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Going places
I am 29, to turn 30 soon. I’ve been out of school (grad) for six years now. Many of my friends have been out of college longer, the ones who went on to complete their Ph.Ds shorter. We have had many shared experiences over the years. More than ever before, though, change is all around […]
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Readings: entrepreneurial revolutions, change, bezos commencement address
By the time we’re ready, it’s too late. Start before you’re ready. http://www.stevenpressfield.com/2010/07/start-before-youre-ready/ * * * * Our ability for massive change My loss * * * How to start an entrepreneurial revolution – Harvard Business Review blogs Jeff Bezos’ commencement address to the 2010 Princeton class We are what we choose * * * […]
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The Kranz Dictum
The Monday after three astronauts were killed in a fire on board Apollo-1 during testing, Gene Kranz, NASA’s legendary Flight Director delivered this speech to his team. He speaks tough, in a manner that commands respect and attention. Spaceflight will never tolerate carelessness, incapacity, and neglect. Somewhere, somehow, we screwed up. It could have been […]
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Two lessons
Preparation is essential to confidence. When you need to keep fear at bay, It breeds that essential confidence to approach a situation. This increases your chance at a positive result. Yes, it’s not sexy. There is romance and charm in the story of that freak talent who walks into a situation and wins it on […]
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Sole Founder
As a Sole Founder in my venture, I can attest that it is a ride full of some nice highs (those lovely times of great hope) and more than a few lows. The hardest part is of course that you have no one to share this journey with. A good co-founder is no doubt your […]
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On Luck
At some point, most of us run into a person who just seems incredibly lucky in life. If you haven’t yet, you will. Things just sort of happen to these people. Opportunities seem to fall into their laps without much effort. You are amazed and jealous of such people. My belief, though, is that these […]
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Read this
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will […]
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Readings
Will Single Founders Please Stand Up? http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog/2010/01/will-single-founders-please-stand-up.html The case for the Solo Founder. Robert Rodrigeuz’s Ten Minute Film School http://www.macalester.edu/~fines/filmschl/index.htm Couldn’t help but notice the parallels between indie film-making and bootstrapping a startup venture. The Value of Ideas http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/the_value_of_ideas/ Ideas are nothing, execution is everything. Quora – “What have been your most important life lessons?” […]
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Quote
Be true to yourself. Make each day a masterpiece. Help others. Drink deeply from good books. Make friendship a fine art. Build a shelter against a rainy day. – John Wooden, the legendary UCLA basketball coach.
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