiots quickly" It's not that I think one shouldn't fire idiots (although I personally try not to hire idiots in the first place) but if one is trying to build "a place where excellence is expected, allowed, and is enabled" being the tough decision maker (vs. inspiring leader), rewarding only revenue (vs. rewarding success/innovation) and firing people (vs. supporting them in a constructive manner to help them succeed) is the way NOT to have that happen - particularly in the digital space where innovation and experimentation means the necessity of the freedom to fail.

Re: Podtech failure: Scoble’s lessons

elliottng — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:16:06 -0000

These are all great points by Robert.

Re: Podtech failure: Scoble’s lessons

anon — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:56:52 -0000

Is anyone at Fastcompany Inc. reading this? What has Scoble really learned?

What is Fastcompany.tv's story? How do Fastcompany.com, scobleizer.com, scobleizerTV, Fast Company Live, WorkFastTV, PhotoCycle, Qik, Kyte, Twitter, and FriendFeed/scobleizer all fit into that story? If you need a hint, read the about page.

How much revenue is Fastcompany.tv making? How much profit. What is the project revenue growth for the rest of the year?

What is being measured at Fastcompany.tv? It doesn't know much about it's audience. There is no way to login, share demographic info, etc.

Who is making the tough decisions at Fastcompany.tv? Why did it take a threat from SAP to fire Shel? There doesn't seem to be any strong editoral decisions or guidelines.

Re: Podtech failure: Scoble’s lessons

antje — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:14:54 -0000

1. Make sure people are judged by the revenues they bring in. Those that bring in revenues should get to run the place. People who don’t bring in revenues should get fewer and fewer responsibilities, not more and more.

assuming their job is to bring revenue.... :)

I'm curious what measurables he means here: 1. if your engineering team can’t give a media team good measurements, the entire company is in trouble (metrics?)

Re: Podtech failure: Scoble’s lessons

fakescoble — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:04:51 -0000

Scoble is such a joke. He's talent. He must have read that in some business book.

I want to hear from the VCs and the founder