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Entrepreneurship is…

I’ve now listened to nine years of Stanford’s Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders series (listen to the podcasts here – I highly recommend them).  With so many speakers (214 so far) of course there is going to be some conflicting advice but themes definitely have emerged. The importance of passion, innovation, and execution is what comes to mind. I… Continue reading Entrepreneurship is…

First Review Of My Software

A couple of days ago I was looking through the analytics for one of my web apps (I’m currently testing out Heap Analytics and am pleased so far) and saw some traffic was coming from a particular website. I clicked through to it and found a roundup of products in my space (film production software)… Continue reading First Review Of My Software

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Cash vs. Investing for the Lifestyle Business Entrepreneur

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I’ve heard a lot of talk in the lifestyle business blog and podcast circles about how it is better to have your money available to you in cash rather than tied up in investments. They often refer to Mark Cuban (entrepreneur, blogger, owner of the Dallas Mavericks) saying that he keeps all of his money… Continue reading Cash vs. Investing for the Lifestyle Business Entrepreneur

Notes on Negotiation

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The current inability of our elected representatives in Washington D.C. to reach agreements got me reflecting on a topic that many of us haven’t given much thought to–the process of negotiation. Two of the best lectures I’ve ever listened to were delivered by Joel Peterson and Stan Christensen at Stanford as part of their Entrepreneurial… Continue reading Notes on Negotiation

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Building the Minimum Badass User

Lecture: Building the Minimum Badass User Speaker: Kathy Sierra Link: Business of Software 2012   Have something that is so desirable that people have to have it. Engagement platforms are not the answer in most cases. What we call loyalty is bribery and incentivizing. The world is full of “Great product. Didn’t sell.” The word… Continue reading Building the Minimum Badass User

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Backing up files and databases to Amazon S3

Dead Computer by Beatrice Murch

Very few people learn the importance of backups before having a stomach churning loss of data at the most inopportune time (right before a presentation or the night before your thesis is due). Some, such as yours truly, need to have multiple hard drive failures before they learn their lesson. Luckily we are now where… Continue reading Backing up files and databases to Amazon S3

Please Stop Complaining About How Busy You Are

I imagine this Harvard Business Review article, “Please Stop Complaining About How Busy You Are“, hits home for many of us. We’re all just so “busy” these days. “Slammed” in fact. “Buried.” Desperately “trying to keep our heads above water.” While these common responses to “How are you?” seem like they’re lifted from the Worst Case… Continue reading Please Stop Complaining About How Busy You Are

Want to become a billionaire?

I thought this list from the Harvard Business Review of company mission categories was inspirational: Making the world more beautiful. Making the world more fun. Making the world more efficient and smart. They go on to highlight some billionaires whose companies fit those categories. They all fit my personal mantra (which I think I stole… Continue reading Want to become a billionaire?

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