Dot-com Startups and the 10 Second Internet Person

Some people do not understand the idea of onlinemanaging e-mail, electronic communication, when not
commerce, but then again some people do notto have a meeting, when to get a life, when to ask
understand themselves, either. To grasp suchfor more, when and how far to push the troops,
concepts, you really only need to monitor yourwhat to say to the media, investors, VC, and
"clicking habits" for a few days. Notice where yourinvestment bankers. He reveals the ways in which
surfing habits take you; and what, if anything, youinvestment bankers use your information on other
are buying. The modern Internet Consumer is thereprojects and why it's important to make deals fast.
and gone, in a click of an eye. If you don't grab usHe'll tell you why loose lips sink ships.My personal
immediately with good stuff, SEE YA, we are out ofreaction to this book: I recommend the book to
here at the speed of light.The good news is, you caneveryone, but feel that some companies are even
make money on this fact -- and Google AdSense ismore dedicated to winning than they were at I could
just one way. If you've been thinking abouthave done without some of the whining that I picked
employing one of the myriad opportunities for incomeup in the pages of this book. I thought that some of
on the internet, I recommend getting an instantthe hard work complaints were invalid because that is
education, with: "The 10 Second Internet Manager:what it takes and that's life. If you can't cope, get
Survive, Thrive & Drive Your Company in theout of the fire; only the strong survive. I got the
Information Age" By Mark Breier.Mark Breier is one offeeling that some of these guys at Amazon were
the key people behind Amazon.com, an earlyyuppy pricks and wimps on the fire line; but their
dot-com that won. Why did they win? Because Markway worked for them, so hats off to their team.
and his team were relentless. Other examples ofWe work that hard everyday at my company and
winners: Armin A. Brott, co-author and former Marine,you probably do, too. They did it using other people's
Commodities Trader and MBA; the Blitz Marketingmoney, big deal. But no matter what you or I think,
Team at These marketers are all slightly insane, justthey did do it indeed. Fact is, if it were that tough on
like the modern day Internet Person. It appearsthem and not worth it, they wouldn't have gone
that's what it takes; hard-core crazy internet guysthrough with it in the first place. But even through
willing to go the distance in the deployment of theirthe bellyaching, they asked for it, they got it and
market dominating campaigns. So if you're thinking ofthey persevered. When all was said and done, these
doing the dot-com thing, you may want to pick up aguys were willing to pull though on their commitments
copy of Mark Breier's book to kick things off in theto the shareholders and drive hard at the market.All
right direction.Overview of "The 10 Second Internetin all this book was a good read. I could not agree
Manager: Survive, Thrive & Drive Your Company inmore with 80% of its content, with respect to
the Information Age" "The 10 Second Internetgeneral marketing practice and principle. The other
Manager" delivers an info-packed punch that's sure20% was information only important to a dot-com or
have info-hungry marketers salivating for more.to Amazon itself... but if you're buying strictly to get
Real-world issues like outwitting the competition,in on the dot-com action, then it's likely just what
tactics that move mountains, how to deal withyou're looking for. Some of the stories did an
high-strung, ego-driven personalities with a penchantexcellent job of making their point, and painted a
for kicking butt... it's all covered in Breier's book. Ifclear picture of real life on the inside at this fast
every dot-com CEO would have taken the mere fivepaced company. Next on the reading list is
hours needed to digest this information, fewer wouldAmazon.com, the story of the bookseller itself.I
be gone today.In this book, Mark speaks of integralrecommend Mark Breier's "The 10 Second Internet
team concepts such as maintaining balance, fun onManager" to anyone sitting on their butt and
the team and winning. He cites the venture capitalwondering what it takes to survive and to win in the
game, investment banker group and all the people itage of the Internet. It is fun to win, but the stakes
takes to please the crowd. He covers an in-depthare high... and only a few can actually do it. So buy it,
evaluation of customer feedback and sales in theread it and think on it, thanks, click out to your right
e-commerce world. He gives great advice foron one of the side bar items. SEE YA.