Tag Archives: people

Interview with Jenn Lim CEO, Delivering Happiness

How important is company culture? Zappos.com has proven it can be a major competitive advantage. From reduced employee turnover, to happy customers who rave about their experience, the Zappos.com brand and reputation is unmatched in terms of a company that actually lives by its core values.

Before becoming CEO of Delivering Happiness, Jenn Lim spearheaded the culture & core value programs at Zappos.com. In this 15 min interview for Ignite Steamboat, Jenn discusses the value of company culture, how it can be a competitive advantage and some helpful Zappos.com insights.

Learn more about Delivering Happiness → .

See more insightful interviews at www.ignitesteamboat.com →

The Flight From Conversation

Excellent post:

We are tempted to think that our little “sips” of online connection add up to a big gulp of real conversation. But they don’t. E-mail, Twitter, Facebook, all of these have their places — in politics, commerce, romance and friendship. But no matter how valuable, they do not substitute for conversation.

Epic Powder

It does not get better than this in Steamboat.

Sit back and enjoy this one for a few minutes:

(Hat Tip to FeedTheDragon800)

Stuff is Good

SteamboatStuff.com

As residents of Routt County I believe I have at least 3 things in common with fellow locals:

We love Steamboat Springs
We have a garage full of STUFF
We could stand to have some extra cash in our pocket

Building from these three commonalities as our foundation, Steamboat Stuff was born. When I first started thinking about a new, local classified ads website I decided it needed to be more than just a place to buy and sell things. If this was to be done right it had to have a larger purpose than just ads.

If you look at great companies like Tom’s Shoes, Sevenly and Charity Water you’ll notice that each of these brands started by fundamentally approaching business in a different way. These innovators resonated with me. Specifically, the idea that a business could stand for something more than just their financial reports just feels like a better way to build a new business.

SteamboatStuff.com click to zoom

We began with the idea that this website could serve as both a valuable community resource for users to raise some money for themselves while also benefitting area non-profit organizations. The driving idea behind this venture is that:

The value of the transaction doesn’t end with the sale. The dollars generated here will go on to improve our community for years to come.

So think Toms Shoes meets Craig’s List and you have the essence of SteamboatStuff.com.

Try it Free

For a limited time you can list an item you’d like to sell for free just by using this promo code at checkout:

PROMO CODE: jaysfriend

So as you explore the site I urge you to think about your own life and the ways you give. Perhaps you too could find one or two items around your house that it might be time to sell.

And when you decide to advertise these things to prospective buyers I hope you consider the impact you can have on local charities by choosing SteamboatStuff.com as your selling partner.

Go ahead visit www.SteamboatStuff.com.

My Interview with Brad Feld

As part of our Ignite Steamboat Spark Talk interview series I was fortunate enough to interview Brad Feld. In this interview Brad talks about his transparency as a VC, startup communities and his new book.

Best Friends

Sydney and her dog Dixie walking along Spring Creek trail.

Thank You Steve

Perhaps no other person in our lifetime will have contributed so much in moving us forward, connecting people and creating a company that’s as admired as Apple than Steve Jobs.
This is a relatively obscure video but it speaks to the essence of what Steve valued and was able to impart to the rest of the world.
Thanks Steve.

When No One’s Watching

I’ve always said that success happens when no one’s watching. The game, the date, the meeting, the presentation, the event, the offer, the launch, etc are all manifestations of the time, effort and dedication put forth from innate motivation; people doing the hard work when no one is watching.

Steamboat Summer

Hanging out with Sydney & camping.

If it’s Not a Hit, Switch

I’m just starting to read Derek Sivers’ new book, Anything You Want. This is a powerful message and one that’s usually forgotten at exactly the wrong time.

Happy Friday

This is a cool full-length album video from Jacob Krupnick and Anne Marsen in collaboration with Girl Talk on his latest album, All Day.

They’ve been filming in New York City since the spring and will be holding screenings you won’t forget throughout the summer.
The video above was leaked as they set out to test their guerilla shooting skills on the Staten Island ferry this past winter.

Words

Great copy is one aspect of marketing that’s overlooked far too often. Yet just a quarter turn by the right person can make a huge difference.

Potential Impact

It’s no longer only about making things for a network of computers: it’s about making things for the fabric that connects all of us. It’s not bits and bites, it’s people and places. It’s not eyeballs, it’s faces. This is serious, and this is inspiring. Never before at any point in history has the potential impact of an individual following a desire path been so… incredible.

~ Frank Chimero

Thrush

An entire relationship told through photos in four minutes.

Time Warp

New service PummelVision.com automatically creates a video slide show of all your pics from Facebook or Flickr. Here’s several years of photos compressed into a little over a minute.