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AJ Vaynerchuk is the best Monopoly player ever

June 3rd, 2008 · Comments

This post was the losing end of a bet.
This year, my Memorial Day was spent playing a full 3 games of Monopoly, 2 games of Scrabble, and 1 game of Balderdash.
My friend AJ won every single game by a landslide… even with the odds against him, playing against 6 other players in each game.
In turn, [...]

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Tags: Lifestyle

Willy Wonka Marketing

June 2nd, 2008 · Comments

Quick, what are two words which describe Gary Vaynerchuk’s style of marketing?
If you guessed “Willy Wonka,” you get a prize.
Last week, I was in Chicago for the TechCocktail Conference. After the conference, and before the after-party, Gary and AJ Vaynerchuk and I headed to a nearby Borders to pick up a few board-games for post [...]

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Tags: Leadership · Web-trends