September 2012
1 post
August 2012
1 post
kayvaa →
Hey kids, I am working on an application to help us tell one another ‘hey - you’re awesome’ both digitally and socially. Give it a look and tell me what you think!
May 2012
5 posts
Growth hackers are a hybrid of marketer and coder, one who looks at the...
– Andrew Chen talks about the new Growth Hacker - the coder and marketer combined. This is testament to the fact that coding is fast becoming the new literacy.
http://andrewchenblog.com/2012/04/27/how-to-be-a-growth-hacker-an-airbnbcraigslist-case-study/
starting something new?
oscarprgirl:
“i want people to love it or hate it.”
—
Oscar de la Renta
Startups, life, learning and happiness: What... →
joelgascoigne:
Whilst researching for the Achieving overnight success: Kevin Systrom piece I published two weeks ago, I was excited to see that one of Systrom’s earliest recollections of something that impacted his journey with startups was that he played Doom II a lot:
“That was how I got into it…
Dan Harmon Poops: HEY, DID I MISS ANYTHING? →
danharmon:
Kids:
A few hours ago, I landed in Los Angeles, turned on my phone, and confirmed what you already know. Sony Pictures Television is replacing me as showrunner on Community, with two seasoned fellows that I’m sure are quite nice - actually, I have it on good authority they’re quite nice, because…
February 2012
4 posts
late this morning
I woke up late and called Kobalt immediately, I was surprised he answered (it was 8.05).
‘I am so sorry Kobalt, I overslept!’, I said.
in an out-of-breath and clearly running voice he replied:
‘Dad, I am headed for the car. I totally know how you feel - I overslept too!’
Like father like son,
I love that kid.
So let me get this straight… There is no Ferris Bueller 2?
Screw those...
– my reaction to the super bowl last night.
January 2012
14 posts
last sopa/pipa then i’m done - ‘till big media trys it again.
imageoscillite:
You’ve seen a million SOPA/PIPA posts today. This is the most important one.
Acquaintance name,
I’m trying to populate the website. Would it be possible...
– This is from an acquaintance’s client for whom I develop. I can not make this up.
i miss the fucking tigers.
I never had a tiger in my life, but I know I miss having them there. I am sure of it. Why? Because Tigers made tomorrow the best god given day of your life - you just hoped you got to see it. The stagnation and boring routine of modern life is dragging us into lethargy - *we* (you and I) are the zombie apocolypse, the walking dead. Our routines are filled with drudgery, only spiced by the...
i entertain myself.: Join the Girl Scouts, Become... →
boom.
tanya77:
hilarysiegel:
Courtesy of Daily Worth:
They dominate their market. They’ve nailed brand loyalty. Their sales force is disciplined and aggressive. They’re the Girl Scouts, and after 100 years, they’re finally getting recognized for their financial prowess—with 13 new badges rewarding money smarts. Badges are a big deal, as any scout will tell you—a testament to hard-won...
People who don’t take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People...
– Chad Dickerson, CEO Etsy | Scaling startups (via courtenaybird)
i don’t care if those numbers are true or not.
hey amber rae: The Unconventional Dictionary →
this chick rocks.
although I would like to propose this correction:
anxiety, experiencing failure early => experiencing the perception of failure early.
heyamberrae:
I propose a new kind of dictionary. One that is founded on the belief that we don’t have to live how others expect us to and that we should instead live our own ideal life.
Why? Because far too often I hear people say...
May 2011
3 posts
2 tags
tag test
please move along, nothing to see here.
April 2011
19 posts
The early days of any company – successful or not – are complex, messy, often...
– Melodramatic Bullshit (via pegobry)
What I've Learned about Software Engineering
I am going to have to agree fully.
alexpopescu:
Ted Nyman:
What I’ve learned about software engineering:
Listen to smart people
Prefer simple to clever
Have no ego
Shut the fuck up
onstartups →
Perhaps I have been living under a rock, but i just discovered this.
How many location-based companies can you have? When you’re 24, restaurants and...
– Mark Suster (via soupsoup)
attention - the new currency online
When I ran my previous video company, this was my motto.
Many would ask why paying for video service is so important when they could use youtube for free. Well if you are delivering a message, paying (either time, money, or both) to get in front of someone - you better be sure as hell that you are the only one talking to that user when they get there. Youtube is not conducive to that. Click...
business plan tools?
so a web 2.0 business plan search has yielded some fairly humorous results, but no real tools. In a post earlier this afternoon, I asked if anyone had run across a helper to generate one. two schools of thought arose: the first was that a business plan was laughable, the second was more of a stringent stare like ‘if you don’t know how, then move on’. I still think that plans are...
is there a simple business plan builder app...
looking around, all I see is subscriptions and downloadables.
is there a site with an interactive builder?
paywall?
when did a ‘subscription’ become a ‘paywall’? ya know - back in my day kids, we had to pay for good information. but you only want what’s free. and now you have gawker. you get what you pay for, and changing the name dosen’t make the people on the other side any different. Journalism costs money. caugh it up or make decisions on poor reporting and speculation.
Disruption Roulette
Damnit - where do I find a phone book these days?!
entrepreneuradvocate:
A fun little game for entrepreneurs.
You will need the following:
1 White board
1 Computer with Internet connection
1 Yellow Pages
Simply take the phone book and throw it up in the air. Whatever section it lands on, create a disruptive business model and build a minimum viable product.
Any industry that still fills...
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March 2011
3 posts