A colleague on the LIVE STRONG.COM team shared the following story with me today…
She went for takeout last night, wearing her yellow and black LIVE STRONG.COM t-shirt. As she ordered, the man at the register noticed her shirt’s logo and gave a compliment. She in turn noticed his LIVE STRONG bracelet. ... Read More »

In my last blog post, I explained how we balance Demand Media ’s wealth of entrepreneurial talent with financial discipline – two often opposing forces that, when brought together in harmony, can create legendary success. I likened the ‘voice of reason’ role I play to the one Ving Rhames’ ... Read More »

We recently celebrated our 3rd Anniversary and put together a 2010 Product Showcase roadshow - for sharing across the company all the exciting new capabilities and forward vision for everything we're working on for 2010 and beyond. The settings for these thrilling events included Santa Monica's Laemmle Theater, Bellevue's Parlor Live, and none ... Read More »

I can’t believe I’m writing this. It seems like only weeks ago that we whiteboarded the vision and rough (ever evolving) plan for Demand Media. When I look back and think about what the team has accomplished throughout the last 3 years, it’s almost impossible to digest. When we started the company, ... Read More »

One of the great advantages of building products for the Internet is the short, almost instant feedback loop. You get data back from your members that you can iterate on quickly. I have always looked at our community members as an extension of our own Product team, a group of people with a vested interest in ... Read More »