Howard Lindzon, who has one of the most entertaining and intelligent blogs around, has decided to start a truly excellent rumor...
Twitter Files for an IPO….‘TWEET’ as the Ticker Symbol?
He argues the case for, essentially, challenging status quo thinking.
"It’s time to make up some new rules and lead by example once again."
By coincidence, Mark Cuban, another hugely entertaining and smart blogger (yes, and billionaire owner of the Mavs), blogs the same message yesterday...
If It’s Not Broke, Doesn’t Mean It’s Optimal.
"Probably one of the most annoying things I have to deal with in business is that people never question the status quo. "
Change is in the air, and not necessarily from Washington. The failure of our institutions is leading smart people to see that the opportunities for change are abundant, for doing things a different way, for looking to each other to engage the problems of today.
As Howard says, "In the end, confidence comes from trust. There are millions of good people on the social nets who have built up unprecedented levels of trust and although each of them may never MONETIZE the new found trust and responsibility, he/she can use it to lead in different ways. Healthier ways.
Trust and confidence are not built overnight, but there are thousands of smart people in the public world of finance and Venture Capital on the blogosphere and social nets to pick this country up itself and just MOVE FORWARD."
America has always had this vision of itself as full of "rugged individualists". Total bullshit of course. Most people are too scared to think for themselves. But there are some who do, and they are the ones always pulling the wagon forward...the proposition that we can all contribute our ideas and energy towards change, but collaborate in new and exciting ways due to the social media construct is, uh...new and exciting. People like Howard and Mark are controversial...I don't know why really...they are angry and smart, but ALWAYS put forth opinions and IDEAS intended to goad the world of ideas forward.
Leading by example, but calling others to join.
Glad to see the Irony Age gasping for breath. Let's put a bullet in it's head.
