For example, Excel was able to read files from Lotus, and was able to save the file without losing any information. For example, stackoverflow developers use the product every day, and they can’t help but interract with their uers. There are very few examples of large, successful companies emerging on top of a platform. MORE >>

Example: I was recently in China and had three public appearances. Zone of Effectiveness – The examples that Covey talks about here are things like exercise and planning. Here’s an example where good behavior leads to higher results. When I first discovered the concept I found it enlightening. I’m not. MORE >>

In some countries outside the US (the UK for example) employers can specify in an employment contract that ANY IP you develop while you’re employed by that company is owned by them. BUT … if you do create the next MySpace, Facebook or Twitter there will be much money at stake. But for the sake of my example – say 20%. MORE >>

This is in addition to several other recent announcements, such as their deal with MySpace to allow user’s to insert ads into their pages and monetize their content. So, for example, third-party services such as Brizzly could tap into the new network and serve ads on their service to their users. Sean Rad, the founder of Ad.ly MORE >>

Or how about the best example – Loic Le Meur gets everybody over to Paris every year for Le Web. In Los Angeles the wins of Overture, Applied Semantics, MySpace, LowerMyBills, PriceGrabber, LegalZoom and the like have produced a large number of angels who are helping the next generation of LA entrepreneurs get started and succeed. MORE >>