Gary Vaynerchuk - Latest Comments in http://gary.tumblr.com/post/78889856

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evbart — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:53:25 -0000

Really interesting point, and great follow-on discussion. I agree with "lish" when he says "master of the obvious", but not with the rest of his harsh comments.

It is obvious! Many times its the obvious things that we miss, and Gary has definitely reminded me of that through a couple of these videos.

At Angelsoft, we've spent years trying to build the perfect tools for investors (and even then we didn't get huge adoption at first), but people eventually saw that we were building tools for them, and that our interests were aligned with theirs. Some were suspicious, and that has been extremely frustrating for me as a business development guy, but our persistence keeps winning out. We go back to the drawing board, we call in more users to get feedback, and we get it right for our users.

The real kicker here I think it Authenticity! We are marketed to all day long from every angle, we don't like anything fake, and we're getting better at sniffing out the fakers

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Malarkey — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:09:42 -0000

The interaction design community has been ranting on this for YEARS! Back in the old days, it was referred to as "human factors" ;-)

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Tim O'Hare — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:46:43 -0000

Thanks for another great video Gary. So far, 2008 has been a year for me to reflect on what I've done for others. I'm trying to apply this to my personal friends as well as business friends (users/customers). It becomes a challenge to champion this thought process to upper management in larger businesses but I am doing my best.

Thanks again.

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lish — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:15:42 -0000

Master of the obvious... I'm going to make a small observation here. I would, with all honesty, call you a "one-trick" pony. You have made a living off of a prefab wine business, expanded your brand/liquor store by making an elitist product accessible to the common denominator. You took that trick, broadcast it on the tubes, and now believe you can pioneer web 3.0 I have run into you so many times in life, while working as a telemarketer, while shopping for cars, eating in an over priced fusion joint with an overly aggressive wine list and part-time sommelier to match, or just trying to find a nice watch on Canal St.

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chris — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:27:31 -0000

Gary, i was trying to explain web2.0 to someone the other day and they were asking how all these sites are making money. i kinda laughed bc people outside this realm don't really get that people are making these sites to fill a need of the community. sure they'll get their payday and get bought out or whatever, but to start it's really just about making people's lives more organized and easier to manage.

also, thought about you when i saw this this morning:
http://www.treehugger.com/f...

Parducci is now the first carbon-neutral winery. All solar and wind-powered. I think this fits your theme of doing Good in everything you do. Not sure if their wine is any good, but their 'greening' certainly is.

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James — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:28:02 -0000

As simple as it is, the "Golden Rule" works in sales and in life. Give the people what they want just like you want to get what you want from people. fah-shizzle

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J Crazy — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:11:23 -0000

Ab So Lute Lee

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Cliff — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:44:55 -0000

GOOD POINT! And a good model for all to follow in a new age! Now what about our politicians! Are they for the users?

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Matt H — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:31:30 -0000

Gary - great point!

Just sent you an e-mail to see if you will be in NYC at either the Polaner or IPO tasting this week.

Let me know if you get a chance.

Cheers

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Joseph Rueter — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:34:53 -0000

Gary, does it seem that a reason we are seeing this "bait and switch" now is that for the longest time the reason to do something was "for the spreadsheet" and to change is a shift in fundamentals and that always takes along time and always deals with the stubbornness of the masses to change?

Whatever we can do first for the dollar VS whatever we can do first for the user are in strong opposition to the assumed rules of business when seen from traditional return on investment, development financing, reliability, accounting, business management, legal implications, risk analysis and so on. The structures people make decisions by in corporations need to change, and not just a little but fundamentally change for them to decide to make things for the user first and for themselves second.

Roger Martin from the Toronto School of Business has an interesting perspective on this issue. He frames it by describing a fundamental tension between Design (validity) and Business (reliability). The link is below, jump to 6:00 to get right to it.

http://tinyurl.com/6azrnc

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Ben F — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:59:44 -0000

Kind of an updated spin on your customers come first!!! right on GV...

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Rob Scott — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:39:33 -0000

I'm a little tired of everyone in the online media world telling everyone else "how its done". Just do it yourself, and shut up, why do you need to tell everyone else how to operate?

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Jose "DON FUBAR" Sanchez — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:09:46 -0000

Im gonna start adding these videos to my Space cause people need the Vay-Ner-Chuk Experience in the every day life

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Clintus McGintus — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:33:34 -0000

You got it man, thats the way it works.

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Andrew Cornett — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:29:13 -0000

You tell 'em G. I like what 37signals has to say on this as well... Build things for you.

"When you solve your own problem, you create a tool that you're passionate about. And passion is key. Passion means you'll truly use it and care about it. And that's the best way to get others to feel passionate about it too."

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mlewis106 — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:28:02 -0000

Awesome. I think you're more cutting edge than even you think, GV. There are so many apps and brands started by people but when you see them on Twitter or Pownce, they have a TON of fans and maybe a dozen friends. That sends a horrible message, I think.

On the other hand, someone like that can't friend up everyone, so there's a fine line. It comes down to passion and sincerity. Which is why you're cutting that edge. We should never forget to interact with our customers!

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andrew@surf4wine — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:24:22 -0000

@tonybls12 Interesting Twitter app from your friend. Going to give it a try

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andrew@surf4wine — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:24:22 -0000

@tonybls12 Interesting Twitter app from your friend. Going to give it a try

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Sasha Fornari — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:04:06 -0000

totally agree. its like your 80/20. or it fits into it at least. many thanks!

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kclendaniel — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:43:33 -0000

Gary, Spot On!

Mike1115, it has nothing to do with businesses making money off their products, it is about the businesses "selling" and/or pushing product onto users by putting the square peg(the user's actual needs) into a round hole (their product) merely to maximize their own products. You as a seller should work on defining your product through advertising instead of trying to water it down for the broader market and push it out as a commodity. With all the information online about products and services if you have a good product your users/customers will find you and if there is adequate demand you will make money. Companies have gotten into this business model of making things for the masses by watering down the quality of the individual functionalities (i.e. phone/camera/IM/text messaging/browser/mp3 player/navigation/etc..etc..) to attract more customers instead of making one thing work then expanding to additional functionalities ONLY if there is a demand AND if the added functionality WORKS WELL.

Also, if you continue to produce products that work for your customers they will continue to return.

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Greg Rollett — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:29:39 -0000

You need to be passionate about your product, no doubt. But having a marketing strategy and monetization plan for your business/product is an essential step for anyone. If you are passionate about your product, you want to tell people about it, spread the word, That's marketing! You also would like to do what you love, all day everyday! That takes money for bills and lifestyle.

So I think you really need to make a balance. There is a difference between greed and making money and marketing something you love. I love promoting music, but if I want to pay mortgage on time, I need to bring in a nice paycheck.

Keep pumping out kick ass rock star videos my man and we'll keep the talks going!

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Alana Taylor — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:28:39 -0000

*Closes eyes and slowly nods up and down.... up and down...*

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Goku — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:28:18 -0000

Sup Gary!!! It's me Goku and I have to say that was an excellent video you posted. Keep keeping it real and I'll keep holding it down for you in Georgia!

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tonybls12 — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:24:25 -0000

well said Gary totally agree.
a friend of mine has just made a new twitter app
not to make him any money, just as something he and
his friends can use to make their twitter life a little
bit better.i know this is a shameless plug but check it out
i think you might find it useful.
http://crowdstatus.com/

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Katherine — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:09:42 -0000

Hey Gary,
Right on! I have been learning so much from you since I saw you at Rich Schefren's Maven Bootcamp. As an artist, while it is critical that I paint from my soul, I must do so as though my soul is connected to those might find my work and love as i do. I never thought of it like that till I started following you. I have multiple sites, and a blog and I'm changing them all because I didn't get it when they were built. Thank you so much.