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photo credit http://www.flickr.com/photos/ansik/ / CC BY 2.0 If I had to concentrate the startup advice I’ve absorbed over the past 2 years, I could limit the list to: Scratch a really painful itch Tell everyone your idea Find the right team Ask more questions I’m gonna let that marinate * for a bit, and then come back and expand on these [...]
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email with intention and purpose

Trudging my way through my inbox this morning, I encountered an email newsletter product update announcement that I actually enjoyed reading. The message didn’t even matter. The experience was everything. Sadly, this joy was an unexpected sensation. In theory, there is no dfference in time or cost for good communication over poor communication. One way [...]
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Lifetime Customer Value

Yeah, so, I’m a geek, and this is hawt. <network> <item object=”connection”>269</item> <item object=”density”>0.101</item> <item object=”betweenness”>0.225</item> <item object=”closeness”>0.700</item> </network> Someday, remind me to talk to you more about my obsession with Lifetime Customer Value [...]
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Apparently 1 small step is better than 0 huge steps

Profound huh? Of course it isn’t. That’s just simple math, or physics, or something. Whatever it is, it isn’t deep. But, I needed to say it out loud to myself. I’ve been sitting on a blog post for 3 days now, because I’m trying to say too much. It has three parts, and each part has 3 [...]
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Apparently today is oh-geeze-i-cracks-myself-up day

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twitter lists: discovering connections where they might otherwise go unknown

Just discovered another reason why lists are awesome: I love Brian Shaler. He is a creative with tenacity. (A great combination, by the way.) And, if he likes someone, then that is reason enough for me to want to know them. Thanks to this list, I just realized there are five people I want to meet [...]
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I’m proud of your information linking abilities, now what are you doing?

A couple of things have been picking at scabs on my mind: At a recent SVASE event Steve Blank asked whether people were evangelizing the religion or practicing the religion. (mp3) There are a shit-ton (not sure if that’s metric or not) of links and quotations on twitter. “Wanted to buy a book at SFMOMA this morning, [...]
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Are you making things better, or just making more things?

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Three Rules of Work

Out of clutter find simplicity From discord find harmony In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity – Albert Einstein [ via minimalmac.com ]
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seeing patterns

Much more important than working hard is knowing how to find the right thing to work on. Paying attention to what is going on in the world. Seeing patterns. Seeing things as they are rather than how you want them to be. Being able to read what people want. Putting yourself in the right place [...]
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