Archive for April, 2009

Are you learning?

28, Apr 2009

I was asked recently if I was interested in participating in a networking/ movie-making event.  The idea is to gather entrepreneurs to share the keys to their success both on camera in a quick-interview format, as well as with your peers. My immediate response was:  “I’d rather talk about failure.” At the most base level, [...]

Graph:  Represents decreased sexual activity as we age; green shading signals increased satisfaction with financial situation. Older people get it on less often, right?                                 Yep. Mo’ money equals mo’ honey, right?                                      Ah, maybe… The brainiacs over at Tableau software have run the numbers. They found that those [...]

Photo Credit: By  Garry61 under Creative Commons. Broadcasters and some agency types are still a little befuddled by the implications of time shifting, even though consumers have gained their footing and are walking on air.  Major media entities are slowly mitigating the impacts through product placement and cobbling together respectable web operations. What’s Next Now [...]

I became a big fan of Redfin’s website when buying 17 Sherman Ave sight-unseen in 2005.  I’ve gotten to know a few of the team members personally and I’m committed to working with their agents when I finally get off the sidelines and back into the market.  If you’re going to buy, sell or just [...]

“Ship Prose”

21, Apr 2009

I’m starting to blog on this domain with the principal goal of improving my writing skills.  I believe that consistent, disciplined practice is the key to improvement in any endeavor.  In business that means you ship code, get feedback from customers and the market, and iterate.  Since I’ve reduced my output to sporadic emails, microblogging, [...]


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