David Feldt Proud father. Entrepreneur. Builder. Catalyst. Accelerator. Guide.

Happy New Year!

Wishing you and yours a Happy New Year!

Here are some words of wisdom to contemplate when you're making your 2008 plans:

"You were born an original. Don't become a copy."

The promise of mobile

This past week I traveled to Detroit to participate in a 2008 planning session and decided to see if I could function without my beloved MacBook Pro computer.

I took two mobile devices with me (my Blackberry Curve and my iPod Touch) to see how close we are to the promise of ubiquitous mobile computing.

I'm pleasantly surprised to announce that I was quite capable of fulfilling all of my work and leisure information and connection requirements using these two devices.  I was able to send and receive work emails, read attachments, get vital information via the web and engage in multiple digital conversations with little frustration.  The Curve functioned extremely well for all my work email and directions using the Google Maps app.  I successfully used Twitter via SMS and http://m.twitter.com. I successfully used the Blackberry Facebook app to upload photos and  http://iphone.facebook.com for other Facebook activities. There was WiFi at the hotel and in the office so my iPod Touch worked seamlessly.

Now all I need to get is a pair of these glasses that enable a virtual screen experience!

No more hassles with my laptop at airport security.

Happy New Year - I think 2008 is going to be the year where the promise of mobile will be successfully delivered.

Freedom to Conquer Fear by Lisa Jimenez

The Art and Science of Dashboards

The amount of data in our businesses has proliferated exponentially over the years. We strive to maximum ROI. We attempt to measure everything. We've become more and more analytics and metrics focused.

How do we navigate all of this data and capture, manage and depict our KPIs in real-time?

Well, unfortunately, the majority of companies are still using cumbersome spreadsheets and non-intuitive, time-intensive tools and processes to share, manage and depict all of this data.

There has to be a better way ... Enter the Indianapolis Museum of Art. They have built a beautifully elegant dashboard. Experiment with it here.