“I wish I was special”
Posted first on Jan 2014 So why are we so not unique? Why don’t we fulfill our rebellious charming unique personalities and run to discover the wonderful gigant...
Author: Dan Chen
Talking about “The 10 rules of the Short head”
Do you ever feel like you are kind of unique? That you have special interests, taste or hobbies? Now think of the last movie you saw, the last book you read, th...
“I don’t think it’s realistic to try and topple ‘Titanic’ off its perch” / The short head of movies (part 1)
“I don’t think it’s realistic to try and topple ‘Titanic’ off its perch” This is what James Cameron, the director of ...
The sun doesn’t always shine on TV / The short head of television
A few weeks ago I read that AMC’s ‘Breaking Bad’ spinoff ‘Better Call Saul’ Series Debut broke Cable Ratings Records, reaching a ...
Should I speak about the short head in TED?
Putting aside the fact that I haven’t been invited yet, I wanted to know what impact one should expect from speaking at TED. TED was introduced 3 decades ago bu...
Oops, the long tail isn’t dead…
It is more like a walking dead – Still exists but doesn’t look good… So we know by now that the short head is huge and that the long ta...
HOW TO GET 35 MILLION DOWNLOADS IN 7 WEEKS / THE SHORT HEAD OF APPS – part 2
“Can I interest you in 4,000 free different flashlights?” / Why doesn’t the long tail work in the app store? Back to part 1 There are many goo...
How to get 35 million downloads in 7 weeks / The short head of Apps – part 1
If you don’t read this post till the end your App will probably get less than 1,000 downloads. if you do read it and get also a little help from the cosmo...
How to predict if a new product will catch on? / Bass diffusion model – part 2
I tried to postpone it but I guess it is time to start talking mathematics and dive into the Bass diffusion model in order to understand why the short head econ...
What are the odds your name is Jennifer? The short head of names
“The Cataleya orchid. It comes from one place on Earth. Our place. My mother, your grandmother, used to grow them. Every morning I would wake up to the s...