Only 1 in about 5,000 attempts at building websites results in a successful business (more on these stats in following posts). At our PubCon keynote I outlined the five primary factors that determine the winners: 1. Focus 2. Uniqueness 3. Monetizability 4. Content 5. Community And the transcendent ingredient: 6. The more precise the better. MORE >>

The Media Revolution may have reached a new level. By our estimates, a majority of U.S. internet visits, about 51%, are now generated from UGC (user generated content). If you exclude searches, the metric rises to about 56%. On a page view basis, higher still. But there's no doubt that UGC domination is growing. UGC domination changes everything. MORE >>

Passion wins. But only when passion is aligned to goals, to purpose, and to governance structures that create great teamwork. Pure passion catalyzes and transforms. It inspires, innovates, and invents. Pure passion is a spark, a fire, sometimes an inferno. But passion alone, without alignment mechanisms, without discipline, is often not productive. MORE >>

When I'm asked to give career advice, I say four things: #1 Focus. You have to choose to be great at something very specific, probably more specific than you'd like. I'd love to be good at more things. But you can't focus on too much, as mastery requires a ridiculous level of hard work. 2 Hard work. 3 Passion. 4 Course correction. It sounds hard. MORE >>

I've been writing (passionately) about how passion wins. Now I've been thinking more deeply about passion's roots. Why are our passions our passions? What ignites them? What feeds them? This is a lofty topic, but here it goes. For me, passion begins with inspiration. am especially inspired by three things: I am inspired by the talents of others. MORE >>