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Re: Advice for Entrepreneurs – how and when to ask for help. And yeah – Dave Schappell’s new business model

viktoriy — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 03:53:46 -0000

Hello!

I ask the help of my sister, her four years, the baby diagnosed with cerebral
palsy. We underwent treatment in various clinics, and there are good results. At
the moment she learned to sit on the chair, stand about support, two handles to
take toys. Now trying to crawl. Doctors predict that sister would walk
important to continue treatment. But, unfortunately, our family is unable to
pay for treatment. Forced to address to strangers and ask for help. We live in Russia, but
Belarusian citizenship, because of this the Russian assistance Fund refuse to
help. Have to search benefactors. If you can, please help. We collect money for
rehabilitation in Lviv center of doctor Падко (Lviv + exit summer courses in Crimea), the value of which 3 weeks $ 5,000.

E-mail: viktori_b.v@mail.ru

Re: The Business Idea: MemeTales: Democratize the creation of children’s books

Sandeep Sabale — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:16:54 -0000

Hi...Idea is really Innovative...I would like to contribute some efforts for this...I have sent you an E-mail...Waiting for your Reply...

Thanks...
Sandy

Re: Advice for Entrepreneurs – how and when to ask for help. And yeah – Dave Schappell’s new business model

Maya Bisineer — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:20:03 -0000

Thank you :)

Re: Advice for Entrepreneurs – how and when to ask for help. And yeah – Dave Schappell’s new business model

amorita — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:00:43 -0000

This is inspirational. Thank you for sharing!

Re: Advice for Entrepreneurs – how and when to ask for help. And yeah – Dave Schappell’s new business model

Maya Bisineer — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:11:08 -0000

You are so kind Dave - I was actually on your side here :)
I want to hear more about that killer diet of your too ... I look forward to seeing you again!

Re: Advice for Entrepreneurs – how and when to ask for help. And yeah – Dave Schappell’s new business model

daveschappell — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:57:24 -0000

I look forward to talking with you at Hops and Chops this week, Maya -- I felt like I've known you for ages, but we never met in person before last week -- if you make it out again, I promise we'll find time to discuss your project!

Re: Founder Institute and Coming Clean About Memetales

Maya Bisineer — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:20:36 -0000

Thank YOU Kirsten! This means SO much to me.
I appreciate you dropping a note!

Everything I am hearing says that I am in the right place at the right time. I do hope I do not mess up :)

Re: Founder Institute and Coming Clean About Memetales

Kirste — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:38:43 -0000

"I do believe that VERY very soon, everyone is going to put their children’s books online. Now that Disney and Sesame Street are using the channel, how can the others not? Memetales will be THE platform for EVERYONE else..."~ Maya
I believe that you are the best person I know to be at the forefront, staking a claim in preparation for the digital publishing gold rush that we both believe is immanent if not inevitable. You should be proud of that you were one of the first ones in line for the door to empowerment publishing. How does it feel on the other side of the threshold?

Re: Founder Institute and Coming Clean About Memetales

Kirste — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:37:16 -0000

Re: The Audacity of Free – by @chrisbrogan

Veronica Sopher — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:46:19 -0000

Chris Brogan's post got me thinking, but I'm glad you took it a step further. You and I have had a few conversations related to this topic. It is in our nature to share and help, so sometimes we fall down in the "asking for payment/return" department. I realize it's up to me to determine the value of my work and communicate that clearly. Thanks, Maya, for summing it up.

Re: The Audacity of Free – by @chrisbrogan

Justin Kownacki — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:42:40 -0000

Thanks for the compliment, though I know many people who would argue otherwise. ;)

To elaborate on your point #4, stories themselves aren't necessarily worth anything. It's the telling of the story, or the embodiment of that story within a product or a physical transcription, that people are willing to pay for. A story without a vessel is still just an abstract concept -- if you can't hold it or experience it, you can't negotiate its worth.

Re: 140 Conference in New York

Maya Bisineer — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:34:59 -0000

Hi lance!

Thank you so much :)
Conferences are great - and really, I do think social media comes so much more naturally to us - people in the self-improv blogging space- since we are constantly trying to improve :)

You will have fun at your conference. WIll be curious to hear how it went !

Re: 140 Conference in New York

Lance — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:36:18 -0000

Hi Maya,

This conference sounds so awesome! What a great way to connect with so many people. And there's so much to be said about personal connections. Being able to take this from the online world to the offline world is so powerful. I'm off to a day-long conference on social media next week - and one of the big benefits I see is just in meeting so many people face to face.

Great picture, too!

Re: Geekgirl : A Life Story - My talk at Ignite Seattle

Meredith — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:32:45 -0000

Thanks for posting this! I won't be attending another conference this year, so I am enjoying all your links and resources.

Re: Geekgirl : A Life Story - My talk at Ignite Seattle

Prathibha — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:37:45 -0000

Chanced upon your geekiness and totally loved it.

Re: Geekgirl : A Life Story - My talk at Ignite Seattle

neo — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:30:37 -0000

People often think I must either be a girl (or be gay) because I chose pink for my website and gravatar - well, I am neither - "Pink is a color too!" :-)Stereotypes are easier to break when you're digging from both sides.Great talk and good luck with your company.

Re: Geekgirl : A Life Story - My talk at Ignite Seattle

Mackenzie — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:42:33 -0000

Congrats on doing this - it was awesome! (love your sketches!)

Re: Geekgirl : A Life Story - My talk at Ignite Seattle

Maya Bisineer — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:01:19 -0000

Lance - Thank you :) so much! For watching and leaving a note :) I will try to watch it someday soon ;)

Re: Geekgirl : A Life Story - My talk at Ignite Seattle

Lance — Thu, 14 May 2009 06:31:54 -0000

Maya!Loved it!!! You rock as a "geek girl"!! And that's way better than a nerd! I especially relate to the whole idea of not conforming...It was great to hear your voice, and see you... (you should check it out, it's great!)

Re: 10 Social Media Truths and My thoughts on where the money is

Robert — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:40:59 -0000

Great list...

Re: Are you building something of true value?

Bean Fairbanks — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:41:54 -0000

Great questions Maya, and as we discussed this on twitter, it is so important to keep asking those questions. I wish you had been able to attend SOBCon it was a great opportunity to ask these questions and learn about other vital questions as well.

Re: SMCSeattle, Seattle2.0 and Presentation Camp Seattle

Maya Bisineer — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:34:35 -0000

Hi Sarah -
Thank you. I think "quiet value" goes a long way in the space of social media - why wouldn't it, right? We all love people who add value to our lives without making such a big deal of it :) ...and soc med is SO much like life!

Hi Shauna -

Thank you partner! Please give me details - would love to be at your event and help any way I possibly can!

Re: SMCSeattle, Seattle2.0 and Presentation Camp Seattle

Shauna Causey — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:18:39 -0000

Maya, great coverage of the event! I'm working on a social media friendly volunteer event on April 25 at Solid Ground in King County. Bring your skills to our event. =)

Re: SMCSeattle, Seattle2.0 and Presentation Camp Seattle

Sarah — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:27:30 -0000

Thank you Maya, for this great post. It was really thoughtful of you to include live videos from the event. I loved your point about adding value-I believe that really is the key to being successful in social media. This post definitely adds value.

Re: I want to talk about twitter overload too! And why twitter will not die tomorrow.

Stacey / Create a Balance — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:21:23 -0000

You know when you haven't been on Twitter lately when you don't know what #2xsw is. Can you believe that I have been seeing this buzzword around the web but still don't know what it is. I have been feeling "guilty" that I have not been maximizing my Twitter networking opportunities. Now I'm feeling grateful that I'm not having Twitter overload symptoms. :)