Samuel (Sam) Pavin

#Rant:
Coaching theatre (n.)

A scripted performance where a self-proclaimed mentor charges $250 for 15 minutes of name-dropping, vague frameworks, and feel-good fluff.
Then calls it “insane value”... .

It's BS, no value, dangerous, and, sadly, founders are buying it. #startup

Basic take on product management:

It's the bastard offspring of development and customer support.

Yes, that's part experience, part rage-baiting 🙂

#PM #ProductManagement

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Marketing in 2025.
No relevant target/audience identified.
🤯

Meh... We needed more than AWS or Azure ;)
Especially as I was talking to startups and (actually) not trying to sell features but help them build a business.

I started asking for it circa 2006-2007, in my defense... :)

Quondam fulsi, nunc exstinctus.

@benkepes.bsky.social Hi Ben, long time!
Great to see you again.
(and yes, per your last post, IBM only got a decent enough cloud in 2011-12... says the former IBMer me).

One key takeaway for today: nothing beats a simple conversation with smart people.

Company Regrets Replacing All Those Pesky Human Workers With AI, Just Wants Its Humans Back - United Kingdom Two years after partnering with OpenAI to automate marketing and customer service jobs, financial tech startup Klarna says it's longing for human connection

Company Regrets Replacing All Those Pesky Human Workers With AI, Just Wants Its Humans Back

https://www.europesays.com/uk/100003/

Two years after partnering with OpenAI to automate marketing and customer service jobs, financial tech startup Klarna says…#uk #news #uknews

a close up of a man with a joker makeup on his face sitting next to a wall . ALT: a close up of a man with a joker makeup on his face sitting next to a wall .

Me: let's get this video call done to bring business to Australia.

The Australian "high-quality" modern-world 4G:

The real risk:

"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it." -Michelangelo

Hey Tyler. Long time.

15+ years in startups, and counting (advisor, corporate innovation, staff, etc. from early stages to unicorn).

20+ yrs in marketing (traditional to digital, SMB to corporates).

6+ in sales, business partnerships.

Where's my crowd here?

Reminder:

Marketing is psychology. Marketing is human to human communication.

People confuse channels with the actual marketing itself.

That's why I take it back to basics rather than the endless chase of the shiny object of the moment.

#marketing

a black and white cartoon of skeletons dancing in a cemetery . Alt: a black and white cartoon of skeletons dancing in a cemetery (by Disney).

"Search and social organic are dead".

🤭 The @resumption.bsky.social team:

Un.limited.power...

#AI #Prompt

Two cavemen, male, fighting each other with sticks and bones while, in the background, other yield spikes and randomly fashioned weapons.

Damn, can't catch a break.
I asked AI about the origin of war...
Well.

YouTube video by Rand Fishkin Awareness vs Conversion Marketing and Which Channels Matter for Which Problems

NEW: youtu.be/C9XeZNff4G8

#5MinuteWhiteboard - because it’s critical to understand whether you have one of two problems:

1) Not enough people know about you
2) Not enough consistent nudges to buy

Invest in the wrong problem and you’re gonna have a bad time 👇

Sound advice.

Also, grab a local copy of any US based cloud data you rely on.

3. Workers’ experience with AI chatbots in their jobs A majority of workers rarely or never use AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini or Copilot at work.

Is #AI taking over?

A majority of workers (55%) rarely or never use AI chatbots at work. An additional 29% haven’t heard of this at all.

www.pewresearch.org/social-trend...

Perplexity launches $50M seed and pre-seed VC fund | TechCrunch Perplexity, the developer of an AI-powered search engine, is raising a $50 million seed and pre-seed investment fund, CNBC reported. Although the majority

Money for #AI:
Perplexity launches $50M seed and pre-seed VC fund
techcrunch.com/2025/02/25/p...

via @techcrunch.com
#Funding #VC

Current issue and healthy reminder:

Past success won’t protect your future.

Great leaders don’t just drive forward. They course-correct.
Nokia had everything it needed to win... except the willingness to adapt.

Is your business making the same mistake?

#Business #Scaling #Growth

Marketing with personality.

#BackToBasics #Branding #Marketing

"Crises foster opportunities".

Now is a time of unmatched opportunities that, beyond businesses and entrepreneurs, does extend to whole countries and regions.

Is this the kick some countries needed to accelerate, review their international dynamics, and thrive?

#Growth #Scaling

The DIY mindset is holding Australian startups back Two startup experts from AWS talk about the limitations of Aussie DIY scrappiness, customer obsession, and the importance of diversity.

Startup vs Scaleup - not the same beast.

The DIY mindset is holding Australian startups back - via @smartcompany.bsky.social

www.smartcompany.com.au/startupsmart... #Startups #Scaleups

Pause – Decision-Making Superpower Taking your time — the tool that helps you gain perspective.

Pause – The Decision-Making Superpower

Taking your time — the tool that helps you gain perspective.

read.perspectiveship.com/p/pause

Frugal innovation in the spotlight...

Who is watching?

Jay Hira on LinkedIn: #newyear2025 #india #australia #mindfulness #gratitude #meaningfullife | 29 comments What if the “perfect” life we’re pursuing is actually the one we’re already living? A humble, chipped teacup at a dusty roadside stall during my recent trip… | 29 comments on LinkedIn

A healthy reminder to focus on the right thing.

"Embrace the chipped cups, celebrate the spills, and be grateful for the tea."

- Jay Hira (on Liknedin). Read the full post: www.linkedin.com/posts/jayhir...

#Life #Fulfillment

Yeh, I have increasingly seen these accounts being recommended to me, even if not aligned with who I follow.

Bluesky is far more on point.