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The state of the internet. Mary Meeker’s 2017 internet trends report:

Mary Meeker of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has released her highly anticipated, annual presentation on internet trends at this year’s Code conference. The article in Quartz with a link to her slides is HERE it’s worth a look Some highlights from the presentation: Smartphone shipments have continued to slow, with only 3%year-over-year growth fromContinue reading “The state of the internet. Mary Meeker’s 2017 internet trends report:”

The Monday Morning Quote #422

As The British & Irish Lions start their tour of New Zealand….. “Rugby has always been a game for all shapes and sizes. You have the superstars and the fast guys who score the tries, but you also need the workhorses and the people who play all the other roles. Unless they all work togetherContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #422”

Obsess Over Your Customers, Not Your Rivals

From HBR, worth a read and then asking yourself some questions…. The starting point of most competitive analysis is a question: Who is your competition? That’s because most companies view their competition as another brand, product, or service. But smart leaders and organizations go broader. The question is not who your competition is but what it is. And the answerContinue reading “Obsess Over Your Customers, Not Your Rivals”

Shouldn’t boys get protection from oral cancer? Please support the BDA, BMA & HPV Action.

In two previous blog posts August 2009 and January 2014 I have supported the argument for boys to be offered the HPV vaccination. If you want to read my take then have a look at the links but do take the time to read Stephen Hancock’s editorial in the BDJ from 2014. To support thisContinue reading “Shouldn’t boys get protection from oral cancer? Please support the BDA, BMA & HPV Action.”

Sometimes I think Rugby might be getting the run of itself.

The article was headed: “Scotland face Italy in Gregor Townsend’s first match in charge” It continued: Scotland will take on Italy in Singapore in Gregor Townsend’s first match as national head coach. Townsend, who replaces the departing Vern Cotter in May, will lead the side on their three-match tour in June. After the Italy game, which willContinue reading “Sometimes I think Rugby might be getting the run of itself.”

Like him or not, Richard Branson has a way with words & people

From inc.com “With a lot of things in life, there is a point where we have to let go and appreciate the fact that we had this ride at all.” That’s how Richard Branson begins his remarkable open letter to Virgin America, a company his Virgin Group founded in 2004. In the years it’s operated,Continue reading “Like him or not, Richard Branson has a way with words & people”

In case you missed..TGBSL #24

TGBSL? see here… 1 Natural tooth repair method, using Alzheimer’s drug, could revolutionise dental treatments. A new method of stimulating the renewal of living stem cells in tooth pulp using an Alzheimer’s drug has been discovered by a team of researchers at King’s College London. Following trauma or an infection, the inner, soft pulp ofContinue reading “In case you missed..TGBSL #24”

I wonder what they would have made of my Social Media profile?

In August 1978 I started my first “proper” job. By proper I mean a job that meant I had satisfied my university examiners and was fit to be registered with the GDC. The interview process was a bit of a cattle market with all the candidates for dental house officer posts at The London HospitalContinue reading “I wonder what they would have made of my Social Media profile?”