Posts for Dan Reich


Shaun White is Crazy Committed to Gold

From Dan Reich
February 19, 2010 at 7:09 pm
Two years ago I was volunteering on ski patrol at the Winter Dew Tour at Mount Snow, Vermont. I was stationed at the top of the super pipe for the men’s half-pipe competition, ... (more)

I made $99,620.00 Yesterday Playing Poker

From Dan Reich
January 21, 2010 at 10:55 am
Well, not really. But this guy did. I’ve been playing poker for quite some time now and what I used to consider a “gambling” game, I now consider a game of math, ... (more)

Negotiation Tactic #1 – Pretend Like You Never Heard Their Offer

From Dan Reich
January 20, 2010 at 10:01 am
This is a conversation I recently had with a NYC taxi driver, for the most part. Because negotiating is just fun sometimes… Me: Hey Taxi Driver. How much to go to Jersey ... (more)

The “Do Whatever the F you Want” Decade – Past 10 Years in Review

From Dan Reich
January 6, 2010 at 4:58 pm
After spending some time away from the computer over the past two weeks, I finally got some time to think back on the past 10 years and here’s what I’ve got. The past ... (more)

Exclusive Music: Yolks – Drive Wise Volume 1

From
December 20, 2009 at 2:58 pm

When it comes to Hip Hop, there are those artists that stack up on the top of my list. Guys like Nas, Jay-Z, Talib Kweli, Common, The Roots, Notorious B.I.G, but one of my favorite

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The “Macrotization” of Ad Serving, Ad Exchanges, and Demand Side Platforms

From Dan Reich
December 15, 2009 at 2:52 pm
The online advertising industry at large is sprinting towards maximizing efficiency. Overall, the working theory is that smart aggregation and assembly of various technology providers ... (more)

The $800k Hotdogs

From Dan Reich
December 7, 2009 at 7:33 pm
Image via Wikipedia I heard a story recently that went something like this… (This is a true story, although the actual conversation below is fake) A guy calls a reputable ... (more)

From the Industrial Revolution to the Knowledge Era – Next Up: The Data Renaissance

From Dan Reich
November 5, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Image via Wikipedia The world will never be the same. Our society used to build machines and parts, in factories and in assembly lines. Today, our society builds computer programs ... (more)

The Maturation of Data Intelligence

From Dan Reich
October 27, 2009 at 6:08 pm
With all of the latest advances in digital media, we are still in the infancy stage when it comes to data intelligence and informative decision making. Consider what is currently ... (more)

Loosing Your Virginity – Getting Your First Piece of…Business

From Dan Reich
October 6, 2009 at 4:57 pm
First contracted event During my sophomore year of college my fraternity was shut down. As a result, all of our events were canceled and to make matters worse we couldn’t ... (more)

“My name is also Daniel Reich, and strange as it seems, I found your blog doing a bing search on my own name.”

From Dan Reich
August 27, 2009 at 6:08 pm
This is a damn small world. The Internet makes it that much smaller. Just read the title of this post as proof (or see entire comment here from another Daniel Reich). For the rest ... (more)

Death and Failure Happens When You Don’t Properly Assess the Situation

From Dan Reich
August 10, 2009 at 10:00 am
Myself and fellow rescuer assessing the scene and pateint (Mount Snow, Vermont) This October will mark my 9th consecutive year as an emergency health care professional. In all ... (more)

The Importance of a Real Vacation

From Dan Reich
July 30, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Image via Wikipedia By “Real Vacation” I mean: Do whatever you have to to clear your mind. Don’t think about anything. Think about nothing. I recently ... (more)

Interactive Advertising Video – How Online Advertising Has Evolved

From Dan Reich
July 9, 2009 at 10:53 am
I created this video a while back for one of my college classes. It’s amazing how far an industry has come in such a short period of time. Even crazier to think that it’s ... (more)

MetaBusinesses and the Aggregation of Anything

From Dan Reich
June 30, 2009 at 6:41 pm
The Internet and technology makes it so easy to do anything. Want to be a musician? Grab a mic, plug it into your computer, hit record. Want to make a movie? Grab a camera, edit ... (more)

A Collection of Quotes – Volume 1

From Dan Reich
June 22, 2009 at 7:50 pm
I typically use this blog for somewhat coherent thoughts. When I see things I like and don’t have time to write about them, they either make it to my tumblr account, or to ... (more)

Missing the Mark on Social Media

From Dan Reich
June 2, 2009 at 3:59 pm
A recent study came out by Knowledge Networks titled: “Internet users turn to social media to seek one another, not brands or products.” Without even looking at the numbers, ... (more)

Monetizing YouTube and the Viral Effect

From Dan Reich
May 27, 2009 at 2:50 pm
We used to live in what I will call a Media Dictatorship. A Media Dictatorship is a world where content is created by a few dictators (media companies), and as a result, those ... (more)

The Entrepreneurial Snowball Effect

From Dan Reich
May 21, 2009 at 11:53 am
Starting a business is very hard. In a matter of 24 hours your emotions can range from thinking that your business will be the next Google, to thinking how moronic you were for ... (more)

Plan Less and Keep an Open Mind

From Dan Reich
May 20, 2009 at 9:29 am
Lately, I’ve been having writer’s block. When I first started writing this blog I intended to update it once a day. Once a day quickly became once every two days, ... (more)

Going through the motions

From Dan Reich
May 13, 2009 at 10:28 am
How can you really expect to be successful if you sit back and simply do what is expected? I’ve heard on numerous occasions about how getting a certain job, whether enjoyably ... (more)

The Value of Data (Social Data for Online Advertising)

From Dan Reich
May 4, 2009 at 11:23 am
Data is King. If you don’t believe me, consider this: Rental car companies and insurers are refusing service to people with poor credit scores because data mining tells them ... (more)

On the future of education

From Dan Reich
April 28, 2009 at 10:27 am
It will be very different in 10 years.  It is very different now. Pretty soon those backpacks carrying 100 lbs worth of textbooks will be replaced by one, 10.2 oz Amazon Kindle ... (more)

HOW TO: Use twitter to help your organization

From Dan Reich
April 26, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Image via CrunchBase People have recently asked me: “How can I use Twitter to help my organization? I know I need to be on there, but how do I use it? What do I do?” Answer ... (more)

Will I-Banking bonuses ever be the same?

From Dan Reich
April 19, 2009 at 6:01 pm
About a month or so ago I had a conversation with a VP from Goldman Sachs. We talked about work hours versus compensation in the investment banking world. We also talked about ... (more)