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Some thoughts on “change”

Published on June 25, 2008

I was pondering over Jason Chaffetz 3rd Congressional district win last night. Congrats to Jason…so long Chris Cannon. I think this is going to be a good change.
I read a funny article in which a reporter published an email sent by Bill Gates to some Microsoft employees about all the crappy usability issues with Microsoft.com. As I […]

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Open IT position at the LDS Church

Published on June 18, 2008

My former co-worker (and one heck of a good programmer) Matt Jenson just sent this to me:
Do you know anyone who would be a good system engineer? The church has a position which will be posted shortly. The pay is very competitive and the project they would be working on would have huge impact. This […]

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Friday round up - why smart guys in the right place win

Published on June 13, 2008

I’ve had an amazing couple of weeks and I wanted to share some thoughts on business that keep popping up in my daily life.
I can’t overemphasis how important the formula of lead + closer + high margin product is. DO NOT build a business. Build a process around lead + closer + high margin product […]

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Friday round up - more random thoughts

Published on June 6, 2008

I missed the v|100 lunch last week. I wonder if Jeremy blew my award to smithereens?
I still haven’t seen the new Indiana Jones movie. Have you? Is it any good?
I am continually amazed at how much money you can make in a down market. When you see those pictures of people standing in the unemployment […]

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Advice vs. Consulting

Published on May 9, 2008

There is nothing I love more than sitting down with a fellow entrepreneur (I’m more of a wantrepreneur) and talking shop. We certainly have a lot of great start ups here in Utah and its always exciting to meet new and upcoming entrepreneurs. I often get asked to lunch to talk about various issues and problems inside local […]

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Friday round up - random thoughts

Published on May 2, 2008

I’m going to hit Ironman at lunch today with the boys from Sapha. I hope its as good as the critics say it is.
Funniest line overheard this week: “I overpaid for this shirt at savers.”
My blog went down again yesterday. What the heck is going on at BlueHost!?!?!
My wife is due with our forth child this coming July. She came […]

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I love photography!

Published on April 28, 2008

I love photography. There is nothing I enjoy more than a beautiful photographic work of art. I just came across these amazing pictures on Digg and I thought I’d pass the link on to you for your viewing pleasure:
Click here for cool photographic art
I took up photography about five years ago as a hobby. I […]

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Friday round up - Google, China, the FLDS, Twitter and other random thoughts

Published on April 25, 2008

Google brand equity. Someone thinks Google has the highest brand equity in the world. I disagree. If a better search tool came along you, me, and the rest of the world would dump them in two seconds. They may have “equity” given the value of the company but they have no real loyalty.
China has more […]

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Great blog/news resources on the economy and politics

Published on April 8, 2008

If you’re a regular reader of my blog then lately you may have noticed that I’ve dropped a lot of the political and economic commentary. I’ll probably stick mostly to business, entrepreneurship, and random thoughts on life from here on out. 
With that, let me point you to some of my favorite news/commentary/blogs on the economy and politics:
OurAwfulSituation.com. […]

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Best show on TV is back!

Published on April 7, 2008

If you love political drama, wicked plot twists, great writing, cool spaceships, bad arse robots, awesome computer animation, cool action sequences, and end of the world intrigue then you’ll love Battlestar Galactica. One of the best TV shows ever made is finally back (stinking writers strike!) and better than ever! Watch the first 10 minutes […]

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