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Public libraries still represent the beating heart of a community By Stephen Lilly I have it on unimpeachable authority, my mother, that my attachment to public libraries formed on Nov. 3, 1964. I was 2 1/2 years old. My mother put me in my winter coat and strolled my twin sister and me one block […]
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Keep expectations high, focus on a few key metrics, build credibility and trust Ray Shaw was the boss at American City Business Journals where I worked for 18 years. I still hear his voice in my head, asking pointed questions and insisting that I give evidence to justify opinions. Above, Ray came to Columbus in […]
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The best ones demanded our best and left us with words to live by You’re reading the My News Biz newsletter. My goal is to help digital media entrepreneurs find viable business models. This is the second of a series about mentors — whether friends, family, coaches, guides, or teachers — and how we can […]
Read More »Thanks to those who gave us gave us a bit of life-changing advice This is the first of a series about mentors —whether friends, family, coaches, guides, or teachers — and how we can be good mentors to others. With rapid change in the digital world, we need to be lifelong learners and teachers. Sometimes […]
Read More »A lesson for entrepreneurs is the value of trust and intellectual property In the previous two parts of “Shakespeare the media entrepreneur” I showed many parallels between the media ecosystem of England four centuries ago and that of today — similar risks and similar rewards. Part 1: Shakespeare the media entrepreneur Part 2: Shakespeare stayed […]
Read More »Incognito mode was safer in a world filled with rumors and vicious gossip In my previous newsletter, I talked about how Shakespeare lived and worked in a time of media disruption comparable to our own. He was an entrepreneur, a theater owner, a content creator, and a stage performer in the new business of public […]
Read More »He innovated in a world rife with plagiarism, censorship, death threats, and worse What many people don’t know about Shakespeare the poet and playwright is that he became wealthy in the new media business of his time — public theater. Numerous startup companies built large open-air playhouses in London at the end of the 1500s. […]
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