I’ve been pondering over some truisms the last couple of days and I need to write them down. I might as well share them with you here.
When I was a kid I framed houses. I worked for a guy who thought he was some kind of a philosopher. He used to always say:
“True is True.”
Its [...]
Here are some takeaways from today’s Seth Godin event at the Salt Palace:
Quiters can be winners
The mona lisa is only famous because it was stolen - its not the best painting in the world
The world decides what is the best but the reality is that it may not be the best - calls this “super [...]
Not to be out done by Utah programming geeks getting marketing guru Seth Godin to speak in Utah tomorrow -Â a group of Utah marketing geeks announced today that they have secured Linus Torvalds, inventor of Linux to speak in Utah at July’s Utah Marketing Association monthly luncheon.
“I’m so stoked - I’ve been watching Linus videos on [...]
I had such a great day outside with family and neighbors. We had a big barbecue and played a game that was some kind of softball/kickball hybrid. It was a lot of fun.
So I think I’m going to reserve blogging this summer only to posts about work related stuff and mountainpalooza. Hopefully that means you won’t see more [...]
Hey, if you’re a big Apple fan and you’re looking forward to getting a shiny new iPhone next month then you’ll love the new Apple Phone Show on Podango.
The show is hosted by Scott Bourne, President of Podango Productions in San Francisco. The show is great!
I think everybody knows that I have a lot of mixed feeling about [...]
It looks like the “open source” community may not be so “open source” after all. From the Washington Post:
“Open-source programs step on 235 Microsoft patents, the company said. Free Linux software violates 42 patents. Graphical user interfaces, the way menus and windows look on the screen, breach 65. E-mail programs step on 15, and other programs touch [...]
I thought I would write a little more on mountainpalooza to let you know what it is and what it is not.
What it is:
A bunch of dudes (ladies are welcome too)Â who like to get together on bikes and have a good time.
A lot of down hill exhilaration (we ride the lift up)
A lot of local entrepreneurs [...]
Mountainpalooza is on! All are welcome.
May 25th at Sundance - we usually get a half day pass (only $14) and ride later in the afternoon. If you don’t have a bike you can rent one but that makes for a spendy afternoon.
Make it known in the comments of this post if you’re coming - I’ll [...]
My old Alma mater and current part time employer, Westminster College, has raised $3.4 million for a new institute for entrepreneurship. The money for the institute comes to the school as a gift from Kyle Foote who runs WKF Associates and has had a very successful career as an entrepreneur.
Thank you, Mr. Foote!
The center is run by [...]
ValleyWag did a great write up on Funding Universe’s awesome speedpitch events.
Congrats, guys! That’s awesome coverage.Â
If you don’t know who Funding Universe is you should get to know them. They are a great resource to entrepreneurs and angels alike.
