The Tallest Dwarf

I love tech conferences and I love soundbites, you know the ‘take home’ phrase that makes you glad your hefty entry fee was not squandered on cliche.

I wasn’t at Mediabistro in Toronto, but I do know where Canada is. So does Chris Anderson, he of the Long Tail and Wired fame.

Chris gave a talk about pyramids and DIY Drones and then unveiled this take down of all take homes:

“Be the tallest dwarf”, he recommends to anyone who wants to create their own niche network.

It seems take home’s have become oxymoronic riddles, further riddled with Erick Schonfeld’s comment about Chris’ comment:

“It’s not bad advice. But can old media survive in a land of dwarfs? They tend to be awfully hard to control.”

So on the back of that I’m starting a social network for people who love controlling dwarves.

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