I use content and technology to build brands and grow companies. Over the last two decades, Avi Savar has helped the worlds leading organizations drive change by leveraging digital as a transformative force to build and grow their brands. In 2004 Avi founded Big Fuel. Acquired by the Publicis Groupe. In 2014, Avi founded Savar Ventures and joined venture capital firm Dreamit. The pace of disruption has increased exponentially. You can instantly explode in value or be destroyed and disappear.

How RunKeeper built its business on six key platform principles. I recently wrote about delighting your customers and partners. Using six key platform principles. Customer trust is key for consumer-facing platforms. Customer control of their data is central to earning and keeping that trust. Customer control demands that they be able to choose with whom they share data. Customer control also requires that they be able to disconnect any partner, including the platform provider.

More Details about the Retreat. I am more excited than ever about the Shameless Heart Yoga Retreat after visiting Villa Ojai. There are 2 Yurts that each hold 2 people.